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Isidora Fernández Hitschfeld

Isidora Fernández Hitschfeld

Senior Associate

Practice areas

  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Consumer and Advertising Law
Languages
Spanish · English
Contact

Overview

Isidora is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution area at Barros & Errázuriz.

She has focused her entire practice on handling civil and commercial litigation before Ordinary and Superior Courts, as well as in National Arbitration, working on cases involving civil liability, corporate disputes, construction, and partitions, among others. She has extensive experience in consumer law, leading the Consumer Law and Advertising area at Barros & Errázuriz, where she provides preventive legal advice in these matters, as well as managing individual lawsuits and collective actions, representing clients from various industries.

During 2016 and 2017, she served as the Permanent Secretary of the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission for Public Works, and continued working with the Commission as an Alternate Secretary until 2021. Additionally, she continuously acts as the Clerk for the Arbitrators of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CAM Santiago) and for ad-hoc Arbitrators.

Education

  • Professor of the module “Evidence in Class Actions”, Consumer Law Litigation Academy, Universidad de Chile

    2026–present
  • Course “Corporate Disputes: Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts between Shareholders and Directors of Corporations”, Universidad de los Andes

    2025
  • Course on Practical Application of Consumer Law, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    2023
  • Certificate as Expert Advisor to Individuals and Companies in Consumer Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    2021
  • Certificate in Litigation and New Procedures, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    2017
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    2010

Professional experience

  • Senior associate, Barros & Errázuriz

    2014
  • Associate, Bahamondez, Álvarez y Zegers

    2010

Memberships

  • Member of the AG Bar Association.

  • Member of the Corporate Governance Committee, Chilean-British Chamber of Commerce.

  • Miembro del Colegio de Abogados AG.

  • Miembro del Comité Gobiernos Corporativos, Cámara Chileno Británica.

Recent recognition

  • Associates to watch, Chambers Latin America 2027, Chile, Dispute Resolution: Litigation

  • Leading associates, Legal 500 2026, Chile, Consumer and advertising law / Dispute Resolution: Litigation / Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

  • Leading associates, Legal 500 2025 Chile, Dispute resolution: arbitration

  • Leading associates, Legal 500 2025 Chile, Dispute resolution: litigation

  • Associate to Watch, Chambers & Partners Global 2025, Dispute Resolution: Litigation

  • Shortlist, “Rising Star of the Year”, Litigation y Arbitration, Legal 500, 2024

  • Shortlist, “Future Leader”, Diversity and Inclusion, Chambers Latin American Awards 2021

  • Winner of the Outstanding Pro Bono Case: ‘Gendarmería- García’, Barros & Errázuriz, Santiago, Chile (2020)

  • Best Pro Bono Coordinator of the Year Award (2019)

  • Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award, Barros & Errázuriz, Santiago, Chile (2016)

Academic activities

  • Profesora Derecho del Consumidor en la Actividad Inmobiliaria, Diplomado Derecho Inmobiliario, Urbanístico y de la Construcción, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile (2022 a 2026).

  • Expositora en el Conversatorio sobre “Arbitraje y Criterios ESG” organizado conjuntamente por Women in Dispute Resolution (WDR) y Santiago Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (SVYAP) (2025).

  • Profesora del Módulo “La Prueba en las Acciones Colectivas”, de la Academia de Litigación en Derecho de Consumo, Universidad de Chile (2025).

  • Panelista Expositora en Congreso: Acciones Colectivas: a 20 años de su incorporación a la Ley del Consumidor, organizado por el Programa de Derecho del Consumo y los Departamentos de Derecho Económico y Derecho Privado” (2024).

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Publications

  • Co-Author of the article “Alternative Mechanisms for Dispute Resolution in Consumer Matters in Chile: Analysis of Impact and Effectiveness,” published in the Revista de Actualidad Mercantil of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

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