María Jesús Herrera

Associate

mjherrera@carey.cl
+56 2 2928 2203

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

Izarra, a drinking water and sewage services company, on a lawsuit against one of its users in order to judicially force the execution of a contract to enforce the payment of a refundable financial contribution.
Motorola Mobility on its successful defense against a claim for contractual liability deducted by a service provider.
An important retail company on its successful defense in a case of unfair competition before ordinary courts.
Domestic and foreign companies on contractual matters and tort claims before ordinary courts and arbitrators.

Teaching Assistant of Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (since 2015).
Intern, Jurisprudence Database Modernization Project Through Artificial Intelligence, Chilean Supreme Court (2020-2021).
Teaching Assistant of Civil Law, Universidad Diego Portales (2018-2021).
Academic Intern, Linkage Program, Yale Law School, USA (2017).
Intern, Summer Program, Carey (2016).
Teaching Assistant of Torts, Universidad de Chile (2016).
Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

Coordinator, IV Student Congress on Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (2015).
Member of the Organizing Committee, Civil Law Seminar "The Difference between Contracts and Fiduciary Relations", Universidad de Chile (2014).
Member of the Organizing Committee, III Student Congress on Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (2013).

Law, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude).
Degree in National and International Commercial Arbitration, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and Universidad de Chile (best average of her generation).