Sebastián Yanine

Practice Areas

Sebastian Yanine concentrates his practice in Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution, with a special focus on complex disputes and cross border litigation. Mr. Yanine has extensive experience representing clients in domestic and international arbitration, in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration.

Some representative works include advising and acting on behalf of the Chilean Government before the Chilean Supreme Court in a dispute concerning an energy project; representing a European and a Chilean investor in ICSID arbitration under Investment Treaties relating to the termination of an airport concession; representing a Chilean and foreign clients in several industries in commercial arbitration under ICC and UNCITRAL Rules; representing a Central American government in two ICSID cases (under Investment Treaties and DR-CAFTA) involving European and American Investors in the electricity sector; representing a European government and a European bank in proceedings for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments before Chilean courts.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Yanine worked with the International Arbitration Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in New York as foreign associate and at Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana with the litigation and arbitration team.

Mr. Yanine is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and Libertades Públicas A.G.