Valeria Schnake
Law Graduate
PRACTICE
Her practice focuses on personal data, new technologies, and financial matters such as payment methods and Fintech.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Valeria worked as a paralegal in the Technology and Data Protection group at Carey y Cía. 2020-2023.
EDUCATION
- Universidad de Chile. Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences. 2024. Maximum distinction.
- Universidad de Chile. Update Course: Fintech and Open Finance. 2023.
- Universidad de Chile. Diploma in Personal Data Protection. 2025.
ACADEMIA
- New York Celebration of Women in Computing (NYCWiC). 2019. Academic poster presentation: “AI and Equality: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Confronting AI Bias.”
- Research Assistant at the Center for Studies in Law, Technology, and Society (formerly CEDI). 2020 to date.
- Teaching Assistant in Civil Law. Professor María Magdalena Bustos. 2023 to date.
- Teaching Assistant in Banking and Financial Law. Professor Jaime Gallegos. 2023-2025.
- Undergraduate thesis: “Artificial intelligence and tort liability: challenges under current Chilean law” Thesis advisor: Professor María Magdalena Bustos. Evaluated with the highest grade.
- New York Celebration of Women in Computing (NYCWiC) 2023. Remote presentation of paper “Key Concepts In Tech Careers + Tech Ethics In 2023.”
LANGUAGES
Spanish and English.