mherrera@agpp.cl

Marta Herrera

Of Counsel

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Law
  • Public Security
  • Administrative Law

Education

  • Attorney-at-law, Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de Chile
  • Master of Laws, with specialization in civil and criminal litigation, California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, United States
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Sexual Assault, Universidad de Chile
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Procedure Reform, Universidad de Chile

Professional Experience

  • AGPP Paillaleve Precht Abogados. Attorney and specialist consultant, 2023–present
  • INAPI (National Institute of Industrial Property). Deputy Legal Director–Prosecutor, 2023–present
  • Ministerio Público (Public Prosecutor’s Office). Legal Director and Director of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Unit, 2007–2023
  • Participation in national and international forums on criminal procedure, gender-based violence, corruption, ethics and probity, corporate criminal liability, among others. Notably, she served as Chair of the ACT (Anti-Corruption and Transparency Group) of APEC in 2019, and represented Chile before the OECD in the evaluation of compliance with the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, as well as before the Follow-Up Mechanism for the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESECIC).
  • Consultant for “EL PACCTO” (Programme of Assistance against Transnational Organized Crime) of the European Union, contributing her expertise to the strengthening of judicial systems in the region.

Academic Activities

  • Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. Co-Director, Diploma in Economic Criminal Law, 2024–present
  • Universidad Finis Terrae. Professor of Law, 2023–present
  • Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Faculty member, Department of Public Law, School of Law, 2023–present
  • Universidad de Chile, School of Law. Professor, Department of Procedural Law, 2004–2018
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