The Board of Directors of the Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Centre is the governing body of the CAM Santiago.
In accordance with article 3 of the Statutes of the Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Centre (effective as of 17 October 2019) the CAM Santiago Board of Directors is comprised by 15 members, of which 13 are appointed by the Board of Directors of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce A.G. (CCS) and 2 by the Council of the Chilean Bar Association A.G.
Within the functions of the CAM Santiago Board of Directors are the preparation, maintenance and updating of the lists of domestic arbitrators and mediators, as well as the appointment of these in the cases administered by the CAM Santiago.
The appointment of domestic arbitrators and mediators is made by selecting those individuals who are members of our lists when the parties have delegated such power to the Santiago Chamber of Commerce A.G.
Regarding international commercial arbitration cases, the CAM Santiago does not have a list of arbitrators, and it is the duty of the Board of Directors in each appointment to take into account the elements involved in each case, such as the nationality of the parties, the applicable laws, the seat of the arbitration and the languages involved in the dispute (article 11 of the CAM Santiago Statutes).
The Members of the Board of Directors are arbitrators, but they can only be appointed as such in case they are directly appointed by the parties.
The Board of Directors is comprised by Mr Herman Chadwick Piñera (Chairman), Mr Manuel José Vial Vial (Deputy Chairman), Dr Elina Mereminskaya, Ms Loreto Silva Rojas, Ms María Teresa Vial Álamos, Dr María Agnes Salah Abusleme, Dr María Soledad Krause Muñoz, Mr Cristián Maturana Miquel, Mr Enrique Navarro Beltrán, Mr Luis Alberto Aninat Urrejola, Dr Santiago Montt Oyarzún, Mr Luis Bezanilla Mena, Mr Augusto Bruna Vargas, Mr Ramón Jara Araya and Mr Juan Pedro Santa María Pérez.
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Herman Chadwick Piñera
Chairman of the Council
Herman Chadwick Piñera
Chairman of the Council
Lawyer. Graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Partner at Chadwick & Reymond Abogados. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors at ENEL Chile S.A., Director at Aguas Andinas S.A. and Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas S.A. He is also Vice President of Intervial Chile, Adviser at the Chile’s Manufacturers’ Association (SOFOFA) and Director at the Center of Public Studies.
Manuel José Vial Vial
Deputy Chairman
Manuel José Vial Vial
Deputy Chairman
Lawyer. Graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Partner at Grupo Vial / Serrano Abogados. Vice President of the Board of Directors of Scotiabank Chile. Adviser at the Chile’s Manufacturers’ Association (SOFOFA). Member of the Arbitration and ADR Commission at ICC Chile.
Dr Elina Mereminskaya
Member
Dr Elina Mereminskaya
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (formerly known as the Immanuel Kant Russian State University). She holds an LL.M. and a PhD from the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Partner at Wagemann Lawyers & Engineers. Specialist in Construction Law from the University of the Andes (Chile). Member of the arbitration list of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, President of the Arbitration Evaluation Committee of the Dispute Resolution Center at NIC Chile and Member of the Nomination Committee at ICC Chile. Member of ICDR Arbitration Roster at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). Between 2004 and 2018 she was a graduate and postgraduate professor of National and International Arbitration, International Commercial Arbitration, International Contracting and Private International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. She is currently a professor in the Diploma Courses in Construction Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and at the University of the Andes. Between 2007 and 2013 she worked in the CAM Santiago Secretariat as a special adviser for International Arbitration. Author of the book International Commercial Arbitration in Chile (Thomson Reuters, 2014).
Loreto Silva Rojas
Member
Loreto Silva Rojas
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. Partner at Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados. Director of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CCS), Independent Director of Barrick Gold Corporation. Member of the Council for Infrastructure Policy, the Chilean Society of Construction Law and Women Corporate Directors. Director of Comunidad Mujer. Former Minister of Public Works of the Republic of Chile (2012-2014) and Former Public Works Undersecretary (2010-2012).
María Teresa Vial Álamos
Member
María Teresa Vial Álamos
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She also holds a Diploma in Negotiation from the same university. She holds and LL.M from the University of Los Andes (Chile). External mediator of the Chilean State Defense Council. Member of the Nomination Committee at ICC Chile. Previously, she worked as an associate attorney at Prieto Abogados. In 2020, she attended the «Insights: ADR in the US and LATAM» program at Boston College Law School.
Dra. María Agnes Salah Abusleme
Member
Dra. María Agnes Salah Abusleme
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. LL.M. from Harvard University and LL.M. from the University of Chile. She also holds a PhD from the University of Chile. Full-time Professor of Civil Law and Researcher at the University of Chile Law School. Herbert Smith Freehills Visitor in the Cambridge Faculty of Law. Mentor of the Program Learning to Lead. Former Director of International Affairs at the University of Chile Law School. Previously, she worked as an attorney in the Tax and Judicial Group at Carey.
Dra. María Soledad Krause Muñoz
Member
Dra. María Soledad Krause Muñoz
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. LL.M. from the University of Chile and LL.M from the University of Alicante. PhD in Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences from the Pompeu Fabra University. Professor of Criminal Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Former Partner at Gandarillas, Montt, Del Río & Krause. Previously, she was Head of Litigation at the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office and Partner at Claro.
Cristián Maturana Miquel
Member
Cristián Maturana Miquel
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. Professor of Procedural Law at the University of Chile Law School. Legal Adviser and Secretary of the Board of Directors at ENTEL Chile. Member of the Civil Procedure Reform Commission of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Republic of Chile. Adviser at the Chilean Bar Association. Author of the book «Los Recursos del Código de Procedimiento Civil en la doctrina y la jurisprudencia» (Thomson Reuters, 2015) and coauthor of the books «Los Recursos Procesales» (Editorial Jurídica de Chile, 2017) y «Derecho Procesal Penal» (Librotecnia, 2017).
Enrique Navarro Beltrán
Member
Enrique Navarro Beltrán
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. Director of the Public Law Department and Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Chile Law School. Professor and Director of the Master-in-Public-Law, Transparency, Regulations and Control at the Finis Terrae University. Vice President of the Chilean Institute of Administrative Law, Member of the Board of Directors at the Chilean Association of Constitutional Law and Adviser at the Chilean Bar Association. Former Minister of the Constitutional Court of Chile and Former Director of Studies at the Supreme Court of Chile.
Luis Alberto Aninat Urrejola
Member
Luis Alberto Aninat Urrejola
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. He holds a Diploma in Economics for Lawyers from the University of Chile. LL.M. from Columbia University. Partner at Aninat Schwencke & Cía. Adviser at the Chilean Bar Association. He has been Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Chile Law School and Columbia Law School’s Visiting Scholar.
Dr. Santiago Montt Oyarzún
Member
Dr. Santiago Montt Oyarzún
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. LL.M. from Princeton University and LL.M from Yale University. PhD from Yale University. Vice President of Corporate Affairs (Americas Operations) at BHP Billiton. Member of the Board at Fundación Chile. Former Director of the Centre for Regulation and Competition at the University of Chile Law School.
Luis Bezanilla Mena
Member
Luis Bezanilla Mena
Member
Lawyer. Graduated from the University of Chile. Partner at Pérez Donoso. Former Member of the Tax Commission at Chile’s Manufacturers’ Association (SOFOFA).
Ricardo Riesco Eyzaguirre
Consejero
Ricardo Riesco Eyzaguirre
Consejero
Abogado, licenciado en Derecho por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile y máster en Derecho por la Universidad de Columbia, en donde fue profesor visitante en 2017 y 2018. Además, es Profesor Asistente Adjunto del Departamento de Derecho Procesal de la Facultad de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, en donde ejerció como director entre 2015 y 2017. Entre 2018 y 2022 se desempeñó como Fiscal Nacional Económico y ha sido árbitro del CAM Santiago desde 2009. Adicionalmente fue socio en Philippi, Yrarrázaval, Pulido & Brunner (actual Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría) y abogado en Claro & Cía. y en Clifford Chance.
Luis Alberto Aninat Urrejola
Consejero
Luis Alberto Aninat Urrejola
Consejero
Abogado de la Universidad de Chile. Diplomado en Economía para Abogados de la Universidad de Chile. Máster en Derecho de la Universidad de Columbia. Socio en Aninat Schwencke & Cía. Consejero del Colegio de Abogados de Chile A.G. Ha sido profesor de Derecho Comercial en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile y profesor visitante en la Universidad de Columbia.