Gonzalo Bravo
Public Law and Regulated Markets Director
Gonzalo Bravo lead the Public Law and Regulated Markets Group.
He joined az in 2017. His practice focuses on highly complex litigation and strategic advisory services in the areas of public law and regulated markets, with a special emphasis on administrative litigation, regulatory proceedings, environmental law, and consumer law.
Practice areas
Corporate Regulation, Public Markets, Insurance, E-commerce, Regulatory Litigation, Highly Complex Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Consumer Protection, Intellectual and Industrial Property Litigation, Constitutional Litigation, and Administrative Litigation.
He has extensive experience representing clients in court and out of court in negotiations with public agencies, as well as in oral arguments before courts of appeals throughout the country and the Supreme Court.
Among his most notable cases are the successful representation of a major retail company in a class-action lawsuit before SERNAC; the defense of that same company in a case involving the sale of counterfeit products; and the representation of an entertainment production company in a dispute arising from the rescheduling of a high-profile international concert.
He has also advised companies in the industrial sector—including cement manufacturers—on environmental assessment procedures and obtaining permits for their operations, supporting his clients from the regulatory planning stage through to the resolution of disputes before the competent authorities.
Gonzalo holds an LLM with a concentration in Regulatory Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental Law at the Universidad del Desarrollo.
Education
Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2018).
LLM in Regulatory Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2021-2022).
Diploma in Administrative Law, Control and Sanctions, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2020).
Work experience
az, Director (2026 to date).
az, Senior Associate (2024-2026).
az, Associate (2018-2023).
az, Paralegal (2017-2018).
Ferrada, Polanco y Póvez abogados, Paralegal (2014-2015).
Allende, Villarroel, Lecaros y Aste | Contreras y Eguiguren abogados, Paralegal (2013-2014).
Languages
Spanish and English.
Relevant experience
Representation of a major retail financial company in a Voluntary Collective Proceeding (PVC) with SERNAC.
Continuous regulatory advice and representation to cement and mining companies in obtaining permits and sectorial authorizations to operate and regularization of municipal patents.
Advice and defense in sanctioning procedures initiated by the Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) against companies for serious non-compliance.
Preparation and presentation of Environmental Compliance Plans and Consultation of Relevance in environmental matters with favorable results.
Representation of an important retail company in a class action lawsuit initiated by Sernac due to alleged problems in the traceability and importation of products for commercialization in national territory.
Representation of international concert producer in Voluntary Collective Proceeding and defense in Collective Lawsuit initiated by Sernac due to the suspension and rescheduling of concerts at the National Stadium.
Representation and arguments with favorable results in Requerimientos de Inaplicabilidad por Inconstitucionalidad before the Constitutional Court.
Advice and representation of banking entities in sanctioning procedures initiated by the Financial Market Commission (CMF).
CONTACT GONZALO
gbravo@az.cl