Marcelo Sanfeliú Gerstner
PARTNER
E-mail:
msanfeliu@fslabogados.cl
Practice Area:
Criminal Litigation and Compliance
Year of admittance to the bar: 1997
Professional experience
2026 to date | FSL Abogados, Partner.
2015 - 2025 | GFSU Abogados, Partner.
2011 - 2015 | Carey & Co., Director of the Criminal Law Group.
2006 - 2011 | Carey & Co., Senior Associate Attorney.
2000 - 2005 | Public Prosecutor's Office, Chief Prosecutor of La Serena and Acting Regional Prosecutor IV Region
1998 - 2000 | Ministry of Justice, Coordinating Unit for Criminal Procedure Reform IV Region, Coordinating Attorney.
1997 - 1998 | Municipality of Coquimbo, Legal Advisor.
Studies
2009 - 2010 | US Deparment of Justice, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, "Skills in Oral Trial", Columbia, South Carolina.
2009 | Alberto Hurtado University, Diploma in Economic Criminal Law
1994 | Diego Portales University, Faculty of Law.
Academic activities
1999 to date | Alberto Hurtado University, postgraduate professor in Oral Criminal Litigation Skills.
Awards
Best Lawyers, "Litigation" category in Chile, 2020-2023.
Corporate INTL, Global Awards Winner, White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year in Chile, 2019 - 2021 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025.
Best Lawyers, “Criminal Defense” category in Chile, 2020 - 2024 - 2026.
Latin Lawyer 250, Criminal Law, CHILE, 2012.
Legal 500 Criminal Defense, CHILE, 2009.
Chambers and Partners, Associate to Watch, Global Guide, years 2019, 2020, 2021.
Publications
2015 | Compliance Practice in Latin America. Current state of anti-corruption legislation and others. Co-author, Chile Chapter.
Languages
Spanish
English
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Las Condes, Santiago · Chile
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