Figueroa Law
 
 

Arbitration

 
 

International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

With nearly three decades of experience, Figueroa has a wealth of expertise in the legal field in Latin America as well as in common law jurisdictions. Based on this experience, Figueroa is uniquely positioned to understand and assist in resolving disputes involving both legal systems. He has a proven track record of successful involvement in complex multi-jurisdictional and multicultural arbitration and corporate cases, along with numerous professional publications and presentations throughout the Americas.

Figueroa’s home office is equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology, enabling him to conduct high-quality videoconference hearings and meetings with parties around the world.

 
 
 

Biographical Summary

Dante Figueroa is a U.S. citizen and holds several legal diplomas in civil and U.S. law. He earned his law degree from the University of Concepción Law School in Chile in 1993 and holds two Master of Laws degrees: one from the University of Chile in 1999 and another from Washington College of Law in 1997. He is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Italian, with an intermediate level of German and a basic knowledge of Portuguese. Since 2001, he has served as an arbitrator, counsel, and expert witness in numerous international and domestic arbitration cases. He has authored seven books (two of which have received awards from the Inter-American Bar Association) and fifty-two articles published in the United States, Latin America, and Europe, in four languages. He was an Adjunct Professor at Washington College of Law, where he taught International Business Transactions (2004-2014), and at Georgetown University Law Center, teaching Comparative Law (2010-2014). He was a Founding Partner of Woss & Partners, PLLC (2013-2019), Latin American Editor of the Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) Journal, and Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the International Law Section of the Washington, D.C. Bar Association. He practiced law for over a decade in Chile in both the public and private sectors. In the public sector, he served as legal director for two counties and for the regional office of a regional government agricultural development agency, and as an attorney for Chile's international cooperation agency. In the private sector, he worked as an associate attorney for a multinational law firm, focusing his practice on commercial and financial transactions in the areas of infrastructure, energy, real estate, fuels and gas, telecommunications, and government concessions. He also served as general counsel for the Chilean branches of two multinational corporations in the sanitation and tire manufacturing sectors. He prepared arguments and strategies for litigation in Chilean courts and in New York and California in a case involving the non-payment of a multimillion-dollar promissory note for a U.S. telecommunications company, and for arbitration before the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. He has also served as a consultant and advisor to law firms in the Washington, D.C. area.

 
 

Background

US citizen, fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Italian, with an intermediate level of German and a basic knowledge of Portuguese.

Two Master of Laws degrees (University of Chile, 1999; Washington College of Law, 1997).

Author of seven books and over fifty legal articles in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.

Adjunct Professor at Washington College of Law (International Business Transactions, 2004-2014) and at Georgetown University Law Center (Latin American Law, 2010-2014). Latin American Editor, Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) Journal (since 2019).

Former Founding Partner of Woss & Partners, PLLC (2013-2019).

Former Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the International Law Section of the Washington, D.C. Bar.

Certificado en Arbitraje Internacional Comercial y de Inversión: Teoría y Práctica, en la Universidad Roma Tre (Roma, Italia, Septiembre 2019).

Certificate in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration: Theory and Practice, at Roma Tre University (Rome, Italy, September 2019).

 
 

Experience as an Arbitrator

Co-arbitrator in a multi-party, multi-jurisdictional case involving corporate conglomerates from Brazil, Peru, and Spain (Gasoducto Sur Peruano, S.A., 0530-2017-CCL).

Additional Background on Dispute Resolution – Dispute Boards

Taught a two-day training course (webinar) organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Dispute Resolution Tables for the chief lawyers of key Bolivian ministries (Bolivia, 2018).

Served on the DRBF Bank Liaison Committee and as the official representative to the IDB (2018-2019).

As an IDB consultant, he taught a one-day seminar on Dispute Resolution Tables for all IDB national representatives in Latin American countries.

PPP Projects

He served as a member of the discussion group on Chapter VI of the UNCITRAL Guidelines on PPP Projects (which replaced the 2002 UNCITRAL Guidelines on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects) (2015).

 
 

Credentials

  • Co-counsel in the case of SSK v. Hudbay (US$14 million) under a FIDIC agreement before the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (2018-2019).

  • Co-counsel in the case before the International Trade Commission of the U.S. Department of Commerce, “Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1334-1337” (Washington, D.C., 2015-2017).

  • Lead counsel in ICC arbitration case 21953/ASM (US$100 million) with over 100 claims for extension of time, additional costs, interruptions, and damages, representing Techint v. Ienova/Sempra regarding the construction of a gas pipeline network (2016).

  • Lead counsel in the multimillion-dollar ICSID Annulment Award case ARB/10/17 Renée Levy de Levi v. Peru (2014-2015).

  • Counsel for a Mexican client in multimillion-dollar litigation conducted in Texas, New York, and Mexico City concerning funds frozen in New York at the request of the Department of State (as an Associate at the George Muñoz Law Firm, Arlington, Virginia, 2006).

  • Associate attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law in Washington, D.C., he prepared motions on litigation strategies before the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank regarding large-scale energy projects in South America, as well as the first “Motion to Submit an Amicus Brief on the United States’ Import Ban on Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products,” filed before a panel of the World Trade Organization (1997 & 2003).

  • Attorney for the petitioner in the case “MTD Equity Sdn. Bhd. & MTD Chile S.A. v. Republic of Chile” (ICSID Case No. ARB/01/7) (2001-2002).

 
 

Membership in Arbitration Centers

Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2019).

Arbitrator, Santa Catarina Mediation and Arbitration Center (CAMESC) (Brazil, 2019).

Arbitrator, Arbitration Center of the Mexico City Chamber of Commerce (Mexico, 2019).

Arbitrator, Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (Peru, 2018).

 
 

Corporate Experience

Associate Attorney, Grasty Quintana Majlis (Santiago, Chile, 2000-2002): Provided legal counsel to foreign clients on commercial, corporate, and international legal matters in the areas of international trade, foreign investment, securitization, aquaculture, telecommunications, road infrastructure, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing; served as legal counsel for a privatized water and sanitation company and also for the Chilean branch of an international tire manufacturing company (Firestone); prepared arguments and strategies for litigation in Chilean, New York, and California courts in a case involving the non-payment of a multimillion-dollar promissory note for a U.S. telecommunications company, and for arbitration before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

Legal Consultant, Montt & Cía. (Santiago, Chile, 1999): Provided legal advice on the environmental impact of the projects: “Laying of Submarine Optical Fiber in the Chilean Maritime Territory”, “Construction of a Vast Educational Center in Santiago”, and a constitutional claim against nuisances caused by a large-scale industrial activity in a residential area of ​​Santiago.

 
 

Other Professional Experience

Legal Advisor, International Cooperation Agency (Santiago, Chile, 1999-2000).

Legal Director, Municipality of Macul (Santiago, Chile, 1994-1999).

Legal Consultant, Organization of American States (Sustainable Development and Environment Unit) (Santiago, Chile, 1998).

Legal Advisor to the Board of Directors of the Coquimbo Water and Sanitation Company (Coquimbo, Chile, 1993-1995).

Legal Director, National Institute for Agricultural Development (La Serena, Chile, 1993-1994).

Legal Director, Municipality of Coquimbo (Coquimbo, Chile, 1993).

 
 

Leadership Positions in Bar Associations

DC Bar Association: Co-Chair of the International Law Section Steering Committee (2019-2020). Chair, International Investment and Finance Committee (2017-2019). Co-Chair, International Investment and Finance Committee (2016-2017).

Inter-American Bar Association: Council Member (2014-2018); Vice-Chair, International Arbitration Committee (2013 & 2017-2018); Elected Secretary General (2012-2013 & 2015); DC Chapter President (2007-2010)

 
 

Academic Experience

Lecturer, Corporate Governance Law Course in the Master’s Program in Corporate Law (University of Lima Law School, Peru (January 2018).

Visiting Professor, International Commercial Arbitration Treaties and International Contracts, in the Postgraduate Diploma in Commercial and Investment Arbitration (San Pablo Catholic University, Law School, Arequipa, Peru, October 2015).

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center (Latin American Law (2010-2014) & Legal Terminology Workshop in Spanish (2012-2015).

Adjunct Professor, American University Washington College of Law: Business Transactions in Latin America (2004-2014). Trade and Investment in Latin America (Argentina, 2010) & US Contract Law (2011)

Teaching Assistant, “Introduction to U.S. Law,” Faculty of Law, University of Chile (Santiago, Chile, 1998).

Professor, Economic Law, Academia de Humanismo Cristiano University (Santiago, Chile, 1999-2000).

Professor, International Law & Maritime Law, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of the North (Coquimbo, Chile, 1993-1995).

Assistant Professor, International Law (Faculty of Law, University of Concepción, 1992).

 
 

Bar Memberships

United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland (2025)

Maryland Bar Association (2022)

U.S. Court of International Trade (2013)

U.S. Supreme Court (2013)

D.C. Bar Association (2008)

New York State Bar Association (2003)

Chilean Bar Association (1993)

 
 
 
 
 

Services

 
 

Dante Figueroa can advise you on international investment and commercial arbitrations, as well as domestic arbitrations, as an independent arbitrator; or, exceptionally, as co-counsel or legal expert on civil and corporate law in such cases.

Figueroa is particularly qualified to advise you in the following areas:

Simply by providing you with a copy of the law or regulation you are looking for. We can find the law in any area of ​​interest, whether it be energy law, foreign investment, commercial arbitration, e-commerce, banking law, litigation and judicial matters, environmental law, telecommunications law, family or labor law, or any other legal matter.

We can write a legal research report, allowing you to understand Latin American law through a comparative legal analysis necessary for conducting business in the region or for identifying matters related to the implementation of trade agreements.

We can also advise you on litigation or contract drafting. Whether you're simply trying to “understand” civil law concepts, or want to ensure they're understood at the negotiating table, we'll find the right legal terminology to help you conduct your litigation or negotiation successfully and achieve a positive outcome for your partners or counterparties in Latin America. We translate highly sophisticated legal documents for use in court or for submission to government entities, based on our proven ability to navigate the complexities of Spanish and English language and terminology.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Publications

 
 

Publicaciones Seleccionadas (haga un click aquí para un listado completo)

A Fresh Look at Brazil's Stance Toward International Investment Dispute Settlement (Dec. 2019)

Um novo olhar para o Brasil em relação ao sistema de Solução de Controvérsias entre Investidores e Estado (Jan. 2020)

Dispute Boards para Proyectos de Infrastructura en Latinoamérica: Un Nuevo Advenedizo en el Barrio?, Foro de Derecho Mercantil Colombia, 2019

Dispute Boards for Infrastructure Projects in Latin America: A New Kid on the Block, International Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution International 2017

Enforcing Arbitration Awards in Chile, Practical Law Contributor Terms, co-author Chile, June 2017

The “Social License to Operate” and “Ius Imperium” in Treaty-Based Non-Precluded Measures Provisions: the Case of Latin America, Practical Law Arbitration Blog 2016

Book, Responsabilidad Civil Corporativa Ilimitada en Latinoamérica, Editorial Olejnik Argentina, 2016

La Legislación Peruana de Arbitraje y los Trabajos de la CNUDMI (Peruvian Arbitration Legislation and the UNCITRAL Works), Revista Diké Chile, 2016

The Administrative Contract, Non-Arbitrability, and the Recognition and Execution of Awards Annulled in the Country of Origin: the Case of Commisa v. Pemex, Arbitration International 2016

El Contrato Administrativo, Inarbitrabilidad y el Reconocimiento de Laudos Anulados en el País de Origen – el Caso COMMISA, Revista Lima Arbitration 2014

Integrating Latin American Stock Markets: The Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano (MILA): Innovations and Perspectives, American University Business Law Review 2014

Insider Trading and Other Securities Frauds in the United States: Lessons for Chile, 3 Mich. J. Private Equity & Venture Capital L. 165 2013-2014

La Giustiza Costituzionale in Cile Revisited: Una Rivoluzione in Divenire, in Federalismi.it Italy, June 20, 2014

Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America, co-authored by Figueroa, just published at NYU’s GlobaLEX July 25, 2013

Comparative Aspects of Piercing the Corporate Veil in the United States and Latin America, Duquesne Law Review, 50 Duq. L. Rev. 683 2012

Comparative Constitutional Protection of Contracts in the United States and Chile, American Society of International Law’s International Legal Research Informer 2012

Book, Levantamiento del Velo Corporativo Latinoamericano. Aspectos Comparados con el Derecho Estadounidense [Piercing the Latin American Corporate Veil: Comparative Aspectos with U.S. Law]. Prologued by Arturo Fermandois, then Chilean Ambassador to the U.S. 2011 Second place, Book Award, Inter-American Bar Association June 2012

Algunas Reflexiones sobre el Arbitraje Comercial Internacional en Latinoamérica y los Estados Unidos. Aspectos Comparados [Reflections on International Commercial Arbitration in Latin America and the United States. Comparative Aspects], Diké Law Review of the Jesuit University Alberto Hurtado’s Law School, June 2011 Volume 3, N°1, republished in Foro de Derecho Mercantil, Revista Internacional, Vol. 37, at 61-91 Colombia, Oct.- Dec. 2012

El Rol Evolutivo del Notario Público en Latinoamérica, Ars Boni et Aequi (Law Review of the Bernardo O’Higgins University, Santiago, Chile), 2010

The Evolving Role of the Latin American Notary Public, International Legal Studies Program Law Journal, Volume 1, Issue 3, 2009

Is the Lack of Trusts an Impediment for Expanding Business Opportunities in Latin America? 24 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 701, 2007

Exporting to the United States, bUSiness Chile, a magazine of AmCham Chile (Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce), Market Spotlight section, Santiago, Chile , Vol 232, 2006

Conflicts of Jurisdiction Between the United States and Latin America in the Context of Forum Non Conveniens Dismissals, Inter-American Law Review, University of Miami School of Law, 37 U. Miami Inter-Am. L. Rev. 119 2005

Derecho Ambiental en la Práctica Privada (Chile), 2005

 
 
 
 
 
 

Presentations

 
 

Conversatorio Internacional sobre la Abogacía, organizado por la Universidad del Sinú, Colombia al Derecho y UniColombo (Colombia, Junio 10, 2020). Panelista.

Lecturer, Where’s the Seat? How to Identify the Proper Law of the Arbitration Agreement: Domestic and Abroad panel, at Dispute Resolution Section, New York State Bar Association Jan. 30, 2020

Presenter at lecture by Dr. Domenico di Pietro on “Retrospective Analysis and Future Legacy of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties,” held at the D.C. Bar November 6, 2019

Lecturer, “Impacto de la Convención Internacional de Resolución de Diferencias relativas a Inversión Extranjera (CIADI) en América Latina (experiencia comparada) y ventajas y desventajas para Brasil de los Convenios Bilaterales de Inversiones (BITs) y del Arbitraje Internacional de Inversiones. Propuestas de modificación en el arbitraje internacional de inversiones” [Impact of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, ICSID, in Latin America (Comparative Experience), Advantages and Disadvantages for Brazil of International Bilateral Treaties (BITs), and International Investment Arbitration. Proposals for the Reform of International Investment Arbitration] in IV International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation, Arbitration and Mediation Chamber of Santa Catarina (CAMESC) Brazil, July 12, 2019

Moderator, Current Issues and Perspectives on Trade and Investment in Brazil and its Impact in the Region,” at DC Bar, featuring speakers from the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C., a senior partner of a NYC-based law firm, and a former chief counsel of the Canadian team negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement D.C. Bar, April 23, 2019

Moderator, Panel on Type of Contract, Measure of Damages & Differential Hypothesis, DC Bar Advanced Seminar on Damages in International Arbitration Feb. 12, 2019

Lecturer, Temas Actuales del Arbitraje en el Perú: el Estatuto Jurídico de los Árbitros [Current Issues in Arbitration in Peru: the Legal Regime of Arbitrators], Webinar with Co-Panelists Alvaro Aguilar, Secretario General, Comité Nacional de Perú, International Chamber of Commerce & Dr. Herfried Woss (University of Lima’s Graduate School) #arbitration #disputeresolution #internationalarbitration. Peru, October 22, 2018

Lecturer, Use of Dispute Boards for Infrastructure Projects in Peru Workshop, with Co-Panelist Maria Pradillas, from Jones Day (University of Lima’s Graduate School) Peru, August 8, 2018

Lecturer, Latin American Responses to President Trump’s Section 232 Measures: Mexico’s and Brazil’s Responses. D.C. Bar Association D.C. Bar, June 24, 2018

Moderator, “Dispute Boards in Latin America & Beyond,” co-organized by the DC Bar, the Inter-American Bar Association’s DC Chapter, and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society. Other speakers are: Maria Eugenia Roca (IDB), Rachael Kent (WilmerHale), Robert Smith (Akerman LLM), and Patricia Sulser (IFC). May 17, 2018

Desafíos del Arbitraje Internacional de Inversiones – CIADI y Novedades contenidas en los TLCS (BITS) [Challenges of International Investment Arbitration – ICSID and Novelties in BITS, at “VI Simposio Internacional de Arbitraje” [6th International Arbitration Symposium] Peru, November, 2018

Discussion on the Mexican Annulment and U.S. Recognition of the Commisa v. Pemex (PEP) Award, hosted by the Georgetown Law Association of Mexicans Students (GLAMS) and the Georgetown International Arbitration Society (GIAS) April 7, 2017

Promoviendo las Inversiones en el Perú: Marco Legal para el Desarrollo y Protección de las Inversiones y del Interés Público en Contratos de Construcción e Infraestructura [Promoting Investment in Peru: Legal Framework for the Development and Protection of Investments and the Public Interest in Construction and Infrastructure Contracts], Graduate School, University of Lima Peru, November 29, 2016

Comparative Constitutional Law between Civil and Common Law Jurisdictions, invited by Professor Lucio Pegoraro, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy November 22, 2016

The Origins of the Non-Arbitrability of the Administrative Rescission; the Commisa v. Pemex Case and the CNH Arbitration Clause, at the Eighth Investment Arbitration Forum: Investment Protection and the Mexican Energy Reform Mexico City, November, 2016

Asociaciones Público-Privadas y Solución Alternativa de Disputas: Dispute Boards [Public-Private Partnerships and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Dispute Boards], at the 51st Annual Conference of the Inter-American Bar Association Lima, Peru, July 3, 2015

La Ley General de Arbitraje de Perú de 2014, at the Latin American Law Students’ Association Luncheon held at the Georgetown University Law Center February 27, 2015

Managing Risks in Foreign Investment in Latin America: The Lessons from French Administrative Law, at “Risk Management and Investment Dispute Resolution, with a Focus in Latin America,” Georgetown Law Center’s International Arbitration Month February 5, 2015

Infrastructure Projects, at I Congreso Iberoamericano de Derecho Internacional de los Negocios, “La CNUDMI y el futuro del derecho comercial internacional” [First Ibero-American Congress on International Business Law, “UNCITRAL and the Future of International Commercial Law] Bogotá, Colombia, October 28, 2014

The Commisa Case: Arbitrability of the Contrat Administratif in Latin America, and the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in New York’s Southern District, presented at the 2014 Annual International and Comparative Law Symposium organized by the Maryland Journal of International Law and the International & Comparative Law Program Baltimore, Maryland, October 24, 2014

Legal Jargon in Spanish: Fundamental Concepts of International Investment and Commercial Arbitration, at the Georgetown Law Center’s Latin American Law Students’ Association’s Luncheon October 10, 2014

Buen Gobierno Regulatorio y Arbitraje de Inversión en Latinoamérica [Good Regulatory Governance and Investment Arbitration in Latin America], at Inter-American Bar Association’s Annual Conference San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 26, 2014

Legal Jargon en Español: Business Organizations in Latin America, organized by the Georgetown University Law Center’s Latin American Law Student Association March 21, 2014

Legal Jargon en Español: Arbitraje Internacional, organized by the Georgetown University Law Center’s Latin American Law Student Association February 28, 2014

Moderator, Current Issues Related to the Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in the United States, offices of Porter Wright New York, January 21st, 2014

The 'Contrat Administratif’, Non-Arbitrability and Other Issues related to State Contracts and Commercial Arbitration, in “Sixth Investment Arbitration Forum: Privately-Financed Infrastructure Projects: Managing and Resolving Disputes Involving Commercial and State Actors,” Georgetown University Law Center October 4, 2013

Legal Practice in the Common Law World, at Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia August 1, 2013

The Principle of Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence: A Review from the French Revolution to its Current Status in Latin America, at Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia August 2, 2013

Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption in Latin America: A Legislative Review Panel at Inter-American Bar Association’s Annual Conference Paraguay, June 24, 2013

We the People. Libertà, democrazia e istituzioni nel modello Americano [We the People. Liberty, Demcoracy and Institutions in the U.S. Model], at Associazione Amerigo (International Cultural Exchange Programs Alumni at the Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America), Rossa dell’Hotel Boscolo Aleph Rome, April 22, 2013

Fondamenti costituzionali degli Stati Uniti d'America in una prospettiva comparativa [Constitutional Foundations of the United States of America in a Comparative Perspective] for students of LUMSA Università of Rome, held at the Aula ex Agricoltura (IV piano), Italian Chamber of Deputies Rome, April 11, 2013

Revisione costituzionale. La giustiza costituzionale in Cile: una rivoluzione in divenire [Constitutional Justice in Chile Revisited: A Revolution in the Making], at LUISS Università of Rome, a guest speaker of Professor Mirela Lecaro Rome, April 10, 2013

The Future of Legal Education in the Hispanic Community, at the 16th Annual Hispanic Law Conference: The Evolving Legal Landscape for Hispanic Lawyers Washington College of Law, February 28, 2013

Luncheon and Workshop on “Current Issues Related to ICSID Investment Arbitration,” by Meghan Kinnear, General Counsel, ICSID, at Patton Boggs, PLLC January 2013

Doing Business in Latin America, a brownbag discussion hosted by the L.L.M. Board at the Washington College of Law D.C., November 14, 2012

Current Issues in Commercial Arbitration, at Chadbourne & Parke New York, 2012

Constitutional Review in Chile Revisited: A Revolution in the Making, at the Constitutional Law Seminar, Duquesne University School of Law Pittsburgh, November 10, 2012

Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano, MILA [Latin American Integrated Market], at the 2012 Joint Fall Conference of the American Bar Association and the Inter-American Bar Association Miami, October 18, 2012

Comments on Practicing Law in a Mixed Environment: The Encounter of Civil and Common Law Lawyers in the International Context, at the Georgetown University Law Center’s Global Law Scholar Lecture Series Washington, D.C., October 17, 2012

Statutory Interpretation in Chile: from the Civil Code to the Constitution, at the Washington College of Law’s Faculty Colloquium with professors from the University of Valparaíso September 24, 2012

Constitutional Protection of Contractual Rights in the United States and Chile, a Faculty Working Paper presented at the 2012 Summer Brown Bag Workshop Series held at the Georgetown Law Center August 2, 2011

Practicing Corporate Environmental Law in Chile, at the Georgetown Law Center’s Global Law Scholars’ Lecture Series April 10, 2012

The ‘State of Nature’ and the Philosophers of Law, in particular Edmund Burke”, at the University of Costa Rica School of Law March 29, 2012

The U.S. Political Question Doctrine: Its Etiology, Axiology, and Perspectives for Latin America, at the Constitutional Comparative Law Seminar organized by the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica March 28-29, 2012

Constitutional Law Attributions and Current Developments, in Comparative Perspective, the Case of the French Semi-Presidential System, at The Evolution of Latin American Presidentialism(s) in Comparative Perspective Workshop, organized by the Center For Latin American Studies/BMW Center for German and European Studies/ Department of Government November 14, 2011

Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America, at the Center for Constitutional Democracy (CCD), Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana November 10, 2011

Piercing the (Latin American) Corporate Veil. Background and Perspectives, a Faculty Working Paper presented at the 2011 Summer Brownbag Workshop held at the Georgetown Law Center August 9, 2011

Challenges Posed by Transnational Litigation: Latin America and the Civil Law Tradition, presented at the 2011 American Association of Law Libraries’ Annual Meeting Philadelphia July 26, 2011

La Revolución Francesa: Una Perspectiva Histórica para Entender su Legado Jurídico en Latinoamérica (The French Revolution: A Historic Perspective to Understand its Legal Legacy in Latin America), and Propuestas para una Re-Definición de las Bases Constitucionales del Gobierno basadas en el Derecho Natural en Latinoamérica (Proposals for a Re-Definition of the Constitutional Basis for the Government Based on Natural Law in Latin America), presented at the “Legal Legacy of the French Revolution in Latin America” symposium, held at the Bernardo O’Higgins School of Law Santiago, Chile, April 26 and 28, 2011

Constitutional Reform in the Americas: Current Trends, Brown Bag Program organized by the D.C. Bar’s International Law Section’s Inter-American Legal Committee September 23, 2010

State of Judicial Independence in Latin America, Georgetown Law Center’s Latin American Law Students Association September 22, 2010

The Latin American Civil Law System from the Perspective of the U.S. Common Law, San Sebastián School of Law Santiago, Chile, June 21, 2010

Enforcement of International Arbitral Decisions in the U.S. and Latin America: Comparative Aspects, Cátedra Juan Pablo II, a symposium organized by a group of South American universities Santiago, Chile, June 15, 2010

Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America,” Power Lunch Series organized by the Law Library of Congress May 20, 2010

Historical Foundations of the Latin American Legal System. Twenty Theses on the French Revolution’s Legal Legacy in Latin America,” Latin American Law Students’ Association, Georgetown Law Center March 18, 2010

Writing for U.S. Law Practice and the Attorney/Client Relationship in the United States, at the “Graduate Certificate in International Contracts and Business Law” Program organized jointly by the American University Washington College of Law and the University of Chile School of Law, Santiago, Chile November 2006

Basic Issues in U.S. Legal Practice, at the “Graduate Certificate in International Contracts and Business Law” organized by the American University Washington College of Law and the University of Chile School of Law, held in Santiago, Chile November 2006

Current Developments in Environmental Law in Latin America, presented at the Bolivian Catholic University of San Pablo School of Law, La Paz, Bolivia, an event sponsored by the General Consulate of Chile March 2006

Regional Trade Agreements, at the 9th Annual National Latino Law Student Association Conference, held at the American University Washington College of Law October 2005

Public Participation in the Inter-American System of Human Rights, presented at the “Access to Information and Citizen Participation in Environmental Enforcement” panel for a delegation of Chilean environmental officials participating in the “Enforcement Capacity-Building Study Tour” organized by the Environmental Law Institute on behalf of the U.S. and the Chilean governments Washington, D.C., April 2005

Current Foreign Investment and Environmental Issues in Chile, presented at the Embassy of Chile, with occasion of the presentation of the book “Environmental Law in Private Practice,” March 26, 2005

Civil Law in Latin America, presented for the LLM students association at the American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. November 2004

Challenging Infrastructure Projects at the International Level in the Americas, presented at the “Human Environmental Rights” workshop, held in Lima, Peru May 2004

Petition of Organizations of the Chilean Civil Society before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights concerning the Violation by the Chilean Government, of the Human Rights of Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Participation, in a case related to Modified Living Organisms, at the “Human Rights and the Environment in the Inter-American Human Rights System” workshop, held in Mexico City, Mexico April 2004

Environmental Regulations and Legal Responsibilities in Mining Operations, at seminar on “Management of Environmental Risks in the Cooper Industry”, organized by San Sebastian University, Rancagua, Chile May 2002

The Effect of the Private Sector on the Nation-State and its Influence on Chile’s Environmental Regulatory Framework since 1990, at the 2001 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Berlin, Germany December 2001

Municipal Environmental Conflicts, at the “Legal Protection of the Environment” seminar, organized by San Sebastian University, Concepción, Chile May 2001

Environmental Conflicts at the Municipal Level, presented at the “Municipalities and the Environment” seminar, organized by La República University Law School, Santiago, Chile April 2001

Civil Liability for Environmental Damage, presented at the “The Right to Damages and Civil Liability: An Interdisciplinary Perspective” seminar, organized by La República University Law School, Santiago, Chile November 2000

The Environmental Damage Action, presented at the “Legal Protection of the Environment” seminar, organized by La República University Law School, Santiago, Chile October 2000

Municipal Environmental Management, presented at seminar on “Legal and Institutional Mechanisms for Public Participation in Decision-Making in the Americas,” Inter-American Strategy for the Promotion of Public Participation in Decision-Making for Sustainable Development Project, Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment of the Organization of American States, Santiago, Chile March 1998

Consequences of Joining NAFTA for Chile’s Eighth Region, on panel aired on the Television Channel of the University of Concepción March 1995