Matías Danús

Of Counsel

PRACTICE

His professional practice focuses on regulatory matters, particularly regarding telecommunications and television content markets, as well as the related practices of consumer and antitrust law.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mr. Danús was formerly the Director of Regulatory Affairs at VTR Comunicaciones. As part of his career, he led the design and implementation of strategies related to formulating public policies and legal and regulatory modifications in matters such as the criteria applicable to spectrum allocation, net neutrality and the digital terrestrial television law, among others. He led working groups and negotiations with administrative authorities and trade associations. He conducted relations with governmental entities, including the Undersecretary of Telecommunications, the National Television Council, the National Consumer Protection Agency, and the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, among others. He led teams and legal strategies in class actions and voluntary collective procedures associated with consumer law. He has also fulfilled this role in contentious and non-contentious proceedings before the Free Competition Tribunal. He also has extensive experience in administrative sanctioning procedures, the processing of telecommunications concessions and permits, tariff processes and the implementation of compliance plans.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Mr. Danús has made several presentations on topics including, among others, the evolution of the Chilean telecommunications market; the effect on competition of the regulation on antenna infrastructure deployment; the impact of the law that creates the telecommunications superintendence; observations on the law that establishes the obligation of a minimum guaranteed throughput; etc.

MEMBERSHIPS

Matías is a member of the IAPP.

EDUCATION

Law. Degree in Law and Social Sciences, Universidad de Chile.

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.