Jorge Carey, winner of Latin Lawyer's 2016 lifetime achievement award, talks to Vincent Manancourt about a life spent driving institutionalisation in Chile's legal market, defending his country in the longestrunning ICSID case in history and joshing with world leaders
In August, Chilean president Michelle Bachelet paid a state visit to Mexico, her first since Enrique Peña Nieto was sworn in as the country's president in 2012. As part of a packed twoday schedule, the two heads of state hosted a forum promoting trade and investment between their two countries for entrepreneurs and business leaders. Also present was Jorge Carey, one of Latin Lawyer's lifetime achievement award winners in 2016. Minutes before the forum was about to begin, the head of the Chilean delegation came to Carey with a request: could he say a few words on behalf of all the Chileans in attendance? "Not being an entrepreneur, this was a total surprise," recalls Carey. "But I agreed, went up to the podium with our two presidents and had to improvise!"
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