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Partner, Ortúzar, Aguila y Cia. |
Conducts mediations in Spanish. Subject Specialties:
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DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Year 1954, in Santiago, Chile.
EDUCATION
School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, 1978
ADMISSION TO THE BAR
Chile, 1978
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Civil, economic, commercial and antitrust litigation. Constitutional actions and remedies. Litigation in banking, securities and insurance, communication matters. International arbitration and mediation.
TEACHING
International Law Professor, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Civil Law Professor, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Universidad de Chile and Gabriela Mistral University.
OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Exponent in a number of seminars. Amongst others: “Nullity of the Transaction Contract” (1989); Exponent on Interpretation, Integration and Reasoning of the Law, National Congress of Chile (1992); “Abuse of Law,” Faculty of Law, Universidad de Chile, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and Universidad Diego Portales; “Direction of Family Enterprises,” Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and OMBI (1992-1998); “Economic Litigation,” Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2005).
OTHER POSITIONS
Attorney Group One of Banks in Liquidation, formed by Sociedad Financiera del Sur S.A., Banco Linares, Banco de Fomento del Bío Bío, Banco Austral de Chile, Banco de Fomento in Valparaiso and Financiera Adelantos y Créditos S.A.F. (1982-1984); Vice President of Banco Continental (Groupe Credit Lyonaiss (1986-1987); Member of the Commission of Studies and Reform of the Civil Code in family matters (1989); Founder of Universidad Pacifico; Founding partner of the law firm Ortúzar & Cía, now Ortúzar, Aguila & Cía (1984).
PUBLICATIONS
Author of the book “Abuse of Law Before the Constitution,” Editorial Jurídica de Chile, 2003. “Nullity of the Transaction Contract,” in “Contracts,” Editorial Jurídica de Chile, pp. 23-25 (1991). “Interpretation in the Remedy of Unenforceability,” Editorial Jurídica (1992). “Strengthening of the Protection Order,” in Revista de Derecho of U. Finis Terrae, pp. 59-64 (1998). Report to the Constitution, Legislation and Justice Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on Bill of Law of Protection of Honor in Civil Matters (May 2000). Report to the Sub Commission of Constitution, Legislation and Justice on Bill of Law that modifies the Civil and Tax Code in matters of estates and probate of estate (2002).
MEMBERSHIPS
Colegio de Abogados de Chile and Councillor of Icare Legal Circle.
LANGUAGES
Conduct Mediations in Spanish; Fluent in English.