Gutiérrez, Waugh, Jimeno & Asenjo

‘Definitely recommended for both arbitrations and arbitration proceedings before Chilean courts’, boutique law firm Gutiérrez, Waugh, Jimeno & Asenjo covers civil and commercial litigation in the construction, mining, telecoms, energy, banking, finance, insurance and retail sectors. In addition to acting before Chile’s Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CAM Santiago), the practice appears before international forums such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), in high-stakes proceedings. Co-leading the team, arbitration, litigation, corporate and insurance specialist, Pedro Pablo Gutiérrez, and finance, insurance and construction disputes expert Cristóbal Jimeno are both listed on CAM Santiago’s arbitrator roster. The practice also includes: Juan Francisco Asenjo, who acts in arbitration proceedings, as well as civil and commercial litigation and administrative matters; Alfredo Waugh, who focuses on civil, commercial and consumer protection litigation, alongside his arbitration practice; Joaquín Castillo, who is ’an outstanding litigator with brilliant analytical skills’; civil, commercial, construction and corporate law litigation and arbitration practitioner, Eugenio Valladares; and José Tomás Barros, whose caseload encompasses civil, commercial, insurance and consumer protection litigation and arbitration. In the firm’s associate team, Jaime Elgueta ‘has extensive legal and practical knowledge’, while Tomás Wolff, Pedro Cunill and Siham El Masou are also experienced lawyers.