Octavio Kehr Castillo

Partner

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish
  • English

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Partner of the Spanish Arbitration Center (CEA)
  • Member of the Young Arbitration Forum of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-YAF)Socio de la Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Partner of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Partner of the Chilean Society of Construction Law (SCHDC)
  • Member of the Pro Bono Chile Foundation
  • Lawyer, member of the Chilean Bar Association

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Former Head of the Litigation and Regulation Area of the Central Health Service and Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Health. Formerly, Associate of the Litigation and Natural Resources Area of the law firms Cubillos Evans and Nieto Morán (Today Dentons Chile), respectively.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Octavio has served as Assistant Professor to the Constitutional and Administrative Law chair at the Universidad de Los Andes. Previously, he interned at the California Water Science Center (CWSC) in Sacramento, California, USA.

EDUCATION

2016

Lawyer. Law Graduate from Universidad de Los Andes

2016

Diploma in Contracts and Damage Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2017

Diploma in U.S Law from the University of California, Davis, USA.

2021

Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Dispute Settlement from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

PRACTICE AREAS

Litigation and Arbitration

Public and Regulatory Law.

Natural Resources (Mining, Water, Electric)

Corporate Law

Medical Malpractice