Juan Ignacio Águila Farías

Juan is part of the Real Estate team, focusing his practice in legal advisory to clients in Real Estate, corporate and civil matters, mainly on property operations, due diligence and Real Estate Reports.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Real Estate Law.

Corporate and Business Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2021.

 

ADMISSION

Chile, 2023.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Paralegal, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil, 2022 – 2023.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

María Francisca Aguilar Campos

Francisca is part of the Public, Regulatory and Environmental Law team, where she advises companies on matters of environmental assessment of investment projects, inspection and sanction procedures before the Superintendence of the Environment, as well as in the framework of other procedures, both administrative and judicial, as well as compliance with environmental and sectoral regulations.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

Regulatory Law and Administative Procedures.

Natural Resources.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Chile, 2018.

Diploma in Instruments of Environmnetal Management – New Trends, Universidad de Chile, 2018.

Course, Water and Constitution, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2020.

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar honors in recognition of superior academic achievement, Columbia University, New York, 2022.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2019.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lawyer, Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental, 2022 – 2023.

Extern, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), 2022.

Lawyer, Dirección General de Aguas, Ministerio de Obras Públicas, 2019 – 2021.

Consultant, Sustainable Development Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), United Nations, 2017 – 2019.

Paralegal, EELAW Environmental and Energy Legal Advisors, 2015 – 2016.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

Arturo Albornoz Munita

Arturo is part of the firm’s labour law team and focuses his practice on advising companies on legal matters relating to labour relations and human resources, including individual and collective labour law, social security and handling labour cases in the Labour Courts.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Labour and Employment Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2018.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2019.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate, Munita & Olavarría Abogados, 2019 – 2022.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

Francisco Álvarez Werth

Francisco has concentrated his practice in litigation and arbitration, both civil and commercial, with extensive experience in dispute resolution and out-of-court negotiations.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Litigation and Arbitration.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2015.

Master in Private Law, Universidad de los Andes, 2021.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2018.

 

PUBLICATIONS

“Unilateral Termination Clauses Without Cause. An Attempt of Characterization from Civil Law”, in Revista Chilena de Derecho Privado, Nº 35, 2020, pp. 147-191.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

 

 

 

Jorsua Andrés Arancibia Lobos

Jorsua is part of the Litigation and Arbitration team. He specialises in handling highly complex litigation in civil, arbitration, local police, administrative, criminal and antitrust matters.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Litigation and Arbitration.

Regulatory Law and Administrative Procedures.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Chile, 2015.

Diploma in Advanced Procedural Law and Litigation, with a specialisation in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution systems, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2020.

Master in Law with mention in Private Law, Universidad de Chile, 2021-2022 (in process).

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2018.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate, Oksenberg y Arenas Abogados, 2020 – 2021.

Lawyer, Socofin S.A., 2018 – 2020.

Solicitor, Fiscalía Nacional Económica, 2014 – 2016.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish.

Sebastián Barros Campino

Sebastián, with more than 10 years of experience, directs the Corporate area of Barros Silva Varela y Vigil. He focuses his practice primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, investment funds, company financing, shareholders’ agreements, corporate law, and general practice. Sebastián has advised clients from different sectors, especially financial, agricultural, shipping, energy and mining.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Mining and Natural Resources.

Energy.

Corporate and Business Law.

Mergers and Acquisitions.

Project Financing.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Los Andes, 2009.

Degree in Corporate Taxation, Universidad de Los Andes, 2011.

Master of Laws (LL.M.), University College London, 2015.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2010.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Associate, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil. 2017 – 2020.

Associate, Vial y Cía. 2010 – 2017.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

 

Esteban Carmona Quintana

Esteban has worked in both the public and private sectors, focusing his practice on Regulatory Public Law, administrative sanctioning processes, constitutional actions and litigation, and legal reports. He has advised clients in the processing of administrative processes before various governmental instances, in legal disputes before public authorities, strategic planning and development of regulations.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Administrative law.

Regulatory Law.

Constitutional Law.

Public Law.

 

STUDIES

Law, University of Chile, 2013.

Diploma in Administrative Law, mention in General Administrative Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2016.

Postgraduate Diploma in Actions and Constitutional Litigation, Universidad de Chile, 2017.

Diploma in Administrative Penalty Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2019.

Master in Constitutional Law with a mention in Constitutional Procedural Law, Universidad de Talca, 2022.

 

ADMISSION

Chile, 2015.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate in the law firm Mendoza, Oddo, Mori, Aguerrea & Gillmore, 2018-2020.

Lawyer in Legal Direction and General Secretary of Universidad de Chile, 2015-2017.

Teaching Assistant of the Constitutional Law and Political Sciences cycle, Universidad de Chile Law School, 2010-2019.

 

PUBLICATIONS

“La falta de servicio como criterio de imputación respecto de la responsabilidad del Estado Administrador”, Cuadernos del Tribunal Constitucional N°64, 2016, Santiago, 302 pp. Constitutional Court Award for the best undergraduate thesis.

“Liability for lack of service in sanitary matters and the Ricarte Soto Law. Un análisis dogmático y jurisprudencial”, with Luis Acevedo. Revista Actualidad Jurídica N°45, Universidad de Desarrollo Law School, Santiago, 2022, pp. 379-406.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish

Josefina Castro Undurraga

Josefina advises clients on matters of Compliance, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions. She has specialized in financing and in the promotion of good corporate governance, compliance with the applicable legal framework in institutional and procedural aspects.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate and Business Law.

Mergers and Acquisitions.

Tax Law.

Compliance.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012.

Diploma in Personal Data Protection, Universidad de Chile, 2019.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2014.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate, EY Consulting Limitada, 2014 – 2016.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

 

Fernanda Contreras Oróstica

Fernanda has focused her practice on the development of energy, mining and natural resources projects, advising companies on water use rights, mining concessions, regulated sectors and strategic planning.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Mining and Natural Resources.

Energy.

Corporate and Business Law.

 

EDUCATION
Law, Universidad de Chile, 2015.

Degree in Natural Resources and Environment, Universidad de Los Andes. 2020

Master in Regulatory Law (LLM), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2021-2022 (in process).

Course on Water and the Constitution, Water Law and Management Centre, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2020.

Course Desalination Project Development in Chile: Technical aspects, regulatory, environmental and financing framework, Universidad del Desarrollo, 2022.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2018.

 

LANGUAGES
Spanish and english.

María Soledad Díaz Amigo

María Soledad is part of the labor team. She advises national and international companies of different industries in legal matters related to individual and collective labor law, collective bargaining, labor litigation, immigration, audits, social security, among others.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Labor and Employment Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2014.

Diploma in Labor Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2016.

Diploma in Corporate Labor Law, Universidad de los Andes, 2018.

Magister in Labor Law and Social Security, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2021-2022.

Course on Labor Reform, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2016.

Course on Migration and Employment Contract of foreign workers, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2018.

Course on Collective Bargaining Skills, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2019.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2023.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate at MICP Legal, 2019-2022.

Labor Attorney at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2017-2019.

Associate at Uribe, Hübner y Canales Abogados, 2016-2017.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.