Fernanda Díez A.
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Of Counsel
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Of Counsel
Her practice focuses on engineering and construction, corporate and commercial law, public concessions and labor law.
Ms. Díez has worked as a prosecutor in important national and international companies, both in the public and private sectors, in commercial, corporate, concessions, engineering and construction and labor law matters.
She represented the private engineering sector before the Ministry of Public Works as a member of the Concessions Commission during the drafting and implementation of the Concessions Law and its Regulations. She has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating all types of contracts with the Ministry of Public Works and is an expert in public concessions.
Educación
* J.D. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1977.
* Diploma in Labor Law, Universidad de Chile, 1982.
* Master’s Degree in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Universidad de los Andes, 2003.
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
Engineering and Construction Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
Engineering and Construction Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Hernán Salinas B.
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Of Counsel
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Of Counsel
Mr. Salinas is a lawyer and expert in Public International Law, with vast professional experience in legal advice and consultancy, both in the public and private spheres. Currently, Mr. Salinas is Director and Chief Coordinator of the Identification and Investigation Team (IIT) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
During his long diplomatic career, Mr. Salinas has been Ambassador of Chile to the Netherlands (2021-2022) and to the Organization of American States (1997-2002). In addition, he been a legal advisor in the defense of Chile before the International Court of Justice in the cases “Maritime Delimitation” (Peru v. Chile), “Obligation to Negotiate” (Bolivia v. Chile) and, recently, “Silala River” (Chile v. Bolivia).
In addition, Mr. Salinas was Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (2010-2014) and, subsequently, Chairman and member of the Inter-American Juridical Committee of the OAS (2014-2018).
Mr. Salinas is a renowned Professor of International Law, and currently serves as Professor and Director of the Department of International Law at the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and as Professor of Public International Law at the University of Chile. [Mr. Salinas/Professor Salinas/Hernán] is also a faculty member of the Masters of Laws in International Law, Trade and Investment at the University of Heidelberg-University of Chile.
Mr. Salinas is a Member of the American Society of International Law, American Law Association and Instituto Hispano-Luso-Americano de Derecho Internacional, of the Chilean Society of International Law, and of the National Group of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Mr. Salinas is also a member of the Board of the Center for International Studies of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile since 2022.
Education
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1973
* M.A. in Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
* M.A. in International Law, Universidad de Chile
PRACTICE AREAS
Financial and Investment Law
Litigation and Arbitration
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Financial and Investment Law
Litigation and Arbitration
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Johanna Kolbach R.
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Of Counsel
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Of Counsel
La Sra. Kolbach concentra su práctica en Mercado de Capitales, Derecho Corporativo y Comercial, Gobiernos Corporativos y Compliance, Financiamiento y Private Equity, Fusiones y Adquisiciones, Fondos de Inversión y Fondos Mutuos, Derecho Bancario, Seguros, y Derecho Administrativo y Sancionador Económico.
La Sra. Kolbach cuenta con amplia experiencia en el mercado de capitales y financiamiento; administración de activos, fondos de inversión, fondos mutuos y fondos alternativos; emisiones, colocaciones, fusiones y adquisiciones; inversiones, intermediación y derivados; operaciones bancarias y financieras; gobiernos corporativos, compliance y derecho administrativo sancionador; auditorías legales y de cumplimiento normativo; e–business y contratación on line; inmobiliario, seguros, comercial, económico y civil. En esta línea, ha prestado servicios legales especializados para administradoras generales de fondos, corredoras de bolsa, agentes de valores, administradores de cartera, Administradoras de FIPs, corredores de bolsa de productos, compañías de seguros, clasificadoras de riesgo, bancos, instituciones financieras, sociedades anónimas abiertas, emisores y demás actores del mercado de capitales.
Ms. Kolbach concentrates her practice in Capital Markets, Corporate and Commercial Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Financing and Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment Funds and Mutual Funds, Banking Law, Insurance, and Administrative and Economic Sanctions Law.
Ms. Kolbach has extensive experience in capital markets and financing; asset management, investment funds, mutual funds and alternative funds; issuances, placements, mergers and acquisitions; investments, brokerage and derivatives; banking and financial transactions; corporate governance, compliance and administrative sanctioning law; legal and compliance audits; e-business and online contracting; real estate, insurance, commercial, economic and civil law. In this line, she has provided specialized legal services for general fund managers, stockbrokers, securities brokers, portfolio managers, FIPs administrators, commodities brokers, insurance companies, risk rating agencies, banks, financial institutions, open stock corporations, issuers and other capital market players.
She has participated as legal advisor in all kinds of asset management, brokerage, investment, crowdfunding, insurance, corporate finance and wealth management businesses; structuring and implementation of businesses, investment vehicles and platforms; private and Corfo financing; design and development of financial market products, instruments and services; acts and contracts for their offer, placement, registration, administration, commercialization, distribution and representation, both in Chile and abroad; corporate governance and compliance, especially in regulated companies and markets; strategic negotiation in complex operations and transactions in the financial market; defense before supervisory bodies of the securities and insurance markets; consulting and training in matters of regulatory compliance, prevention and control of legal and regulatory risks, with emphasis on those inherent to the function of directors, executives and employees, as well as of each specific area of the company.
Education
* J.D. Universidad de Chile, 1995 (Pedro Nicolás Montenegro Award).
* Master of Business Law (MBL), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2011 (“Best MBL Alumni” Award).
* Diploma in Economic Sanctioning Law (Securities Market, Corporate Governance), Universidad de los Andes, 2015 (“Best Student of the Diploma” Award).
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Pilar Giménez P.
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Associate
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Associate
Ms. Giménez concentrates her practice in Corporate and Commercial Law, Contracts, Tax and Customs Law, Foreign Investment and Intellectual Property.
In this regard, she has advised national and international clients in corporate and tax restructuring, and foreign investment matters, among other related matters. In addition, Ms. Giménez has extensive experience in corporate, customs and tax matters.
Educación
*Diploma in Taxation, Universidad de Chile, 2022.
*Law Degree awarded by the Supreme Court of Chile, 2021
*Tax Planning Course, Universidad de Chile, 2020.
*Degree in Law and Social Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2019.
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Tax Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Tax Law
Iván Bertrand-Galindo A
Iván Bertrand-Galindo A.
Partner
Iván Bertrand-Galindo A.
Partner
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo concentrates his professional practice in Corporate and Commercial Law, Contracts, M&A, Cross-Border Transactions, Foreign Investment, Project Development, Mining and Natural Resources, and Water Rights.
He has advised a broad range of local and foreign clients in his areas of expertise, participating in some of the most relevant legal matters occurred in the country in such fields.
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo has been professor of mining and energy projects development at the LL.M. program of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School. He has also been a researcher at the Columbia Vale Center at Columbia University and has been involved in different academic activities at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School. Mr. Bertrand-Galindo has made publications and participated in several lectures and seminars concerning mining law.
He is recognized in the Mining Area by the international publication Chambers & Partners.
Education
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Summa cum Laude), 2006.
*Minor in Economic and Commercial Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2006.
*LL.M. Columbia Law School at the City of New York, 2013, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar / Becas Chile Scholarship).
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
Mining Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Financial and Investment Law
Mining Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Milenko Bertrand-Galindo
Milenko Bertrand - Galindo A.
Partner
Milenko Bertrand - Galindo A.
Partner
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo concentrates his professional practice in International Law, ESG, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Tax Compliance, Indigenous Law, Communities and Human Rights.
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo is the head of the international practice and the ESG departments at Bertrand-Galindo Barrueto Barroilhet and is also the co-head of the litigation and dispute resolution department at our firm. He was part of Chile’s Legal Team before The Hague International Court of Justice in the Maritime Dispute Case with Bolivia; and he has been a member of the Interamerican Judicial Committee of the Organization of American States. He has been legal advisor of the Presidency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Human Rights Institute in Chile.
He has advised in his areas of expertise a broad range of local and foreign clients, including states, international organizations, professional associations, and private corporations from various sectors of the economy including mining, energy, technology, the financial sector, and food industries. Mr. Bertrand-Galindo has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Chile in ESG by the Leading Lawyers Ranking, and has been awarded, together with the firm, with the Global Law Experts Annual Award in Dispute Resolution in 2023.
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo has been a professor of International Law and Conflicts of Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica. He has also lectured at the Diplomatic Academy, the Judicial Academy, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, and has been a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School. He has made publications and participated in several local and international lectures and seminars concerning his practice areas. He is a member of the Chilean Society of Private International Law and the International Forum on ESG.
Educación
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2004.
* LL.M. Harvard Law School, 2008, Fulbright Scholarship and Mayer Dana and Etta Dana Harvard University Scholarship.
* S.J.D. Washington College of Law, 2014, Fulbright Scholarship.
PRACTICE AREAS
Tax Law
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Litigation and Arbitration
ÁREAS DE PRÁCTICA
Tax Law
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Litigation and Arbitration
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