Bárbara joined the firm in 2022. She has focused her professional experience on criminal litigation related to economic crimes, representing clients before guarantee courts, oral criminal trial courts, higher courts, and the Constitutional Court. She also advises on strategy development in high-complexity cases with significant media exposure and has contributed to the development of various internal investigations.
Professional Experience
- Public Defender (2022).
- Associate attorney for the Criminal Litigation team at Donoso / Bonilla Arenas (2019-2021).
- Paralegal for the Criminal Litigation team at Albagli Zaliasnik (2015-2018).
- Paralegal for the Criminal Litigation team at Gálvez y Cía. (2014-2015).
Education
- Master’s in Criminal Law, University of Talca and Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Diploma in Advanced Procedural Law and Litigation with a major in Criminal Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Update Courses: "Crimes Against Humanity in International and Chilean Law," "Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court Criminal Chamber and Constitutional Court," "Evidence and Probative Reasoning," University of Chile
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile LL.B.
Academic experience
- Editorial Team Member of the tribute book to Professor Carlos Künsemüller Loebenfelder, "Towards a Liberal Criminal Law" (2021-2022)
- Research Collaborator on the Fondecyt Regular Project Nº1210396, led by Dr. Francisco Fuentes Maldonado (2021-2022)
- Research Assistant Scholar at the Criminal Law Studies Center of the University of Talca (2021-2022)
- Teaching Assistant in Civil Procedural Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2017-2018)
- Teaching Assistant in Criminal Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2016-2017)
- Teaching Assistant in Civil Procedural Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2015-2016)
- Student Defense Coordinator, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2015-2016)