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 eight-member team at full-service law firm Prieto Abogados comprises experts in the regulatory aspects of insurance company formation and transactional activity in the sector. The group also has extensive experience in insurance product-related distribution agreements, such as bancassurance agreements, mortgage-related policies, cell phone protection policies and extended warranty policies. It additionally assists with supplying insurance-related services, such as road assistance, medical services and home assistance. Practice head Patricio Prieto L has longstanding experience in insurance and reinsurance regulation, as well insurance product development and insurance-related contract negotiations. Notable support is provided by director Maite Larrañaga, an adviser on insurance regulatory matters; and counsel Juan Pablo Riesco, who focuses on coverage claims litigation. Disputes specialist senior associate Agustín Prado is also active in insurance matters.
Prieto Abogados‘ 11-strong public and administrative law team regularly acts for clients from the healthcare, education and construction sectors on both complex advisory and litigation matters. It also recently assisted a pension industry client with an administrative sanctioning procedure. The group is led by counsel Juan Pablo Riesco, who assists with administrative, judicial and regulatory issues. The practice further includes litigation and arbitration head Fernando Samaniego, as well as environmental team leader Agustín Martorell.