Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados

With ‘great experience in arbitrations in Chile’, boutique dispute resolution firm Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados focuses on arbitration, litigation and other ADR proceedings, including conflict prevention strategies, as well as representation before arbitral tribunals. The nine-strong practice’s recent mandates include representing SURA (and a consortium of other insurance companies) in an arbitration against SMU, which concerned damage caused during the social unrest that took place in Chile in October 2019. Its experience further includes acting as counsel in cross-border cases involving New York, Canada, Italy, Spain, Australia, Brazil and Germany. The practice is co-led at name-partner level by veteran arbitration and litigation practitioner Alvaro Ortúzar, who is ’brilliant, clear and effective’; Nicolás Vergara, who focuses on shareholder, insurance and contract dispute-related arbitrations; and construction, energy and insurance arbitration specialist Cristián Boetsch. The department also comprises Benjamín Morales, whose recent caseload includes insurance, real estate and construction-related mandates; and Diego Navarrete, who acts in both domestic and international arbitrations over commercial, shareholder, and sales and purchase agreement issues. Notable growth for the practice includes the 2023 promotion of construction, insurance and forestry sector disputes expert Andrés Cáceres to partner. In the firm’s associate pool, Manuela Ugarte Enrione's track record includes ICC arbitrations.