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Josefa Larraín

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Josefa Larraín makes sharp decisions based on her well-documented analyses. She is always available and provides great responses when we are in stressful situations.
— Chambers Latin America: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Chile
Santiago
About

Josefa Larraín's practice focuses on civil litigation and arbitration, with extensive experience advising clients on their judicial and commercial strategies in disputes related to energy, finance, business restructuring, company acquisitions, real estate, health insurance, and retail, among others.

Some of her notable work includes: representing a major telecoms company in a CIADI investment arbitration against the State of Chile; representing a major construction and power generation developer in international arbitration and before a dispute adjudication board; defending a major sports and entertainment company in a commercial arbitration for breach of a license agreement with a multinational company; representing various retail, financial services and brokerage companies in class action lawsuits initiated by the National Consumer Service.
Areas of FocusLitigios, arbitraje e investigacionesSegurosEnergía y recursos naturalesServicios industriales
Bar admissions Chile, 2013

EXPERIENCE

  • Representation of a major telecommunications company in obtaining precautionary measures in the framework of investment arbitration against the State of Chile in what was a unique milestone in the history of our country, granting a precautionary measure prior to the start of the negotiation stage with the State
  • Representation of a major developer of construction and energy generation projects in an international arbitration before the ICC and a Dispute Adjudication Board
  • Representing and advising a major retail company in arbitration proceedings arising from the acquisition and merger with other retail companies. Also, representing the same company in various civil and arbitration lawsuits associated with the termination of leases of commercial premises that did not comply with market conditions
  • Representation of a major university in a series of class action and civil lawsuits filed throughout the country related to misleading advertising of two new degree programs offered by the university
  • Representation and defense of an inherited estate in various pre-trial injunctions, arbitrations, and civil lawsuits against the legatee of the will
  • Defense of one of the largest insurance companies in the country in various civil lawsuits, arbitrations, and appeals for protection brought by policyholders and beneficiaries. The insurance company has been acquitted in most cases
  • Representation of a major mining company in various civil and arbitration disputes
  • Defense of a major pioneering energy company in arbitration for breach of energy contracts and damages arising therefrom. Obtained an unprecedented judgment that allowed our client to be excluded from arbitration
  • Defense of an international financing company in various corporate reorganization proceedings of companies in insolvency
  • Defense of a major sports and entertainment company in international arbitration for breach of a licensing agreement with a multinational company
  • Representation of several retail, financial services, and brokerage companies in various class actions brought by the National Consumer Service
  • Representation of one of the country's largest suppliers of construction supplies and materials in several tort claims
  • Representation of a major telecommunications company in an arbitration initiated against a company that defectively designed, built, and executed a fiber optic network
Languages
  • Español
  • Inglés
Education
  • Diploma, Bow Board of Women, 2024

  • Diploma in Negotiation and Strategic Coaching - Centro MIP, 2015

  • Law, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2013

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper Chile, Josefa was a director in the Dispute Resolution practice of a major Chilean law firm. 

Additional Information

Professor, Investigation Course, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2024

Professor, Procedural Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2017-2024

Assistant Professor, Procedural Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2010-2016

Memberships

Member of the Executive Committee of Women in Dispute Resolution (WDR)

My latest insights

News

DLA Piper Chile welcomes Josefa Larraín to the Dispute Resolution Practice

4 de noviembre de 2024 .2 minute read

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Phone

+562 2798 2640
(Work, Santiago)
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