Myriam Barahona A.
Partner
Myriam specializes in banking and finance, with a special focus in project finance, particularly in the infrastructure and energy sectors. She co-leads the banking and finance practice and the restructuring and insolvency practice, with experience in domestic insolvency reorganizations, Chapter 11 proceedings, and out-of-court debt restructurings.
She worked as a foreign associate at Allen & Overy LLP New York, USA (2007 – 2008).
- University of Chicago, Master of Laws (LL.M.) (2007).
- Admitted to practice (2001).
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Law, Law degree (1998).
- Myriam Barahona is recognized by several publications. She is ranked Band 1 in Banking & Finance and Band 2 in Projects by Chambers and Partners. She was recognized as Lawyer of the Year in Banking & Finance by The Legal 500 in both 2023 and 2025, and is recognized as Highly Regarded by IFLR1000 in the same practice area. She was ranked first in the local Leading Lawyers ranking by Idealis Legal Recruitment (2019).
- Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Facultad de Derecho. Magister de Derecho de los Negocios. Professor of Legal Aspects of Corporate Financing (2022 to date).
- Spanish
- English
