LAWYER PROFILE

José Miguel Huerta

Latin America 2026

Claro & Cía

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Competition/Antitrust

Chile

15 years ranked

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Chile

8 years ranked

About

Provided by Claro & Cía

Latin America

Practice Areas

Administrative Law and Administrative Procedural Law, Litigation, Antitrust and Economic Regulation, Arbitration, Constitutional, Reorganization and Insolvency.

Experience

José Miguel Huerta specializes in litigation, antitrust, comercial arbitration and bankruptcy. He has represented clients in Chile and in other jurisdictions, including the United States and Europe, in government proceedings and investigations related, among others, to mergers and cartels.

He teaches civil law at Universidad de Chile. He is the author of several publications, among others, in the areas of antitrust, civil law and civil procedure.

He won the Society’s 2008 Pro Bono Award, New York, for his service to the Legal Aid Society in New York.

He is member of the Chilean Bar and of the American Bar Association.

He is admitted to practice law in Chile and in the United States, in New York State.

He joined Claro & Cía. in 1996. In 2007 and 2008 he was with Shearman & Sterling in New York. He is partner since 2012.

Education

Stanford Law School

J.S.M

2007

Universidad de Chile

J.D

2002

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Latin America

Competition/Antitrust - Chile

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Partner and co-head of department José Miguel Huerta elicits robust market support for his antitrust practice and substantial experience in complex market investigations and merger clearance procedures in Chile. He is regularly called upon to defend clients against allegations of anti-competitive behaviour before the TDLC.

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Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Chile

Band 3

Individual Editorial

José Miguel Huerta is proficient at handling commercial litigation mandates in Chile. He also advises clients on class action disputes.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

José Miguel Huerta has a wealth of knowledge and experience dealing with complex issues, which he makes available to his clients along with a practical and strategic approach.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Latin America
José Miguel Huerta is a lawyer with great determination to achieve set objectives.
Dispute Resolution: LitigationChambers Latin America