Álvaro Jana Linetzky

Partner

Studies

  • School of Law, Universidad Diego Portales (1996), Summa Cum Laude.
  • Master of Laws, Georgetown University (2001).

Memberships

  • Member of WTO panelists list to integrate courts in charge of resolving trade disputes between its members.
  • Arbitrator for the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals of Santiago (2025-2026)
  • Arbitrator for the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals of Valparaiso (2025-2026)
  • Director of the International Economic Relationships General Board (today, SUBREI), of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2012-2014).
  • Member of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (2024 to date).

Awards

  • First place winner at the First Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition, American University College of Law Washington D.C., USA (1996).
  • 1996 Best Graduate Award, School of Law, Universidad Diego Portales.

Publications and Conferences

  • Columnist of Diario Financiero, area of international trade and economic integration (2014 a 2016).
  • Getting the Deal Through. Trade and Customs Editions. Commentator of chapters 2013 and 2014 and author of Chapter 2015 on Chilean law and professional practice in matters of Commercial and Customs Laws.
  • “Sugar protection in Chile. Importance of a consistent trade policy”, at Sugar White Book A story of protectionism, RIL editions, Santiago, 2005.

Professional Experience

  • Jana Abogados (2015-2023). Partner
  • Bofill Mir Álvarez Jana (2007-2012; 2014-2015). Partner
  • DIRECON General Director (2012-2014).
  • Jana y Compañía Abogados (1997-2000; 2003-2007). Partner.
  • DIRECON External Adviser, for commercial dispute resolution (2003-2004).
  • Chief of the WTO and Trade Policy Department and commercial dispute adviser, DIRECON (2001-2003).

Languajes

Spanish and English