Juan Tagle - Chairman
Cruzados/Universidad Católica, Chile
Juan Tagle - Chairman, Cruzados/Universidad Católica, Chile

Juan Tagle has been a partner of the Prieto law firm in Santiago (Chile) since 2005 and joined the firm in 1998. He is currently the head of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) Group and is also active in the firm’s Energy and Natural Resources team as well as in the firm’s projects and infrastructure team. He has an active participation in M&A transactions in the most diverse industries representing both domestic and foreign clients and participating in diverse cross-border operations.
He is also permanently involved in counseling clients in the energy and natural resource sectors on matters such as the development of renewable energy plants, transmission lines, desalination projects, battery energy storage system (BESS), the negotiation of gas and electricity purchase contracts, etc.
Tagle earned his law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (university in Santiago, Chile) in 1990. In 1991, he worked in the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. Between 1994 and 1996 he was a partner of the law firm Tagle, Cifuentes & Cía and studied for a postgraduate degree at the University of Chicago, United States (LLM, 1997).
He worked at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York, 1997-1998 where he was involved in diverse capital market and M&A transactions for the Latin American companies.
Tagle has received ongoing recognition by the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 in the areas of Energy and Natural Resources, Mergers and Acquisitions and Finance. He is permanently involved in the firm’s pro bono activities and is a member of the Consulting Board of the ProBono Foundation as well as the Chilean Bar Association.
In 2010, he joined the Cruzados Board of Directors and from the beginning he headed the Youth Football Committee. In June 2016, he was elected the Chairman of Cruzados, a position he holds until today.
Under his presidency, Cruzados has won five national titles (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021) and four Super Cups of the Chilean tournament. Since 2017, Cruzados has undertaken the project to modernize and expand its Católica stadium. In the latter part of 2022, the old Universidad Católica stadium closed its doors and work on a new venue began. The works on the Claro Arena, as the UC stadium will be called, should begin operations during the first half of 2025.
Tagle is leading this project that will culminate in the most modern stadium in Chile in addition to being a multipurpose and sustainable venue with a great focus on the surrounding communities, the environment and high standards of comfort and service.
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