Practice Areas - Criminal Law
- Civil Litigation
- International Litigation
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- International Arbitration
- International Trade
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| Contact Info | Telephone: +56 2 7577600 Fax: +56 2 7577601 http://www.bmaj.cl
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| Education | Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (J.D., cum laude, 1983); Friedrich-Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (J.S.D., Doctoral Degree, summa cum laude, 1988) |
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| Admitted | 1984, Chile |
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| Memberships | Criminal Procedure Law (Member, Editorial Committee); Chilean Bar Association (Board Member, 2007-2011); Public Liberties A.G. (Director of the Board); Criminal Science Institute; Judiciary Studies Institute. |
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| Languages | Spanish, German and English |
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| Born | Valparaiso, Chile |
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| Biography | Professor of Economic Criminal Law, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (1988-1989) and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1989-1990); Professor of Criminal Law, Universidad de Los Andes (1992-1997); Professor of Criminal Procedure Law and Oral Litigation Techniques, Universidad de Chile (1998); Professor of the Judiciary Academy, Chile. Jorge Bofill is an experienced disputes attorney handling both arbitration and litigation in the areas of Dispute Resolution, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, International Litigation, International Arbitration, International Treaties and Corporate Investigations. Mr. Bofill has been ranked in the top tier among the leading "Dispute Resolution Firm in Chile" by Chambers Latin America 2009 Chile, which referred that he "has been active in high-value arbitrations recently, as well as commercial and criminal disputes, and remains a distinguished litigator with an excellent reputation". In 2009, Mr. Bofill was recognized with the award "Outstanding Alumnus 2009" by the law school of Universidad Católica de Valparaíso He was a permanent advisor to the Senate during the legislative discussion of the Criminal Procedure Reform and other bills that comprise said reform. Thus, in 2009 he advised the Senate in the legislative discussion of the Law N° 20.393, that created a statute for the Criminal Liability of Corporations for the crimes of money laundering, terrorist financing and bribery offenses and other related law projects such as bank secrecy. Mr. Bofill began working in a leading national firm linked to his family: Jorge Bofill Vergara for a couple of years. He then worked at Grasty Quintana Majlis & Cia. between 1988 and 2006 (partner) and at Bofill Mir Abogados between 2006 and 2009 (partner). Currently Mr. Bofill is senior partner of Bofill Mir & Alvarez Hinzpeter Jana Abogados (BM-AHJ), a result of the merger of Bofill Mir Abogados and Alvarez Hinzpeter Jana Abogados, two leading Chilean business and litigation law firms.
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| ISLN | 900521377 |
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