REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Melon on a lawsuit for environmental damage initiated by the fishermen's union of the Bay of Quinteros against all companies in the area.
- Compañía Minera Nevada on claims filed before the First and Second Environmental Courts in relation to the Pascua Lama Project.
- Sacyr, one of the largest construction companies in the world, on claims before the Technical Concession Board against the Ministry of Public Works and respective lawsuits before Arbitration Commissions.
- Precision Pulley & Idler on an international commercial arbitration against Clark Ingeniería y Desarrollo, for breach of the declarations and contractual guarantees in the acquisition of a company in Chile.
- Novartis on a civil complaint for damages initiated by Australis Mar, a salmon and other fish processing and commercialization company, claiming that a vaccine produced and sold by Novartis caused USD20 million in damages to its fish production during 2013.
- Enel on cassation appeals in form and content deducted before the Supreme Court in relation to the water rights of Rapel Reservoire.
- Aguas del Valle on an extracontractual civil liability lawsuit initiated by the residents of the city of Coquimbo.
- A global medical device company on an arbitration before the ICC International Court of Arbitration of Paris.
- Several hydroelectric projects on their legal defense due to constitutional remedies before the Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
- A local company on the defense of an environmental damage claim related to a real estate project.
- A global bank on its defense due to class action proceedings related to the Consumer Protection Act.
- MetLife on the reorganization of its local entities which implied obtaining complex regulatory approvals. The counseling also included defending the legality of the deal, which was challenged by third parties.
- AFP ProVida, a MetLife subsidiary and the largest pension plan manager in Chile, on a procedure concerning the annulment of the merger between AFP ProVida and MetLife. All actions were dismissed in favor of our client.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Recognized in Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Chambers Latin America.
- Recognized in Litigation and Arbitration, Latin Lawyer 250.
- Recognized in Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation, Best Lawyers.
- Best Undergraduate Professor Award, Universidad de Chile (2009).
- Pedro Nicolás Montenegro Award. Ranked highest in his class.
- Fernando Fueyo Laneri Foundation Award granted to the best thesis of the year (2002).
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Visiting Attorney, International Arbitration Office, Herbert Smith Freehills, New York (2013-2014).
- Member of the Training and Continuing Education Committee of the Chilean Bar Association.
- Professor of Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (since 2003).
- Professor of Civil Law in several Chilean universities in undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Professor of the qualification and training program, Academia Judicial de Chile.
- Professor of Introduction to American Law, Master of International Contracts, Universidad de Chile and American University Program.
- Program Director, Seminar of Tort and Contractual Liability program, Universidad de Chile.
- Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-author of the chapter "Chile: Trends and Developments" in the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Litigation, Chambers and Partners (2019).
- Co-author of the article “Some Elements of the Constructor’s Civil Liability. Special Emphasis in Fast Track Contracts.” Revista Chilena de Derecho Privado, Fundación Fernando Fueyo Laneri (2018).
- Author of "Courts and Environmental Actions", Lecture Series, Chilean Bar Association (2017).
- Author of the article "Tort Liability of Finance Leasing Companies", published in Studies of Private Law in recognition to Professor Gonzalo Figueroa Yáñez, Editorial Jurídica de Chile (2008).
- Author of the book "From the Civil Liability to the Damage Law and Civil Prevention of Damages", LexisNexis Chile (2004).
- Author of several legal papers in Chilean and foreign law reviews.
Education
- Law, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude).
- Outstanding Internship Award, Judicial Assistance Corporation (2000).
- LL.M., Columbia University (Beca Chile Scholarship) (2013).
Admissions
- Chile (2002).
- New York (pending - Bar exam approved on February, 2015).
Languages
- Spanish.
- English.
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