Rodrigo Nelson > ECIJA Otero > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
ECIJA Otero Offices
AV. APOQUINDO 3669
PISO 13, LAS CONDES
SANTIAGO, 7550190
Chile
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Rodrigo Nelson
Work Department
Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration, Human Rights, Criminal Defense & Prevention
Position
Partner
Career
Rodrigo Nelson is a partner in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation areas of ECIJA. He has over 25 years of experience, in which he has acted as a lawyer in civil law, water rights, procedural law and litigation and general practice.
After his first stage through Estudio Juridico Otero, now ECIJA OTERO, as a paralegal and as a junior lawyer (1989 to 1993), , Rodrigo rejoined the firm in 2008, specifically the judicial area, of which he is now the head partner.
He has specialized in litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings, both national and international. He has participated and intervened in complex disputes related to regulated markets, construction, corporate conflicts, mining, insurance, compensation, both with national and international clients investing in Chile. He also has extensive experience in negotiations and in accompanying clients in pre-judicial stages.
In addition, he has been the lawyer of the Asociación Canales del Maipo (1993-2000), of the Asociación de Canalistas ex Fundo Santa Ana de Chena (1999-2002) and lawyer of the Agreements and Large Debtors Area of the Office of the Prosecutor of Banco Santiago, now Banco Santander Chile (1994-1998).
Rodrigo was Assistant Professor of the Department of Procedural Law at Gabriela Mistral University (1992-1998).
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
He is graduated from Law School at Gabriela Mistral University and obtained his law degree in 1992. Rodrigo also attended the National and Internacional Course of Arbitration at “Universidad del Desarrollo”.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Dispute resolution: litigation
Recent highlights for the four-member dispute resolution department at ECIJA Otero include representing Microsoft Chile in several defence-side legal actions. The team is led by Rodrigo Nelson, who has longstanding experience in litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings (both at national and international level). Nelson’s track record includes complex disputes involving construction, corporate conflicts, mining, insurance and damages claims. Providing associate-level support, Jaime Silva Bruce is experienced in civil, labour and criminal law-related disputes.