Manuel José Barros
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023 About Manuel José Barros
Manuel José Barros is a lawyer based in Santiago, CL and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Chile™ since 2023. Manuel José Barros is recognized in the following practice area:
- Santiago, Chile
- Environmental Law
Current Firm: Carey
Location: Santiago, CL
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Attorney & Partner- BBP ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile. Master’s Degree in Business Law (MBL). Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Degree in Law. AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: Industrial Property, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Trademarks, Denominations de Origin, Domain Names, Defense in Unfair Competition Cases, Defense in Industrial and Intellectual Property Infringement Cases, Internet, Sanitary Registrations, Plant Varieties. Since 2002,...
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE Between june 2008 and march 2020, he was Head of Tax & Legal at BDO in Chile. Between 1999 and 2004, he served as attorney for the Department for the application and interpretation of International Tax Rules at the Chilean Internal Revenue Service (SII) and negotiator of agreements to avoid double taxation. In those years, the main agreements were negotiated and have been enacted in recent years. He was a representative of Chile of O.E.C.D. (Organization for Economi...
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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Law Degree, Supreme Court of Justice (1987). Law Degree, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (1987). Master in Environmental Law, Universidad del Desarrollo (2016). Postgraduate degree in Environmental Law, Universidad del Desarrollo (2015). Master in Mining Law, Universidad de Atacama (2005). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Founder Claussen & Velasco law firm (2017). Legal Advisor, Universidad del Norte, Casa Central Antofagasta (1990)...
Attorney- BBP Academic Background: Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at Universidad de Chile, Degree in Law and Social Sciences. Attorney. Lille Institute of Political Studies, France, Student Mobility Program at Universidad de Chile (2007). Diploma in “Law, Technologies and Telecommunication”, Universidad de Chile (2012). Diploma in “Law, Technologies and Intellectual Property”, Universidad de Chile (2012). Master’s Degree in "Law and New Technologies", Univers...
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