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Baker McKenzie Chile
AVENIDA ANDRÉS BELLO 2457, PISO 19
PROVIDENCIA
SANTIAGO, CÓDIGO POSTAL 7510689
Chile

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Associate

Career

Juan Pablo is a senior associate of the Dispute Resolution team at Baker McKenzie’s Santiago Office. He has over 10 years of experience in complex litigation with a focus on international commercial and investor-state arbitration. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Juan Pablo worked at top-tiered law firms in Santiago and London.

Juan Pablo holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and graduated first of his class at Universidad de los Andes. He has lectured at universities in Santiago and abroad, and published academic articles in internationally indexed law journals.

Juan Pablo focuses his practice in dispute resolution, with an emphasis on domestic and international arbitration. He has represented clients in arbitration proceedings governed by major institutional rules including SCC, ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and CAM Santiago, across a range of industries including energy, infrastructure, public concessions, and regulated markets, among others.

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Languages

Spanish / English

Education

  • Harvard Law School (LLM) (2019)
  • Universidad de los Andes (LL.B.) (2013)

Personal

  • Co-author with Silva, B. “El rechazo in limine de la demanda bajo las reglas de arbitraje CIADI: una perspectiva chilena” en Revista Actualidad Jurídica (Enero 2024, N°49), pp. 165 – 198.
  • Co-author with GROB, F., and SILVA, B., “Hands off. The Chilean Supreme Court Affirms Chile’s Arbitration-friendly Stance. A Look Into Tarascona Corporation v. Oscar Breton Diéguez et al.” in Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2023.
  • Author, “Rethinking the Structure of Construction Arbitration: A Dispute Systems Design Approach to the Position of Experts” in Harvard Negotiation Law Review, Vol. 27, Fall 2021, pp. 43 – 92.
  • Author, “La extensión del acuerdo de arbitraje a terceros aparentes en el arbitraje comercial internacional: análisis de algunas teorías” in Revista de Derecho de la U. Católica del Norte, (2018, Vol: 25, No. 2). pp 201 – 236.
  • Co-author with LAGOS, J.T., “El arbitraje como alternativa para la resolución de pequeñas causas” in RIVERO, R. & MARÍN, J. (Dir.), Reformas necesarias a la justicia chilena, T. II, Ed. Librotecnia, Santiago, 2018, pp. 833 – 857.
  • Author, “El arbitraje contencioso-administrativo” in ARANCIBIA, J.; MARTINEZ, J.I.; & ROMERO, A. (coord.), Precedente, cosa juzgada y equivalentes jurisdiccionales en la litigación pública, Legal Publishing – Thomson Reuters, Santiago, 2013, pp. 531 – 566.
  • Co-author with BERNALES, F., et al, “Chapter 6A. Chile” en CAMPBELL, D. (Edit.), Transnational Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide, Center for International Legal Studies, Thomson Reuters, 2022, Volume I.

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Dispute resolution: arbitration

(Leading associates)

Juan Pablo Labbé – Baker McKenzie Chile

The 11-strong arbitration team at Baker McKenzie Chile specialises in complex national and international arbitrations, particularly infrastructure project, securities and mining-related disputes. The firm’s dispute resolution practice in Chile is led by Rodrigo Díaz de Valdés, whose track record covers disputes over energy contracts, construction, projects and investment protection. The practice further includes Ignacio Naudon, who maintains a broad disputes caseload. At associate level, Arantxa Ereche acts in domestic and international arbitrations, while Felipe Soza focuses on public, civil and commercial law-related litigation and arbitration. Senior associate and international commercial and investor-state arbitration expert, Juan Pablo Labbé, was hired in January 2024 from Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution, while Antonio López exited the firm in October 2023.

Chile > Dispute resolution: litigation

Baker McKenzie Chile‘s ‘team demonstrates deep knowledge of Chilean legislation, jurisprudence and market practices’. The 10-strong litigation group has a notable track record for large-value litigation involving construction, infrastructure, large-scale energy projects and pension funds. It is also routinely mandated for high-profile class actions involving companies from the retail, consumer, pensions and healthcare sectors. The firm’s dispute resolution offering in Chile is led by Rodrigo Díaz de Valdés, whose experience includes acting for the Chilean State, international companies and domestic businesses in conflicts concerning long-term energy contracts, construction, projects and investment protection. Providing key support, Ignacio Naudon‘s wide-ranging disputes expertise covers class actions, infrastructure projects, construction contracts, distribution agreements, securities, corporate law and M&A. At associate level, Felipe Soza focuses on public, civil and commercial law-related litigation and arbitration; while international commercial and investor-state arbitration senior Juan Pablo Labbé is a January 2024 hire from Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution.