Gonzalo Urcelay
About Gonzalo Urcelay
Gonzalo Urcelay is a lawyer based in Santiago, CL and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Chile™ since 2023. Gonzalo Urcelay is recognized in the following practice area:
- Santiago, Chile
- Labor and Employment Law
Current Firm: Munita & Olavarría
Location: Santiago, CL
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LLB, Universidad de Valparaíso Law School (2003); Diploma in Administrative & Economic Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2005); LLM, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Law School (2007). Partner at VGC since 2010. Previously, Associate of Cariola Diez Pérez-Cotapos & Cía. Professor of environmental law, natural resources and energy law at the Universidad de Valparaíso and Universidad Católica de Valpara&ia...
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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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