Gonzalo
Vial

Partner

Gonzalo is an expert in complex disputes. His practice focuses on litigation, mediation, and national and international arbitration. He has participated in controversies involving ad hoc proceedings and different arbitration rules.

Education

Lawyer, Universidad Católica
Master of Laws (LLM), Stanford University
PhD in Law (c), University of Cambridge

Academia

Professor of Procedural Law, Universidad Católica 
Professor of Commercial Arbitration Seminar, Universidad Católica (2018)
Visiting Scholar, University of Sidney (2015)
Professor of Procedural Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2012-2013 and 2016-2017)
Professor of Civil Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2013)

Positions

Arbitrator CAM Santiago
Board Member Cambridge University Arbitration Society
LLM UC Applied Law Journal

Languages

Spanish, English and Portuguese

Practice Areas

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

Recognitions

Fulbright Scholarship
Cambridge Trust
Beca Chile
Legal 500
Leaders League

Publications

Gonzalo Vial, Power Purchase Agreements Affected by Unexpected Circumstances: A Contract Law Issue with Climate Consequences (2024) Intersentia
Gonzalo Vial, Choice of Seat (2023) Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law, Oxford University Press
Gonzalo Vial, Power Purchase Agreements Affected by Unexpected Circumstances: Lessons from Real Litigation (2023) The Journal of World Energy Law and Business, Oxford University Press
Felipe Bulnes & Gonzalo Vial, La Prueba Pericial y el Riesgo de Transferencia Indebida de Jurisdicción (2018) CAM Santiago & Legal Publishing
Francisco Blavi & Gonzalo Vial, The Tribunal Secretary in International Arbitrations (2019) New York International Law Review
Gonzalo Vial, Influence of the Arbitral Seat in the Outcome of an International Commercial Arbitration (2017) The International Lawyer 
Gonzalo Vial & Francisco Blavi, Santiago as a Seat for International Commercial Arbitration (2016) Oregon Review of International Law 
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 
Gonzalo Vial, Application of the Essential Facilities Doctrine to Liquefied Natural Gas Regasification Terminals: An Analysis Through a Chilean Case (2016) Environmental Claims Journal, Taylor & Francis
Francisco Blavi & Gonzalo Vial, Class Actions in International Commercial Arbitration (2016) Fordham International Law Journal 
Gonzalo Vial, Effects of a Settlement between a Local Company and a Host State in a Bilateral Investment Treaty Claim of the Foreign Shareholders Arising from the Same Conduct (2016) Journal of International & Comparative Law
Gonzalo Vial, Australia as Seat for Arbitration: Lessons from the Andes (2015) Australian Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Bulletin