Cristián Conejero > Cuatrecasas > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Cuatrecasas
AV. NUEVA COSTANERA 3300, PISO 4 VITACURA
7630413 SANTIAGO
7630000
Chile

Position

Partner

Career

Cristián Conejero specialises in international arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He advises leading companies on domestic and international arbitration, covering commercial and investment arbitration. He is acknowledged in Chile and Latin America as a leading arbitration lawyer.

Before joining Cuatrecasas, he worked at several international law firms. As counsel for Latin America, Spain and Portugal at the ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris), he has supervised hundreds of arbitration cases, involving public and private companies from different sectors.

He has been a professor at the law school of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile for several years, and has lectured on commercial law, international contracts and international private law. He is a guest lecturer at several universities including Universidad del Pacífico (Lima), Fundaçao Getulio Vargas (Sao Paulo), IE Business School (Madrid) and Universidad Católica de Chile. Previously, he lectured on commercial and investment arbitration at ESSEC Business School (Paris).

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Dispute resolution: arbitration

Providing ‘complete guidance on arbitration issues‘, Cuatrecasas‘ practice comprises experts in international disputes that arise from construction and engineering contracts, energy agreements, and international sales and supplies. The 13-strong team also acts in arbitrations involving international investment protection, services contracts, shareholder and company disputes, and M&A and joint ventures. Clients additionally appreciate the group’s specialist knowledge of other Latin American jurisdictions, particularly Colombia, Mexico and Peru , where the international firm has offices. The department is led by former ICC Secretariat Counsel for Latin America, Cristián Conejero, who routinely acts for major companies in high-stakes commercial and investment arbitrations. Further support at partner level is provided by Gianfranco Lotito, whose wide-ranging practice also covers domestic and international arbitration work; and recently-promoted partner Juan Manuel Rey, whose international arbitration caseload encompasses disputes concerning M&As, share agreements, and construction, infrastructure and concession contracts. Valentina Alamo, whose career includes a stint in Paris at the ICC, is the senior associate to note.