DLA Piper Chile strengthens Dispute Resolution practice with the incorporation of Catalina Amenábar as counsel

Catalina is a lawyer from the University of Chile (summa cum laude) and holds an LL.M. in International Law with a specialization in Investment, Trade and Arbitration from the University of Heidelberg and the University of Chile. She has vast experience in international and domestic arbitrations, both as counsel in commercial and investment arbitrations under the main international rules (ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, CAM/CCBC, among others), and as secretary to arbitral tribunals. Catalina appears on the CAM Santiago Young Arbitrator list since her 2017 inauguration.

Catalina is a professor in the Commercial Arbitration course of the Master of Law program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

DLA Piper in Chile’s Managing Partner, Matías Zegers, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Catalina Amenábar as a new counsel to strengthen our dispute resolution practice. Catalina is a renowned and accomplished lawyer who has handled challenging and high-stakes disputes in various sectors and industries. Her addition reinforces our reputation as a premier full-service law firm in Chile and expands our capacity to offer our clients the best legal services in the dispute resolution space.”

Catalina added: “I am delighted to start this new professional challenge in a law firm as renowned as DLA Piper and to assume a role aimed at strengthening the dispute resolution area to provide a comprehensive service based on excellence. I am convinced that together with the team we will meet all the litigation needs of our clients and continue to position the firm in the market.”