Jo Padilla advises on national and international arbitration proceedings; disputes arising from construction, infrastructure and energy contracts; and public-works concession contracts. She also represents national and international clients in disputes before the ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID and CAM Santiago.
Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked at leading Chilean law firms specializing in international litigation.
She was an assistant lecturer in civil law at Universidad de Chile.
Master of Laws (cum laude)
Advanced Master in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration, Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands, 2024
Bachelor of laws (summa cum laude)
Universidad de Chile, Chile, 2016
Chilean Constitutional Court Award, 2019
Thesis titled El rol del juez como legitimado activo para interponer la acción de inaplicabilidad por inconstitucionalidad (The role of the judge as a legal standing to file an action for unconstitutionality).