Díaz
y Cia. Ltda.
Abogados
Díaz
y Cia. Ltda.
Abogados
Av. Libertador Bernardo OHiggins Nº 1146 Offices 801 - 802
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Telephone (56 2 ) 696 4191 - 699 3492
Fax (56 2 ) 695 3142 - 695 3447
Civil and Criminal Litigation , Corporate , Foreing Investment , Real Estate , Firm Profile:
This law firm has an average of two associates and five paralegals , some of them fluent
in English.
Members of the Firm
CLAUDIO DIAZ URIBE , born in Santiago , Chile , on March 2 , 1955 . He studied at Lo
Castillo English School , Notre Dame and Patrocinio San José in Chile and Juan Martín
Pueyredon in Buenos Aires , Argentina . Graduated in Legal and Social Sciences at the
Catholic University of Valparaíso . He got a lawyer degree in 1981 and the " Eduardo
Lobos " prize to the best student of his promotion .
Magister in Law specialized in White Color Crimes , Chilean University , Santiago , 1985.
He studied at Studio School , Cambridge , England in 1987 . In 1988 , he got a Fullbright
scholarship to study in the New York University , USA , the active methodology of Law
Teaching and training program in the lawyers' firms Hanoch Weissman , New Yersey ,
USA and Fox and Horan , New York , USA.
He start his proffessional activities working for the goverment as he became asistant of
the Estate Defense Councel ( and then a cofounder of his current firm ) , ( 1976 - 1979 ).
Then he started as an associate in Alfredo Etcheberry Law Firm .
After that he became a patner at " Balbontin , Linazasoro y Díaz " ( 1982 - 1993 ).
Finally he became a cofounder of his current law firm.
Official Teacher of Procedural Law of the Diego Portales University , and regular Teacher
of Civil and Criminal Procedural Law of the American University ( Washington D.C. ,USA )
in summer courses on comparative Law . He has worked as Teacher and Supervisor of
Training Programs of Civil and Criminal Judges , organized by The Universitary Promotion
Corporation ( CPU ) , financed by the International Development Agency of USA . Formed
Director of the Procedural Law Division of the Diego Portales University , and current
member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Procedural Law Institute . Formed Mem-
ber of the Forum on Criminal Procedural Reform organized by the Ministry of Justice and
the Civic Peace Corporation , Which issued a new Criminal Procedure Code .
Author of Several publications on subjets of his speciality . Some of his publications are :
" Algunas Refleccciones acerca de la vinculación del Juez con la Ley " ( Some reflections
on the Relationship between the Judge and the Law ) , " A Chilean Lawyer in the American
System " , " La Garantía Constitucional del Debido Proceso " ( Constitutional Right of the
Due Process of Law ) , " An Overwiew of the Chilean Judicial System " .
Member of the Institute of Criminal Sciences ; the Interamerican Attorneys' Federation ,
Washington , USA ; World Jurist Association of Trial Lawyers of America ; International Bar
Association ; Fullbrigth Alumni Association .
Language : English .
JULIA ACEVEDO MUÑOZ , she studied The Grange School . ( ABS Association of British
School's ) . She started her studies of law in 1974 at the Pontificial Catholic University of
Chile , graduated in year 1978 with the Title of Licenced in Social and Legal Sciencies . At
1881 she obteined the degree as legal attorney .
Academic assistance of Mr. Guillermo Bruno Contreras , regular teacher of Constitutional
Law at the Catholic University of Chile . She performed her careeras an Attorney in the
Law Office or Mr. Alfredo Bowen , in procedure of Civil Judgements , Occupational and Mi-
nors , rights , also she shared legal office with Mrs . Rosa Bobenrierth , lending her legal a-
ssistance most of all in minors area , and women rights , dictating courses in various insti-
tutions publics and private . From 1988 up to 199 she was the general manager of " Cons-
titutional Information Legal Magazine S.A.".
That consists in a Legal Magazine , through daily publication on jurisprudential and doctri-
nal commentaries on diferents topics economics , minings , tributary , etc. , seen from the
constitutional perspective . Along with the foregoing , in 1996 she also joined The Staff of
the Attorneys Study " Bruna and Company ".
Language : English written and verbal .
FERNANDO MOLINA VALLEJO , born in viña del Mar , Chile , on July 7 , 1936 . He studied in
College of S.S.C.C. Then he studied law at the Catholic University of Valparaíso .
He graduated in Social and Legal Sciencies at the Catholic University of Valparaíso in 1961 .
He got a lawyer degree in 1963 .
He was a Teacher of Law and Political Sciencies since 1961 in the Catholic University of Val-
paraíso and in the Chilean Catholic University .
In the Catholic University of Valparaíso he is the first Director of the Institute of Social
Sciencies and Development .
He was Academic Vice Chancellor at the Catholic University of Valparaíso and was appointed
Academic Vice Chancellor and Alternate Chancellor of the Chilean Catholic University .
(1968-1971)
He worked as a specialist in investment and development matters at the Banco Interamerica-
no de Desarrollo (B.I.D.) Washington , USA , betwen 1971 and 1979 .
At present , he works as an attorney , specialized in financial and foreing investment matters.
He is representative in Chile of Lazard Brothers & Co. investment matters . Limited , London ,
and has held management post in several companies , such has Director of Codelco on behalf
of the President of the Republic ; Director of Empremar S.A. ; Director of Agrona S.A. ; and
chairman of the "La Epoca" Newspaper .
He is a Teacher at the Institute of Political Sciencies of the Catholic Univrsity where he gives
courses and seminars on Democratic Theory in post graduate studies at such Institute .
Language : English .
ENRIQUE SILVA HINRICHSEN , born in Santiago , Chile , on August 24 , 1954 . He studied at
the Saint Gabriel's School . Then he studied Law at the Catholic University of Chile , and
graduated in legal and Social Sciencies . He got a lawyer degree in 1980 .
He has worked as exclusive lawyer of the Fiscal Department of the Banco de A . Edwards ,
top attorney of the Banco Español Chile in Liquidation , and chief attorney of the Financial
Institutions in Liquidation.
VICTOR FERNANDEZ TORO , born in Santiago , Chile on June 7 , 1941 . He studied at the In-
ternado Nacional Barros Arana . Then he studied and graduated in Legal and Social Sciences
from the Law School of the University of Chile , Santiago . He got a lawyer degree in 1975 .
In 1975 , he worked as private attorney . During 1983 - 1984 he starts working as attorney
of the Fiscal Department of the Banco Español Chile in Liquidation .