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Mario Verdugo

Associate
Santiago
About

Mario Verdugo focuses his practice primarily on dispute resolution and civil and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in consumer protection matters, particularly distributing and supervising briefs, appeals, and pleadings before the Court of Appeals.

He has participated in developing judicial strategies for handling highly complex civil, commercial, and arbitration litigation in drafting substantive pleadings, with emphasis on contractual civil liability in various industries, both for domestic and foreign clients.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsConsumer Goods, Food and RetailIndustrials
Bar admissionsChile, 2019

EXPERIENCE

  • An individual in a fee collection lawsuit for brokerage services filed against her. The defense argued about the absence of a breach of the relevant agreement, lack of legitimacy of the plaintiff, and unmet conditions for commission payment. After submitting strong evidence, the court dismissed the lawsuit
  • A technology company executing consumer warranty claims, helping avoid litigation by settlement and releasing the client of further liability
  • A social and sports club in Chile on the analysis of filing a constitutional action for inapplicability. The goal was to declare specific rules governing the collection of overdue invoices by a water utility company as unconstitutional and, therefore, inapplicable
  • A world leader in innovative space-based intelligence solutions in a pre-litigation dispute with its counterparty, Chilean Air Force (FACH), regarding the performance of Contract No. 64/2020, which aims to install a new National Satellite System in Chile
  • A leading expanded polystyrene solutions company, on the successful recovery of invoices owed by Isotrón Chile S.A. for electrical consultancy services through the Chilean courts. Ultimately, Isotrón Chile S.A. sought a payment agreement, ensuring full recovery of the invoices in favor of the client
  • The local subsidiary of the world's largest cosmetics company in a successful case for a lawsuit and fine filed against it for alleged damage caused by a cosmetic product. We accredited compliance with safety standards and the plaintiff's improper use of the product, achieving that in the Court of Appeals. We reduced the impact of the initial conviction, reaffirming the client's reputation and legal defense
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Education

  • Law Degree, School of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2018

  • Diploma, Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy, University of Chile, 2024

  • Santander Top China Scholarship, University of Hong Kong, 2016

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper, Mario worked as an associate at a Chilean boutique dispute resolution law firm.

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant, Procedural Law Course, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, (2015–2022)
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+56 2 2798 2646
(Work, Santiago)