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    Fernanda Torres

    Associate
    Mailftorres@carey.clPhone+56 2 2928 2213LinkedIn LinkedIn

    Her practice is primarily focused on civil, commercial and environmental litigation and arbitration, before ordinary and special courts.

    • A company dedicated to salmon farming on an international commercial arbitration for breach of contract, under ICC rules.
    • A company in the energy sector on an arbitration before CAM Santiago initiated by a contractor for alleged contractual liability.
    • A technology company on various constitutional actions for violation of fundamental rights in the context of digital platforms.
    • An automotive financing company on its successful defense in a protection appeal for violation of fundamental rights in the decision not to grant an automobile loan.
    • An international healthcare services company on an arbitration for breach of representations and warranties for the purchase of a healthcare company in Chile.
    • MetLife on its successful defense in two arbitrations before CAM Santiago, for civil liability claimed for the termination of an insurance brokerage contract.
    • Nokia on its defense in an arbitration before the CAM Santiago initiated by a contractor for alleged contractual liability.
    • Laboratorios Andrómaco and Laboratorios Silesia on a class action filed by CONADECUS for the quality failure of its contraceptive Serenata, which affected women who used said contraceptive, becoming pregnant against their will.
    • Law, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude).
    • Academic Excellence Award, to the best average grade of the generation, Universidad de Chile (2018).
    • Montenegro Award, granted to the best graduation average, Universidad de Chile (2019).
    • Academic Excellence Award to the best average grade in Civil Law (2019).
    • Degree in National and International Commercial Arbitration, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and Universidad de Chile (2023).
    • Executive Coordinator, Degree of Current Problems of Civil Liability, Universidad de Chile (2022).
    • Teaching Assistant of Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (since 2021).
    • Teaching Assistant of Procedural Law, Universidad de Chile (since 2018).
    • Teaching Assistant of Criminal Law, Universidad de Chile (2018-2021).

    Education

    • Law, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude).
    • Academic Excellence Award, to the best average grade of the generation, Universidad de Chile (2018).
    • Montenegro Award, granted to the best graduation average, Universidad de Chile (2019).
    • Academic Excellence Award to the best average grade in Civil Law (2019).
    • Degree in National and International Commercial Arbitration, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and Universidad de Chile (2023).

    Admissions

    • Chile (2021).

    Languages

    • Spanish.
    • English.

    Publications

    • Co-author of “New reporting duties regarding ESG standards and possible scenarios of shareholder litigation under Chilean law”, International Bar Association (IBA) (2023).

    Seminars

    • Speaker, I Chilean Congress of Law and Technology (2024).