Marcelo
Sanfeliú Gerstner

Partner

Year of admittance to the bar

1997

Professional experience

  • GFSU Abogados, Partner, 2015 to date.
  • Carey y Cía., Director Criminal Law Group, 2011 – 2015. Senior Associate 2006 – 2011.
  • Public Prosecutor's Office, Chief Prosecutor of La Serena and Regional Prosecutor(s) IV Administrative Region, 2000-2005.
  • Ministry of Justice, Coordination Unit of the Criminal Procedural Reform, IV Administrative Region, Coordinating Attorney-at-Law, 1998-2000.
  • Municipality of Coquimbo, Legal Advisor, 1997-1998.

Studies

  • U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, “Oral Trial Skills”, Columbia, South Carolina, August 1999 and May 2000.
  • Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Diploma in Economic Criminal Law, 2009.
  • Universidad Diego Portales, Law School, 1994.

Academic activities

  • Universidad Alberto Hurtado, postgraduate studies professor in oral criminal litigation skills, 1999 to date.

Publications

  • Compliance practice in Latin America. Current state of anticorruption laws and others. Co-author Chilean Chapter, 2015.

Acknowledgments

  • Latin Lawyer 250, Criminal Law, CHILE, 2012.
  • Legal 500 Criminal Defense, CHILE, 2009.
  • Corporate INTL, Global Awards Winner, White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year in Chile, years 2019 and 2021.
  • Best Lawyers, “Criminal Defense” category in Chile, 2020 - 2023.

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English.