Member Profiles

A highly respected advisor to successive government leaders, Michael Alberga has carried on the well respected tradition established by Ramon Alberga Q.C., the father of the Cayman Islands Bar. An expert in government relations, Michael has also developed a specialist regulatory and litigation practice during his 30 years as a Cayman Islands attorney, including specifically, the licensing and regulation of all forms of entity involved in the provision of financial services. Michael is highly regarded in relation to dispute resolution and advises generally on all forms of corporate commercial law, real estate, banking, mutual funds, partnerships, government relations, labour law, and aircraft and shipping matters. Michael has also specialised in advising high net worth clients and family offices in relation to the formation of trusts, the duties of trustees, trustee administration and family and beneficiary dispute resolution. Michael is also an expert on the establishment of philanthropic structures. Michael is a former President of the Cayman Islands Law Society and a widely published author of articles on many aspects of Cayman Islands law.

Former Senior Partner of Maples and Calder, now Senior Partner of Travers Thorp Alberga and former President of the Cayman Islands Law Society, Chairman of Cayman Finance and currently Chairman of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. The architect of the Mutual Funds Law and Exempted Limited Partnership Law which formed the basis of the hedge fund and private equity industry in the Cayman Islands and also prepared for the Cayman Islands Government the Stock Exchange Law and the Fraudulent Dispositions Law establishing the regime for asset protection of Cayman Islands trusts.

He was born in Santiago, Chile, Attorney at Law graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School. He is a PHD in Law graduated from Universidad Nacional de Rosario, School of Law. He is a LLM in Procedural Law. Mr. Pinochet’s main professional area is foreign investment and energy law with experience in International Public Tender (Bids) and its regulatory law. Pursuant to an international bid, on April 30, 2008, the Chilean Government granted eight blocks (territory portion) to several foreign companies for the exploration and exploitation of natural gas and oil deposits, in Magallan’s Region Mr. Pinochet represented one of the largest international companies which obtain a concession and representing it before the Chilean Government on the negotiations and signature of the Special Petroleum Operation Contract or CEOP (Contratos Especiales de Operación Petrolera) He also represented this client before the Empresa Nacional del Petróleo or ENAP (National Oil Company of Chile) to negotiate, closing, performance and compliance the Joint Operating Agreement between the two companies. The Firm still represents this company in Chile. Besides, Mr. Pinochet is a Civil and Commercial Procedure Law Professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Law, having written papers published in Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Perú and México. Mr. Pinochet is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and of the “Instituto Chileno de Derecho Procesal” (Chilean Institute of Procedural law). He is also Chairman of the Chilean Chapter of the “Instituto Panamericano de Derecho Procesal” (Pan American Procedural Law Institute) Languages: Spanish and English

Partner in charge of the practice areas of Intellectual Property, Life Sciences and Data Privacy. Has advised domestic and foreign companies in software, pharmaceutical, biotech, retail, automobile and medical device industries in the protection and enforcement of the intangible assets as well as transactional matters. He is an arbitrator of the NIC Chile registry. Education LL.M. (Tax), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (2012). LL.M. (LST), Stanford University Law School, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. (2008). LL.B., Universidad de Chile Law School, Santiago, Chile (2005). Awards IAM 1000, Silver category. IP Stars Patents. Client Choice Awards, patents. WTR 1000, Bronze category. Chambers & Partners Global, Intellectual Property. Chambers & Partners Latin America, Intellectual Property and Life Sciences. Leading Lawyer, patents (2015). AOTS Scholar (2010). Presidente de la República Scholar (2007-2008). Best student award in Economics and Finance for Lawyers (2007). Prior Experience Partner, Baker McKenzie, Santiago (2013 - 2016). Senior Associate, Sargent & Krahn (2008 - 2013). Associate, Sargent & Krahn (2004 - 2007). Academic activities Assistant Professor, Economic Law Department, Universidad de Chile Law School (2012 – to date).

Claudio Magliona has an extensive practice in corporate and financing, technology law, telecommunications, intellectual and industrial property and entertainment law, including corporate structures, mergers and acquisitions, licensing and software development agreements, franchising, data protection, computer crimes and film distribution, production and financing. Mr. Magliona also handles government relations and policy matters.