Chambers and Partners:
Chambers and Partners: “comes widely praised by sources, who note his 'good competition regulation knowledge and his great ability to turn things round in a short time'. Clients describe him as a 'good, methodical and committed lawyer' ”.
Legal 500: “Pedro Rencoret is extremely effective and tenacious, being able to explain complex and technical issues in simple words. He is highly experienced and committed to the case. He has a great capacity for work, which is well complemented by his financial knowledge ”.
PEDRO RENCORET | Partner
Education
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Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Derecho (2006). Summa cum laude
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The University of Chicago Law School, Master of Laws (2013)
Other Activities
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Member of the Ethics Court of the Chilean Bar Association (2015 up to date)
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Secretary of the Antitrust Comission of the Chilean Bar Association (since 2012)
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Member of the Commission for reforming the Chilean Commercial Code, committee on Antitrust, Unfair Competition and Consumer Law. Universidad de Chile, Law School (2016-2017)
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Representative of the Pontificia Universidad Católica at the Class Actions Seminar organized by Justice Studies Center of the Americas (2016)
Academic Activities
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile:
Professor of the Free competition Diplomat (2018 up to date)
Professor of Procedural Law (since 2022)
Professor of Reform to Civil Procedure (2015)
Professor of Economic Analysis of Law (2015)
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Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez:
Professor of Procedural Law (2011 - 2014)
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Universidad Finis Terrae:
Professor of the Free competition Diplomat (2019 up to date)
Professor of Competition and Antitrust Law (2010 - 2015)
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Universidad de Chile:
Assistant of the Department of Economic Law (2003 - 2006)
Awards
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Remarked as the lawyer of the year in free competition by Best Lawyers (2022)
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Voted Best Competition Lawyer under 40, en Revista Capital
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Highlighted in Competition and Antitrust by Who’s Who Legal: Competition – Future Leaders 2017
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Highlighted in Competition and Antitrust by Chambers and Partners
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Listed as Highly Recommended by GCR
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Highlighted by The Legal 500 in Competition/Antitrust and Dispute Resolution
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Winner of thesis contests of the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (FNE)
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Fulbright Scholar
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Becas Chile Scholarship
Publications and Speaking Engagements
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“Críticas y desafíos en torno a la teoría del incumplimiento eficiente”, at the 6º Civil Law Students Congress, Universidad de Chile Law School, «Economic Analysis of Law» section
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Co-author of the book “Recurso de Hecho”, for “Colección de Análisis Jurisprudencial, Derecho Procesal”
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“Reforma a la Ley del Consumidor”. Revista del Abogado – Chilean Bar Association (2017)
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“Libre competencia. Persecución pública y privada”. Revista del Abogado – Chilean Bar Association (2014)
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Measuring the Competitive Effects of Loyalty Discounts, presented at the 9th Workshop on Industrial Organization, international symposium organized by ISCI, with the collaboration of the FNE
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Speaker at the Symposium on the Proposal of a New Commercial Law: Antitrust, Unfair Competition and Consumer Law, organized by the P. Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
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“Cartel Regulation – Chile”. Latin Lawyer. Co-author.
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“Restricting Trade Dress: The Case of Video Games”. Industrial Organization: Productivity, Innovation & Technology eJournal, Vol. 6, No. 9
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“La Discriminación de Precios en la Jurisprudencia Chilena”. Estudios de Libre Competencia, Consumidor y Regulación. Librotecnia & Centro de Libre Competencia UC. Co-author
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“ICSID Jurisdiction on Disputes Arising Out of Construction Contracts”
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Getting the Deal Through, Vertical Agreements: Capítulo de Chile. Law Business Research Ltd. Co-author Julio Pellegrini.
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The Merger Control Review. Capítulo de Chile. Law Business Research Ltd. Co-author
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"Price Discrimination in the Chilean Jurisprudence”. Free Competition, Consumer and Regulation Studies. (Librotecnia & UC Free Competition Center). Co-author with Julio Pllegrini Vial.
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“ICSID Jurisdiction on Diputes Arising Out of Contruction Contracts” (2013). Avaliable in SSRN: hhtp://ssrn.com/abstract=2372879
Areas of Practice
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Antitrust and regulated markets
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Civil and Comercial litigation
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Domestic and international arbitration
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Consumer Law
Formerly
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Criterion Economics, LLC (2013 – 2014). Consultant
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Andrews Kurth, LLP (2013). Foreign Associate
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Pellegrini & Urrutia (2008 - 2012). Associate
Languages:
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Spanish and English