Emmanuel Bernales

Bachelor of Law and Social Sciences from the Universidad de Talca’s Law School (2013). Master’s in Law Sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s Law School (Summa cum laude, 2014-2016). Currently, he is candidate for a Ph. D. degree from the Universidad de Talca’s Law School (2014-).

In addition, he has participated in specialization courses in the areas of Criminal Psychology and Criminology from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de México (Summa cum laude, 2008-2009).

His practice focuses on litigation and dispute resolution, particularly regarding labor and criminal matters, the latter being related to compliance and risk prevention models, complex economic crimes and corporate advisory (unfair administration and incompatible negotiation).

His professional practice has been based in various public and private institutions. He initiated it in the Chilean Prosecutor’s Office, where he remained for four years in various positions and Prosecution Offices. Subsequently, he was Head of Law Division of the Criminal Prosecution Office of the Municipality of Vitacura, where he directed about 20 professionals and administrative personnel, for three years. In this position, it was his responsibility to assume the advice and judicial representation of the most complex controversies before the superior courts of justice. Finally, he advised the firm Chadwick y Raymond Cía. (2018-2019) in various highly complex criminal cases. Later, he joined Parraguez y Marín litigation team (2020-).

In academic matters, he works and has worked as undergraduate and graduate Law Professor in various national universities, like Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad Finis Terrae, among others. In addition, he has been a speaker at various national and international seminars such as the South America Business Forum. In turn, he has directed a dozen theses and undergraduate and graduate research papers at various national universities. Lastly, he has been appointed arbitrator of various publications and a member of the Editorial Committee of various journals of national and international prestige, like Revista Chilena de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (arbitrator) and Revista de Derecho de la Universidad de Anahuac México Sur (member of the Editorial Committee), among others.