Emilio Oñate
Of Counsel
Emilio Oñate is part of our firm’s az Tech team.
Emilio Oñate advises on matters of administrative law, regulation, and personal data protection. He has an outstanding academic background and experience in the public sector, participating in the design and analysis of public policies and regulatory frameworks related to technology, data, and administrative activity of the State. He was also a member of the Ministerial Advisory Commission for the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law.
Practice Areas
He has an outstanding academic and professional background in public and regulatory law. He holds a law degree from the Central University of Chile and a PhD in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Public Policy from the Adolfo Ibáñez University and a Master’s Degree in Administrative Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, along with a postgraduate degree in Law and Contemporary Politics from the University of Lleida, Spain.
Throughout his career, he has gained experience in the public sector, regulatory consulting, and public policy design, serving, among other positions, as Regional Ministerial Secretary of Transportation and Telecommunications for the Valparaíso Region and as Executive Secretary of the National Traffic Safety Commission (CONASET).
In the academic field, he has extensive experience in teaching and university management. He was Dean of the Faculty of Law and Humanities at the Central University for two terms and currently serves as Academic Vice-Rector of the same institution.
EDUCATION
Lawyer, Universidad Central de Chile (1998).
Honorary Doctorate, Universidad Nacional de Ucayali, Perú (2022).
Doctor of Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España (2023).
Postgraduate Degree in Law and Contemporary Politics, Universitad de Lleida, España (2017).
Master’s Degree in Administrative Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2014).
Master’s Degree in Management and Public Policy, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2008).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Albagli Zaliasnik, Of Counsel (2026 to date).
Solís, Usen, Morales, Polanco & Compañía – Abogados, Partner (2016-2023).
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Colombia, Peru, and Panama, Consultant (2011-2015).
National Traffic Safety Commission (CONASET), Executive Secretary (2006-2009).
Ministry of Education, Legislative Advisor (2002).
Teaching experience and memberships
Universidad Central de Chile, Academic Vice-Rector (2024 to date).
Administrative Law, Universidad Central de Chile, Full Professor (2024 to date).
Editorial Board of the Scientific Collection Teaching Innovation in Social and Legal Sciences of the COLEX Publishing House, Spain, Member (2023 to date).
Administrative Law Association – ADAD, Member (2018 to date).
Master’s Degree in Public Law, Universidad Central de Chile, Professor (2016 to date).
Chilean Institute of Administrative Law – ICHDA, Director (2016 to date).
Advisory Commission of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency (SEGPRES) for the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law, Member (2025).
Faculty of Law and Humanities, Universidad Central de Chile, Dean (2016-2023 and 2023-2024).
Administrative Law, Universidad Central de Chile, Associate Professor (2013-2024).
Technical Committee that reformed Chapter XV of the Constitution, which enabled the first constitutional process, Member (2022).
El Escorial Summer Courses Module: Disinformation, populism, and political disaffection: origins and perspectives of the social unrest in Chile, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2022).
Master’s Program in Public Law and Political Economy Module: Public Policies and the Legal Activity of the State Administration, Universidad de Lleida, Guest Professor (2015-2019).
Director of Student Support and Life, Universidad Central de Chile, Director (2012-2015).
Master’s Program in Public Law with an emphasis on Financial Liability Module: Jurisdiction of Accounts in Comparative Law, Universidad Nacional de Panamá, Visiting Professor (2014).
Administrative Law, Universidad Central de Chile, Professor (2008-2013).
Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Academic Secretary of the Faculty (2011-2012).
Administrative Law, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Professor (2008-2012).
Law, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Secretary of Studies (2010).
Faculty of the Doctorate in Law, Universidad Central de Chile, Member and Professor.
LANGUAGES
Spanish and English.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Advisory services in administrative law and public regulation for organizations that interact with authorities and sectoral regulatory frameworks.
Participation in the analysis and design of public policies related to transportation, road safety, and state regulation.
Member of the Ministerial Advisory Commission for the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law in Chile.
International advisory and consulting services on regulatory and public policy matters for multilateral organizations.
Extensive academic background in administrative law, with participation in teaching, research, and university management.
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