Projects
Latin America Guide 2025 : Chile
Band 3
About
Provided by Dentons Chile
Our Firm has specialized in Projects for more than 15 years, providing convenient and tailor-made solutions to our clients in all aspects and stages of projects and their related businesses.
We regularly advise clients on toll roads, airports, ports, rail, and light rail systems, and water desalination plants. In the energy sector, we advise on projects that include LNG and petrochemical terminals, power plants, and wind power.
Our Projects and Infrastructure group is distinguished by the permanent support of a partner in each matter advised. We comprise senior and junior partners, senior associates, and associates, all of them with a wide range of experience, including critical aspects of the law regarding development, financing, contractual support, contracts, tenders, and dispute resolution.
Our advisory is comprehensive, accompanying our clients throughout every step of their project development. Our global presence allows us to provide quick solutions to any conflict regardless of the applicable law or jurisdiction.
Our mission is to propose viable solutions and alternatives for our clients, avoid conflict, and seek to efficiently advise them so that the project's development is optimal. We are also very active in dispute resolution and work closely with lawyers who are specialists in the subject matter in dispute and with external interdisciplinary advisors.
Chambers Review
Dentons Chile is a dynamic projects team headquartered in Santiago that fields wide-ranging expertise in Chile's projects arena. The group has experience advising on both financing and development mandates across a range of infrastructure projects, including energy, roads and desalination plants. The team is frequently sought after to assist clients with concession matters in both the public and private spheres.
Work Highlights
- Dentons Chile advised Intervial Chile with the preparation of the award of the public works concession contract, Ruta 5 Tramo Castro - Chonchi.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dentons Chile's team has the knowledge and experience that allows them to approach complex and sophisticated matters in an intelligent way."
"Dentons Chile's team has the knowledge and experience that allows them to approach complex and sophisticated matters in an intelligent way."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department José Manuel Larraín advises on the development and construction of public and private infrastructure projects in Chile, including transportation deals. He is well-placed to assist with concession agreements.
"José Manuel Larraín has an excellent approach that is pro-client and pro-business."
Up-and-coming partner Ignacio Vargas is well known for his experience assisting clients with their projects in the construction and infrastructure sectors in Chile.
"Ignacio has absolute dedication and involvement in the matters. From the beginning of the process, he has shown great enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject despite its great technical complexity."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dentons Chile
Chile
Members
Provided by Dentons Chile
Cristóbal Melo
Florencia Ahumada
Head of Department
José Ignacio Torres
Head of Department
Clients
Provided by Dentons Chile
Bechtel
CJR Renewables
China Railway Tunnel Group
Consorcio Inti Punku (Cumbra-Sacyr)
Cumbra
Grupo TSK
Intervial Chile S.A.
Keller Cimentaciones Chile SpA
Skanska
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopistas de Antofagasta S.A.
Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Norte Express S.A.
Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Oriente S.A.
Solek Chile Holding S.A.
Tewoo Group Co. Ltd. (Atacama Minerals S.C.M.)
Vial y Vives DSD S.A.
Yutong
Industries
Provided by Dentons Chile
Construction
Energy
Infrastructure
Mining
Transportation