Ovalle & Bulnes Abogados

‘A highly-qualified office for particularly complex national and international arbitrations’, boutique firm Ovalle & Bulnes Abogados focuses exclusively on the resolution of complex disputes, its client portfolio including major names such as Chilean state-owned copper mining company Codelco. The 11-strong practice has significant experience in corporate, energy, mining and insurance disputes, and it is particularly expert in construction-related arbitrations. The group is co-led by CAM Santiago arbitrator Esteban Ovalle (’stands out for his original defence strategies’), a longstanding trial lawyer and dispute resolution specialist, whose track record includes representing both Chilean and foreign companies in construction and energy sector-related national and international litigation and arbitrations, as well as corporate and contractual disputes and civil liability matters; and José Tomás Bulnes, who is experienced in contract-related litigation and arbitrations, as well as disputes involving the mining, infrastructure, energy, retail and insurance sectors. The practice further includes Oscar Lihn, a litigation and arbitration expert whose career includes time as a visiting attorney in Herbert Smith Freehills LLP’ international commercial arbitration team in New York. At associate level, following Santiago Morandé's January 2024 departure to undertake his LLM, intermediates Martin Fuentes and José Ignacio Jara provide key support.