Biography

Pablo Nilo Donoso is an international law scholar and practitioner whose research and professional work focus on the representation and defense of sovereign states in international investment arbitration, investment treaty negotiation, and international policy. His academic work is deeply informed by more than twelve years of experience advising sovereign states and international organizations on governance reform, regulatory frameworks, and the resolution of high-stakes international disputes.

He serves as the Senior Director of the g7+ Foundation, which assists the g7+—an intergovernmental organization of twenty fragile and post-conflict states dedicated to building institutions that sustain peace and stability. In this role, he provides strategic counsel to the Foundation’s Board of Directors and advises the operations of its Rapid Response Advisory Center, which delivers institutional support to g7+ member states in international disputes. In this capacity, he assists member states in institutional reform efforts, including international investment treaty reform, and coordinates the strategic relationship between the Foundation and Stanford Law School.

Before joining the Stanford Law School community, Mr. Nilo Donoso practiced international law at Foley Hoag LLP in Washington, DC, where he represented sovereign states and companies in complex, high-stakes international arbitration proceedings before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, and the International Chamber of Commerce. Prior to that, he served as a Legal Advisor for the Vice-Ministry of International Economic Affairs in Chile. In this role, he represented the State in international investment disputes, negotiated settlements with foreign investors, and designed state-level governance reform strategies. Additionally, he negotiated trade in services and investment agreements with various nations and represented Chile before the WTO, UNCITRAL, and APEC.

Mr. Nilo Donoso has published on topics spanning international investment law, climate change, and dispute prevention. His latest publications include The Response of the International Investment Regime to Climate Change: Alternatives to Reconcile the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System with the Right to Regulate in Order to Limit Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2026), a dispute prevention manual for the Pacific Alliance published by the Inter-American Development Bank (2025), and International Investment Law in Chile: Recent Developments in Times of Reform (2024).

Education

JSM Stanford Law School 2026

LLM Heidelberg University 2013

Bachelor in Social and Juridical Sciences (JD equivalent) Universidad de Chile 2012