Juan Diego Lira Garcés

Juan Diego is part of the Corporate, Mining and Natural Resources team, advising companies on corporate structuring of projects, royalties, mining concessions and development of renewable energy projects.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate and Business Law.

Minería y Recursos Naturales.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2024.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

Marco Luna Faúndez

Marco has specialized his practice in civil and commercial litigation, national and international arbitration and dispute resolution, as well as in contentious-administrative matters.

He has extensive experience in advising and representing domestic and foreign clients in the most diverse markets -including energy, mining, automotive, real estate, natural resources- in all types of legal proceedings before ordinary, special and arbitration Courts.

He also has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and judicial and extrajudicial negotiations.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Litigation and Arbitration.

Dispute Resolution.

Regulatory Law and Administrative Procedures.

 

EDUCATION
Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2015.

Diploma, Bankruptcy Law, Universidad de Chile, 2020.

Master in Procedural Law, Universidad de los Andes, 2024.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2017

 

LANGUAGES
Spanish and english.

Camila Munizaga Dosal

Camila is part of the Public, Regulatory, and Environmental Law team. Additionally, he has experience in matters related to the energy industry, covering both regulatory and territorial aspects.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

Regulatory Law and Administrative Procedures.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Chile, 2024.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paralegal, Grunberg Puyol Abogados, 2022.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish, english and french.

Luis David Olivares Oñate

Luis is part of the Litigation and Arbitration team, with extensive experience in civil and commercial disputing resolution, as well local police, concentrated his practice in litigation and out-of-court negotiations.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Litigation and Arbitration.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2019.

Diploma in Insolvency Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2024.

Diploma in Current Issues in Civil Liability, Universidad de Chile, 2025.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2020.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lawyer, Estudio Correa & Cia., 2021-2023.

Lawyer, SEREMI de Salud Metropolitana, 2021

Paralegal, Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero, DU & Uría, 2016 – 2018.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

 

Crescente Ovalle de la Barra

Crescente is part of the Public, Regulatory and Environmental Law team. He focuses his practice in environmental and energy corporate counseling, and actively participates in administrative litigation.

 

PRACTICE AREA 

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

Regulatory and Administrative Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Chile, 2015.

Diploma, Environment and Sustainable Development, Universidad de Chile, 2021.

Master of Laws (LL.M), Free University of Berlin, 2024–2025.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2019.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND RECOGNITIONS

100 Jóvenes Líderes, El Mercurio, 2022.

Senior Associate, Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU & Uría, 2021-2023.

Executive Director, Independientes no Neutrales, 2020 – 2021.

Associate, Correa Squella, 2016 – 2019.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

 

 

Paulina Painequeo Hidalgo

Paulina is part of the Public, Regulatory and Environmental Law team, where she focuses her practice on administrative and judicial proceedings, mainly in environmental matters. She also advises on compliance with environmental and sectoral regulations.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Chile, 2024.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paralegal, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil, 2022 – 2024

Collaborator, Chilean Association of Administrative Law, since 2023.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

Maximiliano Pulido Riffo

Maximiliano is part of the tax team where he advises clients on tax planning and strategy, administrative procedures and representation before the Internal Revenue Service, among other matters.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Tax Law.

Corporate and Business Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2024.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Paralegal, Cariola Diez Pérez-Cotapos, 2022-2023.

 

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the UC Law School team, XIV International Arbitration Competition, 2021.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

Cristóbal Quero Lezana

Cristóbal is part of the Litigation and Arbitration team, with extensive experience in civil and commercial disputing resolution, as well local police, concentrated his practice in litigation and out-of-court negotiations.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Litigation and Arbitration.

Consumer Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Chile (highest distinction), 2023.

Course on ‘Influencers: activity and regulation’, Universidad de Chile, 2023.

Course on ‘Individual and collective consumer lawsuits’, Universidad de Chile, 2024.

Diploma in Consumer Law, Universidad de Chile, 2025.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2025.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paralegal in consumer and advertising law team, Carey y cía., 2021-2023.

Trainee, Consejo de Defensa del Estado de Chile, 2021.

Trainee, Tribunal Constitucional de Chile, 2021.

 

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Chilean Institute of Consumer Law (extension), 2025- present.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

Francisco Rivadeneira Domínguez

Francisco specialises in Public Law, Environmental Law and Administrative Dispute Resolution. He provides constant advice to national and foreign clients in matters of public procurement, during public or private tendering processes and the execution of contracts with different bodies of the State Administration.

He represents clients in actions challenging public contracts before the Public Procurement Court, complaints and requests for rulings on legality before the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic and/or ordinary and special actions before the Civil Courts, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

Public Procurement.

 

EDUCATION
Law, Universidad del Desarrollo, 2015.

Master in Regulatory Law (LL.M.), Universidad Católica de Chile, 2019-2020.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2018.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Advisor, Dirección Jurídica Municipalidad de La Florida, 2018-2019.

 

LANGUAGES
Spanish and english.

 

PUBLICATIONS

“La motivación como elemento del acto administrativo: Criterios establecidos por la Corte Suprema para efectos de su control”, with Carolina Matthei. Revista Actualidad Jurídica N°45, Universidad de Desarrollo Law School, Santiago, 2022, pp. 263-291.

Paulina Rivera Leighton

Paulina focuses her practice on labour law and social security. She advises national and multinational companies on individual and collective labour law matters. Her experience includes advising on the day-to-day operations linked to the human resources area, litigation and administrative procedures, design and implementation of internal policies, labour due diligence processes, harassment investigations, tax matters linked to remuneration, benefits and severance payments, and everything necessary for a company to start its operations in Chile from a labour perspective.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Labour and Employment Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad Diego Portales, 2014.

Diploma, Company Labor Law, Universidad de Los Andes, 2016.

Collective Negotiation Skills Course, Adolfo Ibáñez University, 2019.

Diploma, Taxation Applied to Business, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2023.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2019.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Featured by Best Lawyers 2023, Labour and Employment.

Associate, Abdala y Cia. Abogados, 2016 – 2020.

Associate, Cleveland & Inostroza Abogados, 2015 – 2016.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.