Practice Areas
Civil & Commercial Litigation
Domestic Arbitration
International Commercial Arbitration
International Investment Arbitration
Administrative and Public Litigation
Career
Gonzalo Fernández, founding partner of the law firm Gonzalo Fernández & Cía., is a highly-acclaimed litigator and arbitrator with over 30 years of experience. Prior to establishing his own firm in 2024, he was the head of the litigation and arbitration practice at Carey for over two decades.
He is widely recognized as one of the best in his field by legal publications such as Chambers and Legal 500. His practice focuses on high-stakes commercial, civil, and mining disputes in both domestic and international tribunals, including under the rules of the ICC and UNCITRAL.
A Harvard Law School graduate, Mr. Fernández has received numerous academic awards, including being named the best student and the highest-grade-average graduate in his class at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has also served as a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and is a Civil Law Professor at his alma mater.
Awards
Honor Registration for having entered the Law program with the highest grade in the selection process and having finished each year as the best student of his class, with the highest-grade average in the history of the Law School.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1987
University Merit Award for being the best student of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1989
Pedro Montenegro Award for being the best graduate of the Law program.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1992
José Tocornal Jordán Award for being the best graduate of the Law program.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1992
Luis Gutiérrez Alliende Award for being the best graduate of Commercial Law.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
1992
Fulbright Scholarship for postgraduate studies abroad.
US Government
1997
President of the Republic Scholarship for postgraduate studies abroad.
Chilean Government
1997
