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Francisco
Blavi

Partner

Francisco is an expert in highly complex disputes. He focuses his practice on litigation, mediation and domestic and international arbitration. He has participated in ad-hoc proceedings and under the arbitration rules of the ICC, UNCITRAL, AAA, and CAM Santiago, among others.

Education

Lawyer, Universidad Católica
Master of Laws (LLM), Columbia University

Academia

Professor of Procedural Law, Universidad Católica
Professor of Commercial Arbitration Seminar, Universidad Católica (2018)
Professor of Procedural Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2012-2013)
Professor of Civil Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2013)

Positions

Arbitrator AJ CAM Santiago
Assistant to Counsel International Criminal Court
Director Columbia Law School Association
LLM UC Applied Law Journal

Languages

Spanish, English and French

Practice Areas

Civil and commercial litigation
National & International Arbitration
Antitrust and regulated markets
Administrative and public law proceedings

Recognitions

Fulbright Scholarship
Parker School in International and Comparative Law
Beca Chile
Chambers and Partners
Who’s Who Legal: Construction and Arbitration
Legal 500

Publications

Francisco Blavi, After Failing to Cross The Jurisdictional Bridge: What Can We Learn From Kimberly-Clark v. Venezuela? (2022) Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Francisco Blavi, La Responsabilidad del Árbitro y el Perfeccionamiento de la Justicia Arbitral ¿Regulación o Autorregulación? (2019) CAM Santiago 
Francisco Blavi & Gonzalo Vial, The Tribunal Secretary in International Arbitrations (2019) New York International Law Review
Francisco Blavi, 10 Principios para una Negociación Comercial Exitosa (2018) Anuario de Negociación UC, Universidad Católica de Chile 
Francisco Blavi, Bifurcation of ICC Arbitral Proceedings: A Selection of Recent Procedural Orders (2017) ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin 
Gonzalo Vial & Francisco Blavi, Santiago as a Seat for International Commercial Arbitration (2016) Oregon Review of International Law 
Francisco Blavi, Drawing a Line to Public Policy in International Commercial Arbitration, CIArb Journal of Arbitration (2016) Mediation and Dispute Management, Sweet & Maxwell
Francisco Blavi, A Case in Favor of Publicly Available Awards in International Commercial Arbitration: Transparency v Confidentiality (2016) International Business Law Journal
Francisco Blavi & Gonzalo Vial, Class Actions in International Commercial Arbitration (2016) Fordham International Law Journal 
Gonzalo Vial & Francisco Blavi, New Ideas for the Old Expectation of Becoming an Attractive Arbitral Seat (2016) University of Iowa Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems 
Francisco Blavi & Gonzalo Vial, The Burden of Proof in International Commercial Arbitration: Are We Allowed to Adjust the Scales? (2016) UC Hastings International and Comparative Law Review 
Francisco Blavi, Towards a Uniform Regulation of Third Party Funding in International Arbitration (2016) International Arbitration Law Review, Sweet & Maxwell Francisco Blavi, Preparación de Litigios de Alta Complejidad (2016) Boletín de Litigación Derecho UC
Francisco Blavi is commended for his expertise in handling commercial litigation and arbitration mandates. One client describes him as «a specialist in complex disputes, very meticulous and well versed in litigation». Another interviewee remarks that «he is very easy to work with, hard-working, superbly intelligent and an excellent strategic thinker»
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS​RECOGNITION
«Francisco is a star in the Chilean construction market». «He is amazing and an incredible powerful advocate»
WWL ConstructionRecognition