Jorge Bofill

Jorge Bofill es considerado uno de los mejores litigantes de Chile. Ha representado clientes en tribunales chilenos y cortes extranjeras, como el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (CIADI) del Banco Mundial con sede en Washington D.C. y la Cámara de Comercio Internacional. Su experiencia incluye asesorías en solución de conflictos no judicializados y la conducción de investigaciones corporativas internas por mandato de los dueños o directores de sociedades anónimas.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Mr. Bofill advised the Senate on the Criminal Procedure Reform that created a new institutional framework in the field and Law No. 20,393 that introduced the criminal liability of legal entities into Chile, among other ad honorem legislative collaborations.
  
• Mr. Bofill was a member of the Presidential Commission for drafting a new Criminal Code and has advised the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office on matters of antitrust.

EDUCATION

• Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, J.D.
• Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, LL.B.

AWARDS

• For years, Mr. Bofill has held the top positions in his areas of expertise in the most prestigious publications, including Chambers & Partners , The Legal 500 , Latin Lawyers, and Leading Lawyers by Qué Pasa-Idealis , among others.
• Distinguished for his 'excellent professional career' by his Alma Mater's Student Center, in the 115th aniversary of Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
• Nominated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as the only Latin American on the six-person panel in charge of reviewing the UN’s internal justice system. Other members included Hina Jilani, Navanethem Pillay, Leonid Skotnikov, Bob Hepple and Chris de Cooker. 
• Founding member of Libertades Públicas (Civil Liberties) AG.

LANGUAGES

• German and English.