Mr Fernando Urrutia > Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos Offices
AV. ANDRÉS BELLO 2711, 19TH FLOOR
LAS CONDES
SANTIAGO
Chile
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Mr Fernando Urrutia
Work Department
Litigation and Arbitration
Position
Partner – Litigation and Arbitration
Career
Partner since 2009. He is one of the partners leading the Litigation Area. He specializes in litigation and arbitration, both national and international. He has been in charge of and participated in issues relating to many different areas of the economic sphere, including, but not limited to, concessions, mining, the environment, corporate conflicts, compensation, restructuring and bankruptcy.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Memberships
International Bar Association
Chilean Bar Association
Education
Universidad Gabriela Mistral (LLB, 1998).
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Dispute resolution: arbitration
The 18-member arbitration practice at Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos has a strong track record for major arbitrations involving international infrastructure disputes, shareholder conflicts, and mining companies’ energy-supply contracts. The arbitration group, which includes two CAM Santiago arbitrators, is jointly led by national and international litigation and arbitration specialists Florencio Bernales and Fernando Urrutia; Raimundo Moreno, whose track record includes CAM Santiago proceedings, as well as investment arbitrations under the ICSID rules; and Jorge Boldt, who maintains an arbitral practice in addition to his litigation, compliance and criminal liability caseload. Growth in the group includes the January 2023 promotion of José Ignacio Azar to director; while at senior associate level, Trinidad Torres and Lorena Avendaño regularly second Bernales and Boldt (respectively) in arbitration proceedings. Former senior associate José Pedro Villablanca joined Frías & Lagos Abogados as a partner in March 2023.
Chile > Dispute resolution: litigation
‘Highly committed to clients’ needs‘, Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ sizeable, 18-strong practice regularly litigates against the State and its related agencies. The group’s wide-ranging practice covers environmental, regulatory, energy and mining disputes, as well as conflicts over securities, tax, construction, insurance, torts, competition and consumer protection. Its specialisms further extend to defence-side class actions. The principal practitioners are: complex disputes expert Florencio Bernales (‘a benchmark figure for litigation‘); Fernando Urrutia, a specialist in construction-related cases and insolvency proceedings; Raimundo Moreno, whose experience incorporates contractual and tort claims; and white-collar crime expert Jorge Boldt. Promoted to director level during 2023, José Ignacio Azar leads the firm’s consumer law and class action practices, while at senior associate level, Trinidad Torres acts in securities’ investigations and cross-border disputes, while Lorena Avendaño maintains an active civil litigation and criminal defence practice.
Chile > Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
Representing both creditors and debtors, Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ seven member practice has extensive insolvency law experience, its recent track record covering several liquidation and reorganisation proceedings. Clients benefit from the practice’s access to experts in bankruptcy proceedings, financial restructuring, taxation, dispute resolution and white-collar crime. The principal practitioners are Fernando Urrutia, a specialist in business disputes, reorganisations and bankruptcies; and Raimundo Moreno, whose experience covers high-stakes reorganisation and liquidation proceedings, including pre-judicial negotiations during financial-distress situations. Litigator José Miguel Flores, along with corporate lawyers Sergio Balharry and José Manuel Donoso, are the key associates. Former associate José Pedro Villablanca left the firm in March 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: arbitration Chile
- Dispute resolution: litigation Chile
- Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring Chile
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Consumer and advertising law
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Environment
- Labour and employment
- Projects and infrastructure
- TMT
- Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
- Compliance
- Data privacy
- Dispute resolution: white-collar crime
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity and hydrocarbons
- Public law
- Venture capital
- Insurance
- Tax