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Santiago de Chile
+56 2 29419000
Diego Torres is a senior associate in the Corporate Law department. He focuses his practice providing day-to-day counseling to clients of different industries, including corporate, commercial, civilian and real estate matters. Additionally, he is regularly involved in M&A transactions. He also has experience in Financing, Project Finance and Capital Markets. He obtained his Degree in Law in the School of Law of the Universidad de Los Andes, Chile. He has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the School of Law of the New York University (NYU). He has been assistant professor in the Civil Law course at the School of Law of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2020-2021) and Universidad de los Andes (2017 - 2021). Diego Torres is a member of the Chilean Bar Association. Title of Lawyer granted from the Chilean Supreme Court in 2015.
Experience
Senior Associate since 2021. In Garrigues since 2018.
Before joining Garrigues, he worked as an associate lawyer in Cruzat, Vicuña y de Larraechea Abogados (2016-2018) and Noguera, Larrain & Dulanto (2015).
Academic background
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), New York University (NYU), School of Law, New York, 2022.
- Advanced Certificate in Law & Business, New York University (NYU), Stern School of Business, New York, 2022 (Awarded with “John L. Vogelstein” Scholarship).
- Certificate in Real Estate Law, Universidad de Los Andes, Chile, 2021.
- Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, Universidad de Los Andes, Chile, 2013.
Teaching activity
- Assistant professor in Civil Law at the School of Law of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2020-2021).
- Assistant professor in Civil Law at the School of Law of Universidad de los Andes (2017 - 2021).
Memberships
Chilean Bar Association.
Distinctions
Included in the first edition in Chile of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Chile (2023)