SERGIO ESPINOZA

Sergio Espinoza has dedicated his professional practice to advising companies in the private sector, especially in the areas of individual and collective labor law, commercial law, tax law, companies, corporate litigation as well as in-depth legal advice in the Franchise business.

Experience
He is a permanent and current advisor to the following business groups, among others: (a) in the franchise business consulting line: GN Brands Group (Doggis, Juan Maestro, Mamut, Tommy Beans, Barrio Chicken); Yögen Fruz Chile (Yögen Fruz, Pizza Piola, Prezzel, among others), Uno Salud Dental, and Liquidos.cl; (b) in the specialized labor consulting line: Sociedad Nacional de Minería (Sonami); Grupo Valledor AASA (Agrícola e Industrial lo Valledor, AASA Pork, Comafri, and others); Dachser Chile, A. Hartrodt Chile, Constructora Schulz, ICC Ingenieros Consultores, Transportes Conti, and Gli Lubricantes; and (c) in the corporate business consulting line: Grupo Bailac San, mining services (with operations in Chile, Mexico, and South Africa); La Selecta Printers, Feedback, Emsa (Metropolitan Bottler), Gonzalo Cortés Optics, Score Energy Drink, Virgo Spa Distributor, Goodgate TV, Nous Engineers, Imahe, HB Fuller Chile, Chilean Printers Association (Asimpres), Foremin, VMglass, Templaglass, Colorpack Printers, and Bignotti Brothers.

He was an Associate at Estudio Bascuñán Amunátegui (1997-1998); Corporate Lawyer at the Gasco Group (1998-2003); Partner at Saldivia y Cía. (2003-2008); Founding and Principal Partner at Legal Santiago (2009-2018). Puga Ortiz has been a Partner since 2019. He has been a Legal Counsel at GYN Brands since 2008.

Education
He studied Law at the University of Chile, graduating with highest distinction in 1997. Diploma in International Dispute Resolution, University of Chile, 2000. Master’s Degree (LLM) in Business Law, Adolfo Ibáñez University, 2004. Master’s Degree (LLM) in Legal Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2009. PhD (c) Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2009. Diploma in Financial Accounting, Pontifical Catholic University, 2016. Workshop “Franchises: Contractual Analysis, Intellectual Property and Competition”, 2025 Inter-American Intellectual Property Association (ASIPI). 2025.

Academia
He was a professor at Adolfo Ibañez University (2003-2009) and at the Catholic University (2009-2010).

Memberships
He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association.