Senior Associate
/ Hernán Torres
/ Description
Hernán has worked in the firm’s Intellectual Property department since 2023. He has extensive experience in corporate law, intellectual property and intellectual property litigation.
Hernán was a general counsel for Penguin Random House, one of the world’s largest publishing groups, and was recognized in this role by the GC Powerlist of Legal 500 in 2019 and 2022.
He currently leads Alessandri’s Enforcement area and has obtained significant results in matters of piracy, illicit trade, advertising ethics, and unfair competition.
/ Education
2015
Attorney
Supreme Court
2012
International Diploma of Specialized Studies
European University of Madrid
/ Experience
2016 – 2023
Head of Legal Affairs at Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
2015 – 2016
Lawyer at Marcaria.com.
2012 – 2013
Paralegal at Marcaria.com.
/ Memberships
/ Academic activities
2025 – to now
Lecturer on the Law, Innovation and Technology course, Faculty of Law, Universidad Andrés Bello.
2020 – to now
Lecturer in the course on Intellectual Property in the Publishing Sector, School of Literature, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
/ Specialization courses
2021
Course on Personal Data Protection, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.