DLA Piper promotes partner in Santiago
DLA Piper has promoted Mauricio Halpern to partner in its Santiago office, one of 67 lawyers that have been promoted to partnership in 35 offices in 13 countries.
Mauricio Halpern (pictured) focuses his practice on corporate law, particularly with regard to finance and capital markets. He advises numerous companies, national and foreign, on lending transactions, corporate and project financing (ie energy and infrastructure) and structured products. Mauricio has led private placement processes, initial public offering and bonds and securities issuances.
Mauricio’s experience includes advising members of the board of directors, as well as senior management, of national and international companies, both public and private. He has provided counsel in corporate restructuring processes, dispute resolution and complex-negotiation transactions, mainly between shareholders.
Mauricio served as the corporate general Ccunsel and executive legal manager of SMU and Pacific Hydro, respectively, two private companies in Santiago. Before that, he served as an associate at a prominent Chilean law firm and was a foreign law clerk at a multinational law firm in Washington, DC.
“We have a strong pipeline of talent, and nurturing and promoting our people is central to our values and strategy of providing the best client service,” Simon Levine, global Co-CEO of DLA Piper, said. “These accomplished new partners have shown that embracing radical change and being a trusted business adviser is at the heart of our commitment to clients, and I would like to congratulate all of them on their promotions.”
“Each of our new partners have consistently demonstrated exceptional business and legal acumen as well as a highly successful track record serving clients across industries and doing so in collaborative fashion with colleagues from across the global firm,” Jay Rains, global Co-CEO and global co-chair of the Americas, added. “We have ambitious plans for the future and I look forward to our new partners leading the way in their new roles, continuing to build our practice and strengthening our values. I am delighted to welcome them to the partnership and look forward to working with them all.”
