Álvaro Ortúzar Santa María
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009 About Álvaro Ortúzar Santa María
Álvaro Ortúzar Santa María is a lawyer based in Santiago, CL and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Chile™ since 2009. Álvaro Ortúzar Santa María is recognized in the following practice areas:
- Santiago, Chile
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Competition / Antitrust Law
- Investment
- Litigation
Current Firm: Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
Location: Santiago, CL
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LLB, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School (1991); Graduate of Master of Law Program, Universidad de Chile Law School. Senior Partner at VGC. Previously, Associate of Cariola Diez Pérez-Cotapos & Cía; Legal Advisor of ARCADIS; Attorney at Legal Office of National Environmental Commission. Professor of environmental law at several graduate and postgraduate programs including programs for the Judicial Academy. Head of the litigation department, responsible...
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University Studies Universidad de Chile, School of Law, 1996. Maximum Distinction. Admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Justice, 1999. Post graduate Master of Laws (LL.M, with honours), Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, 2001. Academic and Professional Activities Professor in Commercial Law Designated by an Open Competition Based on Records of Service and a Competitive Examination, School of Law, Universidad de Chile, 2016 to date. Professor in Comme...
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