For over 10 years, Carla has represented and defended high-profile clients in trials before civil courts and arbitral tribunals, both national and international (Ad hoc, CAM Santiago, ICC). She advises in diverse matters, including energy and construction industries, as well as in conflicts related to corporate law, real estate law and unfair competition, among others.

She began her career in 2010 as a lawyer at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, one of the leading institutions in Latin America. In 2013, she joined the Disputes Resolution team of the former law firm Bofill Mir & Álvarez Jana (BMAJ).

Having completed her Master’s Degree in International Law and International Relations at the Complutense University of Madrid (2016-2017), she returned to Chile and rejoined BMAJ, becoming a partner of the firm in 2021.

After the dissolution of BMAJ, she joined the newly-founded firm Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution as a partner, and continued advising and representing clients in arbitration and highly complex litigation until early 2023.

In 2023 Carla was distinguished as a “Next Generation Partner” in the Dispute Resolution category, by the prestigious publication The Legal 500, as well as “Rising Star” by the same publication during the 2020 and 2021 issues. She has also been recognized by the publication “Best Lawyers in Chile” in the Arbitration and Mediation category in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, and named a member of the Board of Experts of the Chilean Bar Association in the area of Civil and Commercial Litigation in the year 2021.

Education

J.D. from the University of Chile. Graduated with highest distinction (2011).

LL.M. in International Law and International Relations, Complutense University of Madrid. Highest Distinction (2017).

Awards and Recognitions

Honored as “Next Generation Partner”, The Legal 500 Latin America: Dispute Resolution (year 2023).

Recognized in “Best Lawyers in Chile”: Arbitration and Mediation (years 2020, 2021 and 2022).

Member of the Board of Experts of the Chilean Bar Association in the area of Civil and Commercial Litigation (year 2021).

Honored as a “Rising Star”, The Legal 500 Latin America: Dispute Resolution (years 2020 and 2021).

Academic Excellence Award, Master in International Law and International Relations, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2017).

Academic Experience

Professor of Mediation and National Arbitration, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad de Chile. Diploma in Negotiation and Resolution of Business Disputes (2013-2014).

Assistant to the Department of Procedural Law, School of Law, University of Chile (2007-2011).

Memberships

Young Arbitrator CAM Santiago (AJ CAM Santiago).

Arbitrator, Court of Appeals of Santiago.

Chilean Bar Association.

Ibero-American Arbitration Club.

Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA).

Rising Arbitrators Initiative.

Languages

English, Spanish.