The 18-member arbitration practice at Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos has a strong track record for major arbitrations involving international infrastructure disputes, shareholder conflicts, and mining companies’ energy-supply contracts. The arbitration group, which includes two CAM Santiago arbitrators, is jointly led by national and international litigation and arbitration specialists Florencio Bernales and Fernando Urrutia; Raimundo Moreno, whose track record includes CAM Santiago proceedings, as well as investment arbitrations under the ICSID rules; and Jorge Boldt, who maintains an arbitral practice in addition to his litigation, compliance and criminal liability caseload. Growth in the group includes the January 2023 promotion of José Ignacio Azar to director; while at senior associate level, Trinidad Torres and Lorena Avendaño regularly second Bernales and Boldt (respectively) in arbitration proceedings. Former senior associate José Pedro Villablanca joined Frías & Lagos Abogados as a partner in March 2023.
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Key clients
- KPMG
- Campbell
Work highlights
- Acting for Campbell (an English fund with investments in Chile), which partnered with a Chilean businessman and bought several pieces of land in Chile, in relation to a business dispute-related motion to appoint an arbitrator.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Florencio Bernales, Fernando Urrutia, Raimundo Moreno, Jorge Boldt