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Av. Los Militares 5953, Piso 17, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
emiliopfeffer@pfeffer.cl
Faculty of Law, University of Chile, graduated in 1983, with unanimous distinction (grade 7).
In his professional practice, he has specialized in legal defense and corporate counseling, with a special emphasis on public law, criminal matters, and legislation on public works concessions.
He is also recognized for his work as an Arbitrator.
He has served as a member of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of Santiago.
He is a Professor of Political and Constitutional Law at the Diego Portales University School of Law. He has also taught at the Judicial Academy and at undergraduate and graduate levels at the Universities of Chile, Talca, Gabriela Mistral, and Central.
Founder and Director of www.diarioconstitucional.cl.
Author of several publications in his field.
His practice has focused on constitutional and administrative law, criminal matters, civil litigation, arbitration, commercial and administrative litigation, corporate advisory services on commercial, securities, financial, banking and tax matters, and legal reporting.
Faculty of Law, University of Chile, graduated in 1984, with unanimous distinction
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He is a Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of the Law School of the University of Chile, where he teaches the course on Corporate Governance and Creating Shareholder Value. He is a Professor in the Department of Economic Law at the Law School of the University of Chile and a Professor at the Law School of the Universidad del Desarrollo, where he serves as Director of the Corporate Law Department and the Outreach Department.
He has participated as a litigator in many of the most important cases ever heard in Chile.
Attorney for the State Defense Council.
Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
Author of distinguished publications on topics within his field.
He has focused his practice on civil, arbitration, commercial, and administrative litigation, corporate consulting on commercial, securities, financial, banking, and tax matters, and legal reporting.
English
germanpfeffer@pfeffer.cl
Faculty of Law, Gabriela Mistral University, graduated with distinction in 1989.
Master’s in Tax Management and Planning, Adolfo Ibáñez University, 2003.
He has served as a litigator in many of the most important legal disputes heard in Chile in the last decade.
He was a member of the Judicial Department of the Pension Standardization Institute (INP).
Member of the Chilean Tax Institute.
Member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA).
Author of distinguished publications on topics within his field.
He practices primarily in the areas of litigation and arbitration, corporate and company law, tax law, and economic and civil law.
Faculty of Law, Universidad del Desarrollo, graduated in 2012, with highest distinction.
Master of Laws from the University of Chile with a specialization in Private Law (2018), with highest distinction.
He joined the firm as an Associate in 2014.
He was promoted to Partner in 2024.
Previously, he worked at the Araya y Compañía Law Firm in the International Law practice and was a Civil Law teaching assistant at the Universidad del Desarrollo, in addition to collaborating in the drafting of Legal Reports for Professor José Gómez Balmaceda.
He is also the author of several articles and columns in the areas of Civil, Commercial, and Corporate Law.
He focuses his practice on the resolution of highly complex conflicts (litigation, arbitration, administrative litigation), the preparation of legal reports, and advice in the areas of civil, corporate, financial, and regulated markets law.
Basic English and German.
Faculty of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduated in 1988 with distinction.
He holds a Diploma in Corporate and Business Taxation from Adolfo Ibañez University in 1998, a Seminar on Civil Liability from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in 2004, and a Diploma in Criminal Procedural Reform from Alberto Hurtado University in 2005.
He joined the firm in November 1998.
Previously, he worked as an independent attorney for other law firms, as well as Regional Chief Attorney for CORFO in Rancagua, and as an Advisory Attorney for the Municipality of La Cisterna.
He has served as an external attorney for several insurance companies, construction and real estate companies, financial institutions, and CORFO.
Appointed as a Member of the Court of Appeals of San Miguel for the period from March 2020 to February 2021 and for the period from March 2021 to February 2022.
Appointed as Arbitrator Judge for the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 bienniums by the Court of Appeals of Santiago, and also by the Court of Appeals of San Miguel.
Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
Legal and corporate advice to real estate companies and others, including succession matters, judicial litigation in civil, arbitration, local police, criminal, and civil liability matters.
Español e Ingles Básico
Since 2022, she has worked as an Associate at the firm, leading litigation in the field of Family Law.
She is a professor at various Chilean universities and a speaker at national and international conferences and seminars. She is a notable member of the International Association of Family Lawyers (AIJUDEFA), the Association of Family Lawyers, and the Santiago Bar Association.
He focuses his practice on Family Law matters, specializing in strategic litigation and negotiation.
Lawyer, Faculty of Law, Universidad Central de Chile, graduated in 2010.
Diploma in Procedural Law and Oral Litigation.
Master’s Degree in Public Law, Faculty of Law, Universidad de Chile.
Since 2015, he has worked as an Associate at the firm.
He is also a full professor of Constitutional Law at the San Sebastián and Bernardo O’Higgins University Schools of Law.
He has spoken at seminars and taught at the Judicial Academy and in postgraduate courses.
He is also the author of notable books and countless articles and columns in his areas of expertise.
He focuses his practice on corporate, constitutional, administrative litigation, civil and labor litigation, arbitration, public works contracts and expropriations.
English
Lawyer. Central University of Chile, graduated in 2013.
Professional Practice: Chilean Public Prosecutor’s Office, North Central Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Since 2018, he has worked as an Associate at the firm.
Previously, he worked as a lawyer for public and municipal agencies, was a contributor to DiarioConstituciona.cl, and a professor at various universities.
He is also the author of prominent reports, articles, and columns related to the public sector.
He focuses his practice on corporate, constitutional, administrative litigation, civil and criminal litigation, arbitration, tax claims and expropriations.
Español.
gabrielcostamaillere@pfeffer.cl
Lawyer. University of Chile, graduated in 2024 (highest distinction).
Currently pursuing a Master’s in Private Law at the University of Chile School of Law.
Gabriel is a lawyer from the University of Chile (2024), and a partner at Pfeffer & Asociados since March 2023.
He is an assistant professor in the Department of Economic Law at the University of Chile Law School, and has been teaching Securities Markets since January 2022.
During his career, he has also worked for the legal department of the National Monuments Council, the Department of Studies of the Supreme Court, and the Department of Studies of the State Defense Council. He was also a legal representative at the Quintana Ried Flores Abogados firm in the Complex Litigation practice.
Corporate consulting, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust, and litigation and arbitration in commercial, securities, financial, banking, tax, and administrative litigation matters.
Spanish and English
Lawyer: Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, graduated in 2013. Diploma in Corporate Governance, Catholic University. MBA from HEC Paris with an exchange program at CEIBS Shanghai.
Emilio currently serves as CEO and Founder of 42x (a company dedicated to artificial intelligence). Previously, he served as Chief Legal Officer and Chief of Staff at Xepelin (a fintech firm with a regional presence) and as a partner at the Philippi, Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría law firm.
His experience focuses on supporting companies in their development from startup to scale-up stages, as well as international companies in their arrival in Chile. He is the author of publications on public law.
He focuses his practice on private debt financing, technology, constitutional and administrative matters, civil litigation, arbitration, commercial and administrative litigation, corporate advisory services on commercial, securities, financial, banking, and tax matters, and legal reporting.
Spanish, English and French.
fernandacaiozzi@pfeffer.cl
Graduated from Bolivarian University in 2018.
Since 2003, she has been involved in the prosecution of cases on a variety of matters, highlighting her expertise in practical and theoretical proceedings before civil, arbitration, and higher courts.
Since 2010, she has served as Judicial Coordinator at Pfeffer & Asociados, a role that has been instrumental in the successful prosecution of the highly complex cases the firm undertakes.
Judicial and arbitration litigation
Es Profesor Invitado de la Escuela de Graduados de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile donde imparte el curso sobre Gobiernos Corporativos y Creación de Valor para los Accionistas. Es Profesor del Departamento de Derecho Económico de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile y Profesor en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad del Desarrollo, en la que ejerce como Director del Departamento de Derecho de la Empresa y de la Dirección de extensión.
Ha participado como abogado litigante en muchas de las más importantes causas que se han tramitado en Chile.
Abogado del Consejo de Defensa del Estado.
Miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Chile.
Autor de destacadas publicaciones en temas de su especialidad.
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