José Ignacio Torres Iriarte

Of Counsel

José Ignacio Torres is Of Counsel at EDN Abogados, with extensive experience in corporate law, securities regulation and pension funds regulation matters, advising financial regulators, high net worth individuals and large companies. His practice focuses mainly on the review, negotiation and drafting of highly complex contracts, M&A operations, administrative litigation, corporate governance, and compliance.

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José Ignacio Torres Iriarte

jitorres@ednabogados.cl

+56233395430

Professional Career

Lawyer, TI-Gestión Chile, 2013 – 2016.
Lawyer, Securities Prosecutor's Office, Securities and Insurance Superintendency (SVS),
2016-2017.
Lawyer of the Legal Department, Financial Market Commission (CMF), 2017-2019.
Lawyer, Pension Superintendency, 2019-2020.
Head of Corporate Law, Pension Superintendency, 2021-2022.
Head (s) of the Compliance Department, Pension Superintendency, 2022.
Assistant Professor of Commercial Contracts and Obligations, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2022.
Assistant Professor, Commercial Contracts and Insolvency Course, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, 2022.
Senior Associate, Dentons Larraín Rencoret, 2022-2023.
Assistant Professor, Corporate Law Course, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, 2023-2024.
Senior Legal Counsel, Watt’s S.A. 2023-2024.
Legal Director, TI-Gestión Chile, 2024 to date.

Practice Areas

Capital Markets
Compliance
Corporate
Mergers & Acquisitions
White Collar and Government Investigations

Education

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, J.D. (2004-2009).
Universidad de Los Andes, Master's degree in "Business Law" (2022).
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Diploma in "Litigation and New Procedures" (2014).
Universidad de Los Andes, Diploma in "Mergers and Acquisitions" (2019).
Universidad de Los Andes, Diploma in "Commercial Companies and Business" (2020).
Universidad de Los Andes, Diploma in "Administrative Sanctions" (2021).
Cambridge University, Cambridge Judge Business School – Executive Education “Cambridge FinTech & Regulatory Innovation Program” (2023).
Cornell University, Certificate in “Securities Law” (2024-2025).
Universidad de Chile, Diploma in “Privacy Protection Regulation” (2025 in progress).
Universidad de Chile, Diploma in “Securities Regulation” (2025 in progress).

Awards and Recognition

Diploma in Administrative Sanctions, Universidad de Los Andes 2022: Winner of the “Best Student Award”.

Languages

Spanish
English