Founding partner of Yávar & Silva Abogados. Litigation lawyer with extensive experience in high-complexity litigation and arbitration in the fields of private and public law, especially in administrative litigation, civil liability, construction contracts, and corporate disputes. He also provides legal advisory services in the preparation of legal opinions in procedural law.
EDUCATION
Lawyer, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Abdón Cifuentes Award, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2024), which seeks to recognize professors who have focused their research and teaching on serving the country.
Excellence in Teaching Award “Roberto Peragallo Silva”, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016).
Recognition Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2014).
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Chairman of the Ciudad del Niño Foundation.
Professor of Procedural Law, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Board Member of the UC Program on Judicial Reforms, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Former Member of the Faculty Council and current Member of the Curriculum Committee, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Director of the Department of Procedural Law, School of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2004-2010).
Member of the Civil Justice Forum, which set the Foundations for the Project of the New Civil Procedural Code.
Member of the Inter-Ministerial Commission responsible for drafting the Civil Procedural Code Project and Technical Coordinator and Member of the Inter-Ministerial Commission drafting the Project for Substitute Amendments to the Civil Procedural Code, Ministry of Justice, Government of Chile.
Member of the Council and the Good Practices Committe of the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.
Arbitrator at the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.
Arbitrator at the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (CIAC).
Former Vice President for Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, and current Member of the Ibero-American Institute of Procedural Law.Former President and current Member of the Chilean Institute of Procedural Law.
Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
LANGUAGES
Spanish – English.
