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Cristi\u00e1n Urz\u00faa\u2019<\/em>s practice focuses on projects, construction and engineering law, including its disputes (claims, litigation and arbitration, in all the stages of a project, including its operation).<\/p>\nHe advises owners and contractors in infrastructure projects, engineering and construction, from the idea of \u200b\u200bdeveloping a project through the preparation of contracts, their execution, materialization and claims, even up to their litigation, arbitration or liquidation.<\/p>\n
Cristi\u00e1n was director of the \u200b\u200bArbitration and Litigation Group and engineering and construction specialist, at Carey & Allende\u2013 currently CMS Carey & Allende, Santiago (2015-2016); and senior associate (2009-2015); associate of the arbitration and litigation firm, Ort\u00fazar, \u00c1guila & Concha -today Ort\u00fazar Vergara & Boetsch, Santiago (2006-2008); and associate of the Arbitration and Litigation Group at \u00c1lvarez, Hinzpeter & Jana -now Bofill Mir & \u00c1lvarez Jana-, Santiago (2006-2008).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.16″ _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00bb4.16″ _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_testimonial author=\u00bbLegal 500″ portrait_url=\u00bbhttps:\/\/urzuaabogados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/l500-next-generation-partner-la-2021.jpg\u00bb portrait_width=\u00bb100px\u00bb portrait_height=\u00bb150px\u00bb _builder_version=\u00bb4.16″ _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n
The best quality of Cristi\u00e1n Urz\u00faa is his 24\/7 availability, excellent treatment of clients, honesty and efficiency. He has knowledge and creativity that are very difficult to find in the Chilean market. He is extremely hard-working and diligent, and very committed to his clients. In my opinion, he is the best projects lawyer in Chile.<\/em><\/p>\nCristi\u00e1n Urz\u00faa has outstanding knowledge of our business and the practice of arbitration. He has been involved in several complex cases regarding all kinds of construction law issues.<\/em><\/p>\nWhat makes this practice unique is having the experience to interpret correctly different scenarios and know how properly to assess and weigh the different risks without raising transaction costs.<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00bb2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=\u00bb4.16″ custom_padding=\u00bb30px|0px|0|0px|false|false\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb2_3″ _builder_version=\u00bb4.16″ custom_padding=\u00bb|||\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb custom_padding__hover=\u00bb|||\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.16″ global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Representative experience<\/b><\/h4>\n\n- A mining company with global presence<\/b>, in the contractual support of the construction of an expansion of mining infrastructure that required the performance of five packages of contracts, in various modalities, for USD 2,000 million.<\/span><\/li>\n
- A construction company of power transmission lines<\/b><\/span>, in the contractual support of the construction of one of the most important power transmission lines of the decade, for USD 250 million.<\/span><\/li>\n
- An engineering company with global presence<\/b><\/span>, in a domestic arbitration for USD 7 million, in a conflict related to impacts on term, costs and scope of the work, obtaining one of the few judgements that awarded a complaint against an arbitrator <\/span>ex aequo et bono<\/span><\/i>, in the last 15 years in Chile.<\/span><\/li>\n
- A photovoltaic solar energy company<\/b><\/span>, in a domestic arbitration for USD 8 million, in a dispute in connection with impacts on term, costs and scope of the work, obtaining a favorable ruling, despite the fact that the award issued by the first arbitrator was challenged before the Santiago Court of Appeal.<\/span><\/li>\n
- A business group dedicated to operate public services<\/b><\/span>, in a dozens of litigations and arbitrations against its former partner, for USD 20 million.<\/span><\/li>\n
- An engineering company with global presence<\/b><\/span>, in the determination of its environmental contingencies and in the early preparation of its environmental defense, in a project of USD 1,000 million, for contingencies amounted to USD 40 million.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/strong><\/h4>\nAcknowledgements<\/b><\/h4>\n\n- Up and Coming, Chambers and Partners, in Projects (2022 y 2023).<\/li>\n
- Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500, in Proyects and Infrastructure (2021, 2022 and 2023).<\/li>\n
- Leaders League, in Dispute Resolution in Construction and Arbitration (2021, 2022 and 2023).<\/li>\n
- Recognized by The Legal 500 which describes him like this: \u00abIt is strategic and has great knowledg<\/em>e\u00bb. <\/span>(2014, 2015, 2016 y 2017).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Beca Chile Scholarship (2009).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Fernando Rozas Vial Award to the best student of Civil Law (2006).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Carey y C\u00eda. Award to the best student of Civil Law (2005 and 2006).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/h4>\nActivities and memberships<\/b><\/h4>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Professor at Pontificie Universidad Catolica de Chile, \u201cConstruction and engineering Law\u201d course (since 2022).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Professor at Universidad Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez, \u201cThe Construction Contract before the Civil Law\u201d course (since 2018).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columnist of El Mercurio Legal, in matters of projects, engineering and construction, and in litigation and arbitration (2019-).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Columnist of the BIT Magazine, of the Chilean Chamber of Construction (2019).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Speaker of the Chilean Society of Construction Law (2019).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Speaker of the Contractor Meeting. Chilean Chamber of Construction (2018).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Invited by the IDIEM of the University of Chile to speak on arbitration (2018 – 2019).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Professor of Arbitration, Universidad Mayor (since 2019).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Professor at Universidad Alberto Hurtado, \u201cThe Construction Contract before the Civil Law\u201d course (since 2018).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Professor at Universidad Diego Portales, \u201cThe Construction Contract before the Civil Law\u201d course (since 2015).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Professor of Contracts and Torts, Universidad Diego Portales, (2013-2015).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Professor of Civil Law, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (2006-2008).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Member of the Chilean Bar Association.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Practice<\/b><\/h4>\n\n- Projects.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Engineering and construction.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Project\u2019s disputes (Claims, litigation and arbitration), including disputes related to the operation of projects.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Education<\/b><\/h4>\n\n- LL.M., University of California, Berkeley (<\/span>cum laude<\/span><\/i>, 2012).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Certificate in Contracts and Torts Law, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (<\/span>summa cum laude<\/span><\/i>, 2005).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Derecho. Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (summa cum laude<\/span><\/i>, 2005).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nAdmissions<\/b>
<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n- Chile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Languages<\/b><\/h4>\n\n- Spanish.<\/span><\/li>\n
- English.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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