BULNES URRUTIA & BUSTAMANTE

Felipe Bulnes Serrano

Partner

fbulnes@bub.cl

+56224319300

Education

  • Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1993)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard University (1996)

Academic Activities

  • Professor of Civil Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1996-2010)
  • Professor of Economic Analysis of Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1997-2010)
  • Professor of Economic Analysis of Law at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2002-2009)
  • Regular speaker in different seminars on arbitration, investment, and antitrust

Relevant Positions

  • Arbitrator of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, ICSID (Appointed by the Republic of Chile)
  • Arbitrator of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, PCA (Appointed by the Republic of Chile)
  • Agent of the Republic of Chile before the International Court of Justice (2013-2015)
  • Ambassador of Chile to the United States of America (2012-2014)
  • Minister of Education (2011)
  • Minister of Justice (2010-2011)
  • Arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago
  • Member of the Board (Junta Directiva) of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (since 2014)
  • Member of the Council for Competition Law of the Chilean Bar Association (2008-2010)
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Competition Law Center of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2006-2009)
  • Member of the Legal Chapter of ICARE (2007-2010)
  • Counselor of the Chilean Bar Association (2001-2005)

Awards

  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Chatham University at Pennsylvania (2013)
  • Fulbright Scholarship (1995)
  • Scholarship from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1995)
  • Highlighted as one of the most distinguished lawyers in the country by prestigious national and international publications, including Chambers & Partners Latin America and The Legal 500.

Memberships

  • Chilean Bar Association

Formerly

  • Ortúzar, Águila & Bulnes (1993-2006), being partner since 1997

Languages

  • Spanish and English