José Pedro Villablanca

Dispute Resolution.

Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016), and lecturer at the Department of Civil Procedure of the same university. Between 2020 and 2021, he worked at Three Crowns LLP in London. Previously, he worked in the dispute resolution practice at Cariola, Díez, Pérez-Cotapos from 2016.

He holds an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from King’s College London (2020), funded by the Becas Chile scholarship programme. He graduated with First-Class Honours from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Frías Lagos & Villablanca — Partner (2023 to date).

Three Crowns LLP, London — International arbitration (2020–2021).

Cariola, Díez, Pérez-Cotapos — Dispute Resolution (2016–2023).

Colegio de Abogados de Chile A.G.

José Pedro Villablanca Gutiérrez, The use of MFN clauses in investment arbitration: the problem of importation, Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Oxford University Press, Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 424–439.

José Pedro Villablanca Gutiérrez, El acuerdo de arbitraje sobre relaciones jurídicas no contractuales en la Ley 19.971, 20 años de la Ley N° 19.971 de Arbitraje Comercial Internacional en Chile, Universidad de Los Andes, Cuadernos de Extensión Jurídica N° 34, 2025.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. - Summa Cum Laude)

2010 - 2016

King's College London

Master of Laws (LL.M. - Distinction)

2019 - 2020

Matrícula de Honor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

2013