Florencio Bernales
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 2 : Dispute Resolution: Litigation
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Band 2
About
Provided by Florencio Bernales
Practice Areas
Litigation and Arbitration.
Career
Partner since 2002. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School (LLB 1985). He heads the litigation group and has specialised in lawsuits and arbitrations, both national and international. He has been involved in complex litigations on different matters, such as construction, insurance, stockholder's agreements, compensations, constitutional, mining, environmental, electric, energy and antitrust. He also has extensive experience in negotiations.
Professional Memberships
Former Board member of the Bar Association; Arbitrator of the list of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center (Chilean Chapter of the ICC); Member of Adipro (Private International Law Association); International Bar Association; Member of the board of directors of the Chilean chapter of CEIA (Club Español Ibero Americano de Arbitraje).
Personal
Professor of Civil Procedural Law at the Universidad de los Andes, Chile.
Languages Spoken
Spanish and English.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Noteworthy Florencio Bernales has longstanding experience representing clients in complex civil and commercial litigation mandates before the Chilean courts. He co-heads the firm's respected dispute resolution department.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Florencio Bernales is an excellent and experienced litigator. He understands the clients' interests and goes into depth in his analysis of matters. As a client, we feel confident in his service."
"Florencio Bernales is an excellent and experienced litigator. He understands the clients' interests and goes into depth in his analysis of matters. As a client, we feel confident in his service."