Contreras Velozo is ‘a litigation boutique where clients will find a strong, dedicated and relentless team’. The six-member dispute resolution department acts for multinational corporations, Latin American governments, and international organisations and public entities in a range of high-end litigation and arbitration work. The practice’s principal figures are the ’very skilled’ Óscar Contreras Blanco, an expert in complex civil litigation and domestic and international arbitration, as well as antitrust and competition; ‘top-notch professional’ Alvaro Awad, who litigates disputes concerning construction, infrastructure, energy, mining and finance, as well as insurance, pharmaceutical, transportation, technology and corporate conflicts; and Óscar Contreras Pomés, who focuses on contentious-administrative matters and the arbitration of commercial matters.
Testimonials
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- ‘Extremely professional and highly effective. High professional standards.’
‘The pluses are the high-level professionals, closeness to business issues, and focus on results.’
Key clients
- Falabella
- Sanofi-Aventis de Chile
Work highlights
- Representing Inter-American Development Bank and BID Investment in debt collection matters against Itelecom for up to $20m.
- Representing Aguas Cordillera in a civil action against Municipalidad de Lo Barnechea for breach of a real estate swap agreement from the 1990s.