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