Attorneys

Studies: Lawyer Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 1997.

Post graduate studies: Master of Taxation Law, University of Chile.

Practice areas: Civil Law, Commercial Law, corporative, banking, real state, arbitration.

Languages: Spanish, English.

Professional experience: “Álvaro Puelma A. y Cía. Abogados” 1990-1996. Partner “Puelma & Cia. Abogados”, since 1997.

Others: Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
Director of Commercial Law Institute.

E-mail: rpuelma@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Post graduate studies: Diplomats in Real State Law, Bankruptcy Law, Real State Taxation University of Chile, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Adolfo Ibáñez University.

Practice areas: Civil Law, Commercial Law, corporative, banking, real state, arbitration, negotiations.

Languages: Spanish, English.

Professional experience: “Eluchans & Company” 1992-1994. Partner “Puelma & Company”, since 2000-2020.

Others: member of the Chilean Bar Association.

E-mail: ahoyl@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer University of Chile.

Post graduate studies: Diplomats in tax law University of Chile and University Adolfo Ibáñez. Course financial accounting ESE.

Practice areas: Civil Law, Commercial Law, corporative, banking, real state, arbitration, negotiations.

Languages: Spanish, written English.

Professional experience: “Portaluppi, Guzmán, Bezanilla” 1983-1984. Assistant Attorney Appeal Court of San Miguel 2014-2015. Partner “Puelma & Company”, since 1985.

Others: Member of Chilean Bar Association. Member of National Arbitration Center

E-mail: jmpuelma@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer University of Chile, 1987.

Post graduate studies: Master of Mining Law, Atacama University, 1994; Master of Labor Law and Social Security, Adolfo Ibáñez University 2019.

Practice areas: Mining Law, Labor Law, Commercial Law.

Languages: Spanish, English.

Publications: “The Miner Manual”

Professional experience: Partner “Puelma & Company” since 2002-2020; 1987-2002 “Coal Chilean Company”.

Others: Member Chilean Society of Labor Law; member of Chilean Bar Association”

E-mail: svergara@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 1998.

Post graduate studies: Master of Civil Law, University of Chile 1998-2001. Diplomat companies taxation, University of Los Andes, 2010-2011.

Practice areas: Civil Law, Commercial Law, corporative, real state, arbitration, taxation.

Professional experience: Partner “Puelma & Cia. Abogados”, since 2020; Partner in “Figueroa, Kunsemüller, Infante and Fuenzalida” 1998-2020.

Other: Member of the “Lawyers Bar Association”,

E-mail: vfuenza@puelmaycia.cl

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Sergio has currently working as Legal Manager of BYD Chile.

E-mail: sguzman@puelmaycia.cl

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Fields of practice:

Constitutional law, administrative law, urban law, environmental law, municipal law, arbitration, reports in law in legal matters of his specialty.

Work Experience:

Minister of the Constitutional Court, appointed by the Supreme Court of Justice (2015-2024).
Representative of Chile in the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), from 2017 to 2024.
President of the Latin America Subcommission of the Venice Commission, 2023-2024.
Minister and President of the Environmental Court of Santiago 2012- 2014.
Zúñiga, Donoso y Campos Law Firm, 2015.
Judge at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, since 2009.
Director of Study, Analysis and Evaluation of the Supreme Court of Justice, 2006-2012.
Poch Ingenieros Consultores, Associate Consultant Lawyer in constitutional, administrative, environmental and urban planning law, 2004-2006.
Contreras, Sagredo, Navarro y Vásquez Law Firm. Partner, 2004-2006.
Francisco Castillo and Camilo Prieto Law Firm. Lawyer, 2004.
Chilean Association of Municipalities, Urban Development Commission, 2000-2001.
Constitutional Economic Consultant, Managing Partner, 2002-2011.
Municipality of Vitacura, Deputy Legal Director, 1992-2004.
National Society of Agriculture, General Prosecretary, 1987-1991.

Education:

Lawyer of the Supreme Court, 1989.
Studied law at the Universidad de Chile.
Pursuing a PhD at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
Master in Public Law, Universidad de Los Andes, 2014.
Master in Political Science, Universidad de Chile, 1998.
Course in Human Resources Management, FEN, Universidad de Chile, 1993-1994.
Course in Contracts and Taxation, Universidad Finis Terrae, School of Law, 2002.
Course on Rule of Law and Justice Reforms. Universidad de Chile Law School, Heidelberg Center and California Western School of Law, 2004.
Course of Diplomatic Correspondent, Andrés Bello Diplomatic Academy, 1990.
Scholarship awarded by the Hanns Seidel Foundation for research in Munich, Germany, 1992.
Seminar “La Sustentabilidad en Chile: Actualidad y Futuro”, Universidad del Desarrollo and Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, August 12, 2014.
Internship at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice of the U.S. Government, 2014.
World Environmental Law Congress, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Tarragona, Spain, 2014.
Brazilian Congress of Socio-environmental Law and Sustainability, 2013, Curitiba, Brazil.
Seminar ““El Principio Precautorio en derecho comparado”, Faculty of Law of the University of Chile and the University of Aix en Provence, France, 2013.
Seminar on Human Rights and Interculturality: Hermeneutics and International and National Jurisprudence on Convention No. 169, by Regional Office for South America of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2011.

Academic Experience:

Professor of Constitutional Law and Political Science, School of Law, Universidad de Chile since 2007.
Professor of Constitutional Law, School of Law, Universidad Católica de Chile, 2007-2012.
Professor of Master in Environmental Law, Universidad del Desarrollo, since 2014.
Professor of Master in Public Law, Universidad Finis Terrae, since 2009.
Professor of Constitutional Law and Urban Law, School of Law, Universidad Diego Portales, 2007-2011.
Professor of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Urban Planning Law, Universidad Finis Terrae, 1995-2008.
Professor of Administrative Law, Universidad del Desarrollo, 2005-2007. He has also been a professor of Notions of the Rule of Law, Political Law and Constitutional History.
Professor of Political Philosophy, Master in Humanities, Universidad del Desarrollo, 2006-2010.
Professor of Political Philosophy in Master of Humanities, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 1999 – 2006.

Others:

Member of the Chilean Lawyers Association.
Member of the Chilean Institute of Administrative Law.
Member of the Chilean Association of Constitutional Law.
Member of the Global Judicial Institute for the Environment (Global Judicial Institute for the Environment).

Languages:

Spanish, English.

E-mail:

jivasquez@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer University of Chile, 1994.

Post graduate studies: Master of Company Law, Barcelona University-Spain; Diplomat in Family Law, University of Chile.

Practice areas: Civil Law, arbitration, real state, Succession Right.

Languages: Spanish, French.

Professional experience: Lawyer “Puelma & Cia. Abogados” since 2020; Lawyer “Veloso & Company”, 2015-2019; Lawyer “Figueroa, Illanes, Huidobro & Salamanca”, 1994-2015.

Others: Assistant Professor Civil Law, University of Chile.

E-mail: preyes@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer Universidad del Desarrollo, 2015.

Practice areas: Criminal, Civil, and Family litigation.

Professional experience: Lawyer “Puelma & Cia. Abogados” since 2020; Lawyer “Pichara, Godoy, Aguilar, & Figueroa” 2016-2019; Lawyer “Figueroa, Künsemüller, Infante and Fuenzalida” 2019.

Others: Assistant Professor Procedure Law, Universidad del Desarrollo, since 2019.

Languages: Spanish, English.

E-mail: afigueroa@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer University of Chile, 1992.

Practice areas: Civil Law, Labor Law, water rights, Commercial Law, Family Law.

Professional experience: Lawyer “Puelma & Cia. Abogados” since 2020; Lawyer “Silva Vial” 2016-2020; independent practice 1994-2016.

Languages: Spanish, English.

Others: Member of the “Lawyers Bar Association”.
Help Professor Civil Law, University of Chile.

E-mail: pbusquet@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Lawyer Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

Practice areas: Civil Law, civil and commercial litigation.

Professional experience: Lawyer “Puelma & Cia. Abogados”, since 2016.

Languages: Spanish, English.

Others: Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

E-mail: fcorreab@puelmaycia.cl

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Studies: Bacehlor of Law Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2024.

Practice areas: Criminal law.

Professional experience: “Puelma y Cia. Abogados”, since 2023.

Languages: Spanish, English.

Others: Internship at Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor's Office, 2022.
Assistant Constitutional, Pontificial Catholic University of Chile, 2018-2020.

E-mail: ccarcamo@puelmaycia.cl

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