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Salvador Vial pursued his undergraduate studies at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2008). He holds a Master in Criminal Law from both University of Barcelona and University Pompeu Fabra (2010) and an LL.M. from University of Michigan Law School (2014). In addition, he has postgraduate studies in Antitrust Law, Criminal Justice and Tax Law.
• He focuses his practice on criminal litigation, antitrust matters, and proceedings brought by governmental authorities against corporations or individuals, primarily in connection with white collar and corporate criminal cases. Salvador also counsels clients on issues involving the management of criminal risk.
• He started his legal career at Vial y Cía (2008-2011). Thereafter, he worked at the Anti-Cartel Division of the Fiscalía Nacional Económica, the Chilean Antitrust Agency (2011-2013). Then, he worked as a Senior Associate at Alcaíno Abogados (2014-2016).
• Salvador has taught Criminal Law to undergraduate students at the Law Schools of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011-2013) and Universidad Andrés Bello (2014), and to postgraduate students at the Diploma of Corporate Governance at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2017-2019) and at the Diploma of Fraud Prevention, Detection and Investigation of the Economy and Business School at Universidad de Chile (2018-2020). He also taught Antitrust Law at the Law School of Universidad Andrés Bello (2019). He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law at Universidad del Desarrollo (2022–present).
• Languages: Spanish, English.
