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Provided by Fernando Samaniego

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Practice Areas

Litigation and Arbitration

Antitrust

Corporate

Real Estate

Career

Fernando Samaniego joined Prieto in 1988 and has been a partner since 1998. He currently heads the Litigation and Arbitration Department.

He heads the dispute resolution area and is counsel in lawsuits and proceedings before ordinary and arbitral courts regarding diverse matters that include disputes relating to construction, insurance, property and administrative law and environmental issues.

He has also been legal counsel in proceedings before administrative and regulatory authorities and has acted as arbitrator.

He works actively in the Unrestricted Competition Department and is involved in diverse proceedings before the Antitrust Court.

During his career, he has practiced in several areas of the law, including the Capital Market, Mergers and Acquisitions, Property Law and Construction, and has been legal counsel in major transactions and projects.

He studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and he is a member of the Chilean Bar Association since 1989. He is currently Director of Aguas Andinas S.A and he is on the arbitrators roster of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and of the National Arbitration Center. He has spoken at many seminars and conferences on Arbitration and Unrestricted Competition.

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Law Degree

1989

Universidad de los Andes

Diploma in the Economics of Competition, Fundamentals por Attorneys

2005

Chambers Review

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Latin America

Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Chile
4
Band 4

Fernando Samaniego of Prieto Abogados handles a range of commercial and civil litigation mandates. He is well equipped to represent clients in real estate, construction and energy disputes. A client reports: "Fernando Samaniego is an excellent adviser in the dispute resolution arena, who goes beyond the legal aspects and takes a multidisciplinary approach to matters."

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