Luciano Aguilera

Associate | London, Toronto

519.931.3532

Portrait of Luciano Aguilera

Overview

Luciano Aguilera, a triple-qualified lawyer, focuses his practice on corporate and securities matters. His practice involves representing domestic and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and various other corporate and securities  matters. Luciano has represented clients of an array of industries in complex cross-border deals involving multiple jurisdictions. Luciano is fully bilingual in Spanish and English.

Prior to joining Miller Thomson, Luciano practiced at another major law firm in Toronto, where he acted for public and private companies in domestic and cross border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate and securities matters. He also worked as Senior Legal Counsel at Scotiabank in Toronto, where he provided corporate legal advice on matters related to Latin American and Caribbean countries and markets. Additionally, Luciano practiced several years in Chile’s largest law firm and in the Miami office of a major U.S. law firm.

Notable matters

  • Advised a US digital technology company in various acquisitions in Canada
  • Advised a Canadian mining company with operations in Costa Rica in connection with a metals and purchase and sale agreement
  • Advised a leading Canadian private equity firm and its managed funds on primary investments
  • Advised Osisko Gold Royalties in the acquisition of a metal portfolio in Chile
  • Advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation on the acquisition of a 24% stake of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) for US$4.066 billion.
  • Advised Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (Bci Bank) in its acquisition through City National Bank of Florida of Miami-based TotalBank for US$ 528 million.
Includes matters handled at Miller Thomson or prior to joining the firm.

Professional memberships

  • Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association (CBA/OBA)
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • New York Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • Hispanic National Bar Association

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Bar admissions & education

  • Ontario, 2020
  • New York, 2016
  • Chile, 2009
  • Certificate, Mining Law, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • LL.M., Columbia Law School
  • Bachelor of Laws, Diego Portales University School of Law