Litigation, Arbitration and Public Law
Counsel
Juan Pablo Riesco has been an associate lawyer of Prieto since 2015.
He is part of the Litigation team and part of the Public Law team of Prieto, combining active professional practice and litigation activity. He has 10 years of experience involved in administrative, judicial and regulatory matters and counselling major international and national companies in all they regulated and administrative matters.
He is actively involved in the defense of diverse clients in civil and commercial proceedings before regular and arbitration courts. He has also been legal counsel in proceedings before administrative and regulatory authorities.
Juan Pablo holds a law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2010. He also holds a postgraduate Diploma’s degree in Antitrust, Economy, Law and Regulation at Centro de Libre Competencia de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2013. In 2019, he finished a Master of Laws (LL.M), Regulatory mention, from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with maximum distinction.
He is also ranked at Legal 500.
Before becoming lawyer of Prieto, he worked at Eyzaguirre y Cía. and at Yávar y Silva.
Spanish and English
Law Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2010.
Master in Laws, Regulatory mention, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2019.
Diploma Economics, Law and Regulation of Antitrust, at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2013.
The ‘top-level team‘ at full-service practice Prieto Abogados consistently acts before Chile’s ordinary courts in energy, construction, real estate and retail-related disputes. Other areas of increasing strength include claims and disputes involving the transportation, mining, agriculture, finance, healthcare and software sectors. The firm also houses public law litigation specialists. The combined litigation and arbitration department is co-led by Fernando Samaniego, who acts primarily in real estate, construction and antitrust litigation; and real estate, construction and energy arbitration expert, Alberto González V. At counsel level, Juan Pablo Riesco assists with claims involving public law, consumer rights, real estate, construction and energy, while Agustín Prado and Cristóbal Ipinza are the associates to note. Since publication, the team has been further strengthened with the hire of white-collar litigator and economic criminal specialist María Jesús Becerra, formerly of Parraguez & Marín – effective as of January 2024.
The ‘proactive, committed and responsible’ 10-member public and administrative law department at full-service practice Prieto Abogados covers public law disputes, sanctioning proceedings, transactions-related regulatory reviews, and interactions with authorities; the team’s recent caseload includes public law matters involving healthcare, telecoms, infrastructure, and environmental sector clients. The group is led by the ‘very innovative’ counsel Juan Pablo Riesco, who acts for both national and international companies on regulatory and administrative matters. Partner-level support is provided by Fernando Samaniego, whose disputes practice covers proceedings before administrative and regulatory authorities; and Agustín Martorell, a recently-promoted partner who is increasingly active in administrative, public and regulatory law-related work.
Full-service law firm Prieto Abogados fields a five-member team that regularly appears before arbitrators in disputes related to energy, construction, real estate and retail. It is also increasingly active in arbitrations involving mining, agriculture, investment funds, finance, healthcare and software. The group is jointly led by Fernando Samaniego, who is frequently appointed as arbitrator in construction disputes; and ‘great lawyer‘ Alberto González Vidal, who is a real estate, construction and energy disputes expert. Key support is provided by counsel Juan Pablo Riesco and associate Agustín Prado, who both act in civil and commercial proceedings before the arbitration courts.