Sebastián Yanine

Sebastian Yanine concentrates his practice in Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution, with a special focus on complex disputes and cross border litigation. Mr. Yanine has extensive experience representing local and foreign clients in domestic and international arbitration, in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration.

Professional experience

• Some representative works include advising and acting on behalf of the Chilean Government before the Chilean Supreme Court in a dispute concerning an energy project; representing a European and a Chilean investor in ICSID arbitration under Investment Treaties relating to the termination of an airport concession; representing a Chilean and foreign clients in several industries in commercial arbitration under ICC and UNCITRAL Rules; representing a Central American government in two ICSID cases (under Investment Treaties and DR-CAFTA) involving European and American Investors in the electricity sector; representing a European government and a European bank in proceedings for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments before Chilean courts; and, representing a multinational in the food industry in the context of setting aside proceedings before Chilean Courts and satellite litigation in connection to awards rendered under ICC Rules.
• Before joining the firm, Mr. Yanine worked with the International Arbitration Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in New York as foreign associate and at Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana with the litigation and arbitration team.

Education

• University of California Berkeley, LL.M., for which he received the Bicentenario-Chile grant. 
• P. Universidad Católica de Chile, LL.B (summa cum laude). 
• Universidad de Chile, Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration

Activities

• He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and the Chilean Society of Construction Law.

Acknowledgments

• His experience in dispute resolution has been highlighted in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.

Languages

• German and English.