Ciro Colombara
Partner
Experience
With more than 30 years of experience in complex litigation, both national and
international, he has developed his career mainly in sophisticated disputes
related to Criminal Law, Civil Law, Public Law, International Law and Human
Rights, among other issues. He is the representative of Fraud Net in Chile, an
international network of professionals specialized in the search and recovery of
assets in tax havens. He also represents Roxin Alliance, a global network of law
firms specializing in Economic Criminal Litigation. Litigates regularly before the
Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals and the Constitutional Court, as well as other
specialized courts in Chile. Internationally, he litigates before the Inter-
American Court of Human Rights, among others.
In 1999 he founded and led the «ColombaraOlmedo» Studio, which, after a
successful merger in 2009 gave rise to Estudio Rivadeneira Colombara Zegers
(RCZ). And in 2022, together with lawyer Aldo Díaz, he created Estudio
Colombara, Estrategia Legal.
Practice Areas
His practice focuses on complex national and international litigation, civil law
and arbitration, criminal law, Constitutional Law, administrative law, human
rights and public interest and Strategic Business Advisory.
Education
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Faculty of Law, Law degree
(1993, Chile). - Title of Lawyer granted by the Supreme Court of Justice (1993, Chile).
- Visiting Scholar at American University (2013, United States).
Academic Activities
Visiting Professor at the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights for training in
Latin America.
Recognitions
- Recognized by Leaders League 2024, as excellent in “Administrative Litigation
and Compliance”, highly recommended in “White Collar-Crime”. - Recommended in “Civil and Commercial Litigation”, valuable practice in “Arbitration”.
- Recognized by Leaders League 2023 as «Highly Recommended» in Dispute categories
- Resolution White Collar Crime, Administrative Law and Compliance
- Recognized by Leaders League 2023 as a «Quality Practice» Arbitration category
- Recognized by the Chambers & Partners ranking, in the category of White- Collar Crime (2019-2020). Since 2015 Chambers and Partners has recognized him in economic criminal litigation, also highlighting its international practice and constitutional experience.
- During 2018 he was recognized by Best Lawyers, in the category of Criminal defense.
- During 2019 he was elected as the only representative in Chile of ICC FraudNet, a global network of lawyers specializing in tracking and asset recovery, which since 2004 has operated under the sponsor of the International Chamber of Commerce, a business organization with offices in 90 countries.
Memberships
- Colegio de Abogados de Chile A.G.
- Founder and Director of Fundación Pro Bono (2000 to date).
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Pro Bono Network of the Americas
(2015 to date). - Founder and President of Kamanau Foundation (2021 to date).
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Encuentros del Futuro Foundation
(2023) to date), organizers of “Congreso Futuro”. - Member of the Investment Committee of the Litigation Fund Hakamana.
Publications
- Book “En defensa de los neuroderechos” (KAMANAU, ORG, Editores Natalia Monti, Ciro Colombara y Moisés Sánchez, Edición 2024). 40 expertos analizan “El impacto mundial de la Sentencia de la Corte Suprema de Chile Girardi vs la Empresa Neurotecnológica EMOTIV, y su papel en la Protección de la privacidad mental”.
- Book «Litigación Compleja, Conflictos Complejos y Decisiones Estratégicas tomo I» (2023). (Authors: Francisco Agüero Vargas, Ciro Colombara López, Aldo Díaz Canales, Carlos Sánchez Rossi)
- Book «Los delitos de la Ley de Abusos de Publicidad» (1996).
Article “El control social de la administración y el derecho de acceso a la información: la experiencia chilena”, Revista Derecho Comparado de la Información, number 2, July-December 2003, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (with Juan Pablo) Olmedo).