▪ Catherine Lathrop Rossi

Founding partner of the firm and specialist in Criminal Law, with extensive experience in highly complex cases.

She has advised and represented individuals and companies in investigations and litigation related to some of the most emblematic economic crime and fraud cases in Chile’s recent history, appearing before the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the higher courts of justice, and the Constitutional Court.

She is recognized for her strategic approach, litigation effectiveness, and negotiation skills.

▪  Practice Areas

Criminal Law
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
White-Collar Crime and Fraud
Complex Investigations

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▪  Professional Experience

Partner, Lathrop Blanco | March 2015 – Present
Partner, Gonzalo Insunza Abogados | 2011 – February 2015
Partner, IDP, Law Firm of Juan Agustín Figueroa | 2010 – 2011
Partner, Lathrop Abogados | 2010
Public Criminal Defender | 2005 – 2010
Partner, Moya & Lathrop | 1996 – 2010

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▪  Academic Activities

Professor of Elements of Law, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Andrés Bello University | 1998 – 2003
Professor of Labor Law and Human Resources Diploma Program for Executives, Andrés Bello University | 1999 – 2000

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▪  Education

Postgraduate Degree in Juvenile Criminal Responsibility, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2007
Postgraduate Degree in Economic Criminal Law, Alberto Hurtado University | 2006
Oral Litigation Program, Quebec Bar Association | 2006
Course on Illicit Evidence, Lexis Nexis | 2005
Postgraduate Degree in the New Criminal Procedure System, University of Chile | 2004
Attorney at Law, Faculty of Law, Andrés Bello University | 1993

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▪  Recognitions

Chambers & Partners | 2025 and 2026
Best Lawyers | 2025 and 2026
Legal 500 | 2025 and 2026

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▪  Memberships

Chilean Bar Association

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