Victoria Demarchi
Victoria Demarchi
Partner
vdemarchi@jg-disputes.com
(+56) 227 577 666

About

Education
  • LL.M., Columbia Law School, New York (Fulbright)
  • J.D., Universidad de Chile (summa cum laude)
Admissions
  • Chile
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Victoria has particular expertise in disputes related to energy and natural resources, construction, advertising, television industry, retail, insurance and shareholder disputes.

She has experience as a litigator in International Investment Arbitration under ICSID rules; International Commercial Arbitration under ICC, UNCITRAL, AAA, and CAM Santiago rules and ad-hoc Arbitrations; Civil Litigation in Chilean Courts in assistance to national and international arbitration with seat in Chile: Obtaining Evidence / Precautionary Measures / Nullity Law 19.971.

She is an arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under the rules of the CAM Santiago, and Secretary of the Arbitral Tribunal under the ICC rules.

Experience

Work Experience:

  • Partner, Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution (since 2024)
  • Director, Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution (since 2022)
  • Associate, Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana Abogados (2019-2022)
  • International Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, USA (2018-2019)
  • Associate, Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana Abogados (2012-2018)

Academic Experience:

  • Professor, Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (since 2019)
  • Assistant, International Human Rights Law, Universidad de Chile (2010-2016).
  • Assistant, Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (2009-2017)
  • Assistant, Introduction to Law, Universidad de Chile (2008-2009).
  • Assistant, Constitutional Law, Universidad de Chile (2008-2009).

Memberships:

  • Chilean Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Experts of the Chilean Bar Association
  • Representative for Chile, ALARB Próxima Generación (Latin American Arbitration Association).
  • Member of the YSIAC Council
  • Young Arbitrator, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CAM Santiago).

Awards
&
Recognitions

  • The Legal 500: "Rising Star of the Year in Arbitration" and "Rising Star" (2023); "Recommended Lawyer" (2022 & 2023)
  • Who's Who Legal: Future Leader (non-partners) (from 2021), WWL Arbitration (2023)
  • Best Lawyers in Chile: Outstanding in Arbitration and Mediation; International Arbitration (since 2020)
  • Fulbright Scholarship: For graduate study (2018)
  • Chile Scholarships: Postgraduate Study Abroad (2018)

Publications

  • "Contract Law and Equity Arbitrators in International Commercial Arbitration,"Revista de Actualidad Jurídica Iberoamericana No. 16 (February 2022).
    http://www.revista-aji.com/numero-16/

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