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 LucoFelipe 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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Cristóbal Eyzaguirre