José Ignacio Azar

Cariola names José Ignacio Azar as new director

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos has announced the appointment of José Ignacio Azar (pictured) as new director of the Litigation and Arbitration practice, effective January 2023. He will also lead the Consumer Law group.

José Ignacio has been part of Cariola since 2012. He advises clients on complex commercial, civil, contractual liability, tort, consumer protection, bankruptcy and settlement litigation, among others. He has also participated in labour lawsuits, constitutional rights guarantee proceedings and in national and international arbitrations of various kinds.

He is a lawyer from the University of Chile, where he is now a lecturer in Civil Law, and holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Edinburgh, UK. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as an international lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, and as an associate lawyer at Castillo & Prieto Abogados.

L Giselle Estrada

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