People
Francesco Campora Gatica
PartnerFrancesco is a founding partner of Letelier Campora.
He has over 20 years of experience in complex, interdisciplinary civil and commercial litigation and arbitration, spanning virtually all major industries such as engineering & construction, infrastructure, mining, energy, banking, forestry, and retail.
In arbitration, he serves as both counsel and arbitrator under the main international and domestic arbitration rules. In litigation, he focuses on civil and commercial disputes, both domestic and cross-border.
He is consistently recognized among the most recommended dispute resolution lawyers in the country by all major international rankings – Chambers, The Legal 500, WWL, Leaders League, and Best Lawyers.
He is a professor of private law at the University of Chile.
He speaks Spanish, English, and Italian.
Education
University of Chile
LL.B., 2006
Summa cum Laude
Columbia University, School of Law, New York
LL.M., 2011
Fulbright, and Chile Scholarships
Focus on International Arbitration and private law
Advanced Arbitration Academy for Latin America
International Chamber of Commerce, 2016 – 2018
University of Chile
Diploma in Litigation in Administrative Sanctioning Law, 2020
Speaking engagements Open 
- New IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest, XVIII International Congress of CEIA, An Afternoon with CEIA Women, Madrid, June 2024.
- General Restitution Action for Unjust Enrichment: From Four to Two Requirements, Unjust Enrichment and Restitutions, Judicial Academy of Chile, January 2024.
- Current Overview of Arbitration in Latin America, IBA Arb40 + ALARB, Bogotá, October 2023.
- Challenges of Expedited Arbitration Proceedings, ICC Ecuador Arbitration & ADR Week, Quito, September 2023.
- Project Finance Arbitration in the Context of Public-Private Partnerships, ICC YAAF Industry Series, Bogotá, September 2023.
- Lessons from the Pandemic on the Efficiency of Arbitration Proceedings, XIV International Arbitration Conference, ICC Ecuador, Quito, June 2023.
- Legal Efficiency in Latin American Countries and the Advantages of Dispute Boards, I Arbitration Channel Summit, Rio de Janeiro, May 2023.
- Mock-Hearing, 1st ICC Chile Arbitration Day, Santiago, November 2022.
- Real Life Examples on How to Tackle Disruptions During the Proceedings: When and How to Shield a Sword, 20th ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration, Miami, October 2022.
- Contractual Civil Liability: The Value of Preliminary Negotiations, Arbitral Jurisprudence Colloquia, Faculty of Law University of Chile / CAM Santiago, October 2022.
- Civil Liability and Contractual Interpretation, Arbitral Jurisprudence Colloquia, Faculty of Law University of Chile / CAM Santiago, July 2022.
- IV International Seminar on International Trade, Investment and Arbitration, RED ARB MED and University of the Republic of Uruguay, Montevideo, March 2022.
- Best Practices for Oral Argumentation in Arbitration, Bolivian Chapter of the CEA, November 2021.
- The Exceptio Non Adimpleti Contractus, Chilean Chapter of Civil Judges, August 2021.
- Diplomatic Protection in International Investment Agreements, XV International Arbitration Congress, IPA, August 2021.
- Contractual Liability, Arbitral Jurisprudence Colloquia, Faculty of Law University of Chile / CAM Santiago, August 2021.
- Arbitrators’ Liability for Inexcusable Error: Extending Responsibility, VII Congress on National and International Arbitration of the Venezuelan Arbitration Association, July 2021.
- A Conversation with Gary Born, organized by Vásquez Urra Abogados, sponsored by CAM Santiago and the Faculty of Law, University of Chile, April 2021.
- Dispute Boards in Latin America, ICC Costa Rica, November 2020.
- The Latin American Principles on Contract Law, XI International Arbitration Congress (CAI), ICC Costa Rica, San José, October 2020.
- Financial Consumerism: Problems and Perspectives, Faculty of Law University of Chile, August 2020.
- CEA Code of Best Practices: New Duties for Arbitrators, Lawyers, and Experts, webinar organized by the Chilean Chapter of the CEA, Santiago, July 2020.
- Lack of Conformity in the CISG, 1st CAM Santiago Vis Pre-Moot & Conference, Santiago, March 2020.
- Is the Problem of High Costs in International Arbitration Solved by Improving Efficiency or Reducing Case Volume?, VIII Meeting of the Central American and Caribbean Arbitration Group, San Salvador, El Salvador, October 2019.
- The Importance of the Seat in International Arbitration, VII International Seminar on Investment Arbitration, Peruvian Arbitration Institute, Santiago, September 2019.
- The Promising Role of Dispute Boards in Public Works Contracts in Chile, Second Congress of the Latin American Network of Young Arbitration Associations, Lima, August 2019.
- Psychology, Persuasion, and International Arbitration, CAM Santiago, May 2019.
- The Impact of the Prague Rules in International Arbitration: Similarities and Differences with the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence, XIII International Arbitration Congress, Peruvian Arbitration Institute, Lima, April 2019.
- The New York Convention: Reflections on its 60th Anniversary, X International Arbitration Congress, ICC Costa Rica, San José, February 2019.
- Zoom In: ICC Arbitration Up Close and Current Challenges, ICC YAF, Santiago, November 2018.
- Issues of Comparative Law and the Practice of Evidence, ICC YAF, Montevideo, September 2018.
- Interest Awards in International Arbitration, XII International Arbitration Congress, Peruvian Arbitration Institute, Lima, April 2018.
- Arbitrators: Superheroes?, ICC YAF, Quito, March 2018.
- A Recent Look at the Application of the New York Convention in the Americas, 15th ICC Annual Latin American Arbitration Conference, Miami, November 2017.
- Chile and International Arbitration, Seminar ‘Legal Collections of the Supreme Court’, Supreme Court of Chile, Santiago, November 2016.
- Seat of Arbitration: National and International Perspectives, ICC Chile / Chilean Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club, Santiago, November 2016.
- The Hearing in International Arbitration: Simulation Exercise, ICC YAF, La Paz, October 2014.
- Do’s and Don’ts of Arbitration, ICC YAF, Santiago, August 2013.
- Provisional Measures and Arbitration, Arbitration and Investment Seminar organized by the Arbitration Centers of the Brazil/Canada Chamber of Commerce and Santiago Chamber of Commerce, São Paulo, July 2013.
- Actors in Arbitration: What They Should and Should Not Do, VII Latin American Arbitration Congress, Peruvian Arbitration Institute, Lima, April 2013.
- Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Latin America, II International Chapters Meeting of the Spanish Arbitration Club, Mexico City, November 2012.
- What’s New in the ICC Arbitration Rules: The Emergency Arbitrator, ICC YAF, Punta Cana, May 2012.
- Dispute Boards in Construction Arbitration, VI Latin American Arbitration Congress, Peruvian Arbitration Institute, Lima, April 2012.
Academic Activity Open
- Professor of private law, University of Chile, 2007–present.
- Visiting Professor of private law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2009.
- Professor of the Diploma in Construction Law, University of Chile and CAM Santiago .
- Professor of several diplomas in International Arbitration.
Publications Open
- “Recognition and Enforcement of Emergency and Provisional Measures: A Note on the Possibilities and Limits under the 1958 New York Convention”. Revista Alarb V.3: Provisional Measures and Emergency Proceedings in International Arbitration in Latin America (2024).
- “Arbitrators’ liability”, in 30 Years of Institutional Development of Arbitration and Mediation, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, co-authored with Tupper, Mariana (2022).
- Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards: Chile, in Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards, Global Arbitration Review, co-authored with Letelier B., Juan Pablo (2022).
- Co-author of Getting the Deal Through: Arbitration (2019–2022).
- “On Article IV.1.B of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards”. Revista Ecuatoriana de Arbitraje (2013).
Memberships Open
- Chilean Bar Association A.G.
- ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission.
- ICC Chile.
- Co-founder and Board Member of the Chilean Chapter of the Spaniard and Ibero-American Arbitration Club
Spaniard and Ibero-American Arbitration Club. - Chilean Society of Construction Law.