
The 38-strong dispute resolution team at Claro & Cia. is home to several experts in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, as well as major commercial court and transnational litigation. The full-service group regularly appears before a broad array of arbitral forums, including Chile’s Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CAM Santiago), along with the Centre for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CAM-CCBC), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The practice additionally assists with disputes under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), and Lima Chamber of Commerce rules. The department’s principal figures are: current firm leader and veteran litigation and arbitration specialist Jose María Eyzaguirre G; Cristóbal Eyzaguirre, whose wide-ranging experience includes multi-front litigation and arbitration, in relation to banking, finance, antitrust, capital markets and reorganisations; national and international energy arbitration expert Nicolás Luco; Felipe Ossa, whose track record includes serving as expert on Chilean and comparative law issues before international arbitral tribunals; and experienced commercial arbitration practitioner José Miguel Huerta. The next line of highly-regarded partners includes Santiago Bravo, Álvaro Vives and 2024-promoted Tomás Kreft, all of whom frequently act in high-level arbitration work.
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Key clients
- Said Group
- Samsung Electronics Chile
- Sigdo Koppers
- Sociedad Concesionaria Nuevo Pudahuel
- Alto Maipo
- Euroamerica Group
- Group SMT Gómez Pacheco
- Group Quiroga Moreno
- Servicios Integrados Pañaturi
Work highlights
Defending four brothers from the Said family against an arbitration proceeding brought by their brother Jaime Said, in relation to the dissolution of Inversiones SH Seis, a holding company with significant stakes in Chilean industrial and financial companies.
Assisting Samsung Chile with multiple disputes with two of its distributors, which manage the company’s specialised retail experience shops.
Acted for Sigdo Koppers in arbitration proceedings against Arauco, concerning claims for disruption, extension of time and additional costs, in relation to the construction of a large mill plant in southern Chile.
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Cristóbal Eyzaguirre


