Lawyer, Catholic University of Chile (1993)
LLM, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico
Postgraduate Degree in Criminology, University of Exeter, United Kingdom (1998-2001)
Postgraduate Certificate in Litigation, Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA (2004)
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Litigation, National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina, USA (2006)
Postgraduate Certificate in Economic Criminal Law, National Advocacy Center, San Francisco, USA
Course on Financial Crimes, organized by the ACFCS, Miami, USA (2013)
Criminal Lawyer of the Year, Probono Foundation (2010)
Professor, Diploma in Litigation, Faculty of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2010 to 2014)
Professor of Litigation and Criminal Procedure at Alberto Hurtado University (2004 to present)
Professor of Litigation and Criminal Procedure Reforms in various Latin American countries, including Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia (2010 to present)
Metropolitan Coordinator of the Criminal Procedure Reform Evaluation Study, CEJA (Justice Studies Center of the Americas), (2016)
Criminal and administrative litigation. Attorney Mrs. Heskia has an extensive career as a litigator in the criminal field, where she has served as both plaintiff and defense counsel in cases of high-complexity fraud and other economic offenses, including cases on corporate criminal liability. She has participated in multiple proceedings for crimes committed against minor victims and advises various schools and congregations on issues of rights violations and the creation of healthy environments. Recognized by Chambers Latin America 2024, in White Collar Crime.
Advisor to the Amparo y Justicia Foundation (2012 to date)
Member of the Chilean Bar Association and the Institute of Criminal Sciences Lawyer admitted to practice before the International Criminal Court (2023)
Secretary of the IBA War Crimes Committee (2025)
Consultant for the OAS BIDAL Project, on asset investigation, seizure and forfeiture of assets (2008-2009)
UNICEF Delegate in a program for the enforcement of custodial sentences for minors in Penitentiary Centers (2010-2011)
Languages: Spanish-English