Dante Figueroa

American University - Washington College of Law

Adjunct Professor

4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW

http://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/figueroa-hernand/

Chilean Bar Association

Non-Active Member

Chile

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

Active Member

D.C. Bar Association

Active Member

1101 K Street NW

Suite 200

Washington, DC 20005

United States

United States Supreme Court Bar

United States Supreme Court Bar

Washington, DC 20002

United States

Inter-American Bar Association

Inter-American Bar Association

1211 Connecticut Ave NW

Suite #202

Washington, DC 20036

United States

U.S. Court of International Trade

U.S. Court of International Trade

One Federal Plaza

New York, NY 10278

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (34)

1.

Comparative Aspects of Piercing the Corporate Veil in the United States and Latin America

Number of pages: 115 Posted: 19 Sep 2012
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 975 (50,965)
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piercing the corporate veil, corporations, limited liability, Latin America

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Levantamiento Del Velo Corporativo Latinoamericano: Aspectos Comparados Con El Derecho Estadounidense (Piercing the Corporate Veil in Latin America: Comparative Aspects with U.S. Law)

Number of pages: 162 Posted: 02 Dec 2011
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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The Evolving Role of the Latin American Notary Public

International Legal Studies Program Law Jourrnal, Vol. 1, No. 3
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 21 Dec 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 266 (245,032)
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Notaries, Notaries Public, Affidavits, Deeds, Family Law, Mortgages, Public Registries, Authentication, Evidence

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The Administrative Contract, Non-Arbitrability, and the Recognition and Execution of Awards Annulled in the Country of Origin: The Case of Commisa v. Pemex

Arbitration International, 2015 Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Sep 2015
Jennifer Cabrera, Dante Figueroa, Dante Figueroa and Herfried Johann Wöss
Fordham University School of Law, Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law and Wöss & Partners
Downloads 225 (289,212)

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arbitration, enforcement, Commisa, annulment, awards

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Integrating Latin American Stock Markets: The Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano (MILA): Innovations and Perspectives

American University Business Law Review, Volume 3, 2014, Issue 2
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Jul 2014
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 203 (318,948)

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Stock Markets; Latin America; Stock Exchanges; Financial Globalization

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Veintiuna Tesis Sobre el Legado Jurídico de la Revolución Francesa en Latinoamérica (Twenty-One Theses on the Legal Legacy of the French Revolution in Latin America)

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 03 Sep 2011
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 156 (403,244)
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Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America

International Legal Research Informer, p. 8, Summer 2011
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 31 Jul 2011
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Notes on Civil Liability for Environmental Damage

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Insider Trading and Other Securities Frauds in the United States: Lessons for Chile

Michigan Journal of Private Equity & Venture Capital Law, Vol. 3, p. 165, Spring 2014
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Jul 2014
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 127 (476,012)

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Insider Trading; Dodds Frank; Chile; Financial Frauds; Stock Markets; Latin America

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El Rol Evolutivo Del Notario Publico En Latinoamerica (The Evolving Role of the Latin American Notary Public)

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 02 Dec 2011
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Latin America, notary publics, public faith, affidavits, electronic signatures, electronic documents, proof and evidence

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Twenty-One Theses on the Legal Legacy of the French Revolution in Latin America

Number of pages: 82 Posted: 02 Dec 2011
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 119 (500,725)
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Latin America, French Revolution, Legal Systems, Natural Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, Separation of Powers, Bills of Rights, Latin American Lawyers

12.

Algunas Reflexiones Sobre el Arbitraje Comercial Internacional en Latinoamérica y los Estados Unidos: Aspectos Comparados (Reflections on International Commercial Arbitration in Latin America and the United States: Comparative Aspects)

Diké, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2011
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Nov 2011
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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arbitration, international commercial arbitration, arbitral awards, Latin America, exequatur, international commercial disputes

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Are There Ways Out for the Current Forum Non Conveniens Impasse between the United States and Latin America?

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Constitutional Review in Chile Revisited: A Revolution in the Making

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Feb 2013
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 109 (534,748)
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constitutional law, Chile, constitutionality review, judicial power, rule of law, Supreme Court of Chile, Constitutional Tribunal of Chile, separation of powers, Latin America

15.

Enforceability of International Commercial Arbitration Decisions in Chile

Number of pages: 141 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Arbitraje comercial internacional, Metodos de solución alternativa de conflictos, Laudos arbitrales, Doctrina Calvo

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Conflicts of Jurisdiction between the United States and Latin America in the Context of Forum Non Conveniens Dismissals

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Vol. 37, No. 119, 2005
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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La Revolución Francesa : Una Perspectiva Histórica Para Entender Su Legado Jurídico En Latinoamérica (The French Revolution: A Historic Perspective to Understand its Legal Legacy in Latin America)

Revisión del Legado Jurídico de la Revolución Francesa en las Américas
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Sep 2012
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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French Revolution, Latin America, Constitutional Law, Jacobins, Ancien Regime, National Assembly, Anti-Catolicism

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Environmental Law in Private Practice in Chile (Derecho Ambiental en la Practica Privada en Chile)

Number of pages: 199 Posted: 20 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2011
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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El 'Estado De Naturaleza' Y Los Filósofos Del Derecho, En Particular Edmundo Burke ('The State of Nature' and the Philosophers of Law, in Particular Edmund Burke)

Revista de Derecho, Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion, No. 25, 2012-1 (49-70)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 Jan 2013
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Natural Law, State of Nature, Social Contract, Illumination, Locke, Hobbes, Sovereignty, Democracy, Popular Will, Government, Majorities, Natural Rights, French Revolution, State, Constitutionalism

21.

En Defensa del Libre Ejercicio de la Profesión de Abogado y la Independencia Judicial (In Defense of the Free Exercise of the Legal Profession and Judicial Independence)

Amicus Curiae presentado por la Inter-American Bar Association ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en el caso Allan R. Brewer-Carías vs. Venezuela, Federación Interamericana de Abogados, 2013
Number of pages: 163 Posted: 02 Jan 2014
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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judicial independence, legal profession, Latin America, human rights, lawyers

22.

Comparative Constitutional Protection of Contracts in the United States and Chile

American Society of International Law's International Legal Research Informer, p. 5, Summer 2012
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Jul 2012
Dante Figueroa, Dante Figueroa and Arturo Fermandois
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Law Faculty
Downloads 57 (783,094)

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Contracts, impairment of contracts, comparative law, Chile, right to property

23.

Globalex - Update: Current Constitutional Developments in Latin America

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Aug 2013
Dante Figueroa, Dante Figueroa and Jonathan Arendt
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law and American University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 54 (804,112)
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Latin America, constitutional law, branches of government, executive power, separation of powers, personal freedoms, constitutional guarantees

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The Effect of the Private Sector on the Nation-State and its Influence on Chile’s Environmental Regulatory Framework Since 1990

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Notes on the Criminalization of Certain Environmental Offenses in Chile

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Jaime H. Retamal, Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Civil Law Trusts in Latin America: Is the Lack of Trusts an Impediment for Expanding Business Opportunities in Latin America?

Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 24, No. 701, 2007
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Integrating Latin American Stock Markets: The Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano (MILA): Innovations and Perspectives

American University Business Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, 277
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 24 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2018
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
Downloads 39 (928,485)
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MILA, Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano, Latin America, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Globalization, Finance, Financial Market, Promarket Economies

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French Revolution, Latin America, Constitutional Law, Edmund Burke, Western democracies

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Legality of Clean Production Agreements

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Introductory Note to Dott. Vito Cozzoli’s Parliamentary Groups in the Evolving Italian Political System

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 02 Jan 2014
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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A Blueprint on the Origins of Western Constitutional Law and Its Relationship with Traditional Natural Law, Particularly in the United States: An Essay for My Students

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 01 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2015
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Judgment of the Eies: A Critical Look at the Criteria for Inclusion and Exclusion of Projects and Activities in the Environmental Impact Evaluation System

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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The Chilean Environmental Law and Environmental Impact Evaluation

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Motion to Submit Amicus Brief to the Panel on United States - Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Other Papers (3)

Total Downloads: 88
1.

El Rol Evolutivo del Notario Público en Latinoamérica (Spanish)

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 Apr 2010
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Latin America, Public Deeds, Public Instruments, Good Faith

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Comment on Celco Case, Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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Exporting to the United States, in Business Chile

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Aug 2009
Dante Figueroa and Dante Figueroa
Georgetown University Law CenterAmerican University - Washington College of Law
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