María Eugenia
Sabbagh

Partner

Leads the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice and is recognized as one of the leading experts in Venture Capital and Private Equity in Chile, advising investment funds, investors and startups at every stage of their development.

“Maria Eugenia Sabbagh has a strong commercial vision and provides outstanding advice to our business”.
– Chambers and Partners

María Eugenia Sabbagh is a founding partner of Aninat Abogados and leads the firm’s Venture Capital and Private Equity practice. She advises investment fund managers and investors, as well as startups, across all stages of their development.

She previously served as Director of the corporate area at Aninat Schwencke y Cía., advising domestic and foreign clients on mergers and acquisitions, financings, shareholder matters and corporate governance.

She has been recognized by Chambers and Partners (2024) in Corporate M&A and Venture Capital; by Business Today’s TOP 10 in the Lawyer Award 2023 ranking (Venture Capital); and by Best Lawyers (2023) in Banking and Finance.

  • Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
  • Venture Capital and Startups 
  • Tax Law
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Agribusiness
  • Retail
  • Casinos and Gaming
  • Family Businesses and Wealth Management
  • Energy
  • Investment Funds and Private Equity
  • Insurance
  • Financial Services and Fintech
  • Water Rights and Desalination
  • Mining
  • Lawyer, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2005.
  • Diploma in Tax Planning, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2011.
  • Applied Economics for Business course, University of California, Berkeley, 2012.