Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes > Santiago, Chile > Firm Profile

Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes
Calle Magdalena 140, piso 18,
Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
7550104
Chile

Chile > Projects and infrastructure Tier 3

Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes was launched in April 2021 by three former Reymond & Cía partners, Rodrigo RiquelmeCamilo Silva and Diego Fuentes. It has experience in public contracts, particularly projects involving the construction of public works and public work concessions. It is also highly focused on advising clients on their relations with the State of Chile, and has a robust disputes practice. Heading the ‘highly specialised' team, Riquelme specialises in infrastructure and construction, and private and public concessions; he also frequently acts in complex disputes involving infrastructure and large-scale construction and engineering projects. Riquelme is supported by fellow founding partners Silva (engineering, construction and service contracts), and construction law and disputes specialist Fuentes.

Practice head(s):

Rodrigo Riquelme

Testimonials

It is evident that the team works cohesively and all the firm’s members are knowledgeable.

Up-to-date knowledge and monitoring of cases that are significant to the industry.

Highly experienced construction lawyers.

Great understanding of construction, which allows them to design and implement adequate legal strategies.

A recent firm but with highly experienced lawyers in the construction space.

High levels of understanding of construction, which allows them to design and implement adequate legal strategies.

Rodrigo Riquelme’s performance as a professional is at a high level, and with a strategic vision and very good treatment of both clients and collaborators.

Rodrigo Riquelme is a highly skilled professional, with a strategic vision and very good attitude towards clients and collaborators.

Key clients

Ruta Del Limarí

Consorcio Embalse Chironta

Dragados

Besalco Construcciones – Besalco Montaje

Rutas del Algarrobo

Autopista de los Andes

Rutas Nahuelbuta

Sacyr Concesiones Chile

Empresa Constructora Trébol – Arauco

Consorcio Hospital de Talca

Work highlights

  • Advised Consorcio Hospital Regional de Talca on its relations with The Maule Health Service, which concerned a hospital building contract.
  • Advised Besalco & Arrigoni on a mining project.
  • Assisted Sociedad Concesionaria Rutas del Limarí with a claim concerning a public works concession.

Chile > Public law Tier 4

Founded as recently as April 2021 by three former Reymond & Cía partners, Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes' public law practice focuses on assisting clients with all aspects of their relations with the Chilean State; the seven-strong team fields specialists in administrative and public regulation, along with litigation at all levels, including the Supreme Court and Constitutional Tribunal. Heading up the group, Rodrigo Riquelme (who also leads the firm’s dispute resolution department), routinely acts in matters before the Technical Review Board on Public Works Concessions; while construction law and dispute resolution expert Diego Fuentes González is experienced in public works concessions’ arbitration commissions.

Practice head(s):

Rodrigo Riquelme Yáñez

Key clients

Ruta Del Limarí

Consorcio Embalse Chironta

República Federativa de Brasil

Besalco Construcciones

Rutas del Algarrobo

Autopista de los Andes

Rutas Nahuelbuta

Sacyr Concesiones Chile

Empresa Constructora Trébol – Arauco

Consorcio Hospital de Talca

Work highlights

  • Acted for Sociedad Concesionaria Rutas del Limarí in challenging a series of fines imposed by the Ministry of Public Works of the State of Chile.
  • Assisted Consorcio Embalse Chironta with the construction of a reservoir and its ongoing conflict with the Chilean State.
  • Acted for República Federativa de Brasil in a matter concerning a building in Chile that has been declared a national monument.

Chile > Dispute resolution: litigation Tier 5

Established in April 2021 by three former Reymond & Cía partners (Rodrigo Riquelme Yáñez, Diego Fuentes González and Camilo Silva Correa), Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes houses an eight-strong practice that litigates in relation to concessions and construction contracts, both before local courts, as well as in national and international arbitration tribunals. Practice leader Riquelme, who 'offers an excellent service through his deep knowledge of international law', is a specialist in disputes involving infrastructure, construction, and private and public concessions; Fuentes is a construction law and dispute resolution expert; and Silva routinely acts in major construction-litigation cases.

Practice head(s):

Rodrigo Riquelme Yáñez

Testimonials

Rodrigo Riquelme offers an excellent service through his deep knowledge of international law and his background in national and international arbitrations.

Rodrigo Riquelme dedicates his legal knowledge to finding important solutions, demonstrating his ability to apply comparative law.

Rodrigo Riquelme is a very solid lawyer with great knowledge; he is also a very good negotiator, who has an established reputation at a national level for positive results and his high level of specialisation in public law.

Key clients

República Federativa de Brasil

Universidad Gabriela Mistral

Constructora Arauco – Trébol

Sociedad Comercial IMS

Herman Chadwick Larraín

Consorcio Hospital Regional Talca

Inmobiliaria Townhouse Parque Casanova

Deloitte Advisory

Banco Santander Chile

Tyco (Johnson & Johnson)

Chile > Dispute resolution: arbitration

Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes was launched in April 2021 by three former partners of Reymond & Cía, including arbitration expert Rodrigo Riquelme ; the practice is experienced in national and international arbitrations involving different departments of the Chilean State, and which relate to concession and construction contracts.

Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes is a boutique law firm specialized in claims, negotiation and litigation in highly complex matters, both in public and private law.

Our firm provides comprehensive services tailored to each of its clients, advising them through the entire dispute resolution process. Our mission is to provide them with highly strategic advice, aimed at achieving their goals in the most efficient way.

At Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes, we are committed to offering comprehensive services to local and international individuals and companies. Personalized attention and the constant pursuit of excellence are our hallmarks.

Our mission is to help safeguard the client’s interests and optimize their business decisions. All our lawyers are specialists in their respective areas of practice.

The lawyers who make up Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes have solid professional, business and academic backgrounds, allowing them to provide their clients with a global vision and adding value to their ideas. They are committed to the client’s goals when structuring their projects and implementing their businesses, in addition to designing and defending their interests strategically. Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes’ clients find an important added value in each of these services.

Participation in highly complex negotiations and dispute resolution in the fields of public and private law – nationally and internationally – marks Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes as an experienced and recognized law firm in the areas of public works concessions, construction, public and private infrastructure, projects, energy, public health services, real estate, project development and financing, corporate law and family estates. Of special note is the representation of national and international litigation and arbitration.

All told, Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes. constitutes a legal boutique, personally tended by its partners and distinguished by an ongoing tradition of excellence.

Areas of practice
Litigation and arbitration: The partners at Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes have a long track record advising domestic and foreign companies in litigation and arbitration in areas such as infrastructure, construction, public works concessions, telecommunications, energy, natural resources and corporate disputes, among others.

Construction and infrastructure: Riquelme, Silva & Fuentes has consulted on public and private construction projects, from the study of bids and advice on contract management to negotiations and claims. These projects have encompassed highly complex infrastructure (hospitals, airports, prisons, dams) and large real estate developments.

Energy: Our firm provides consultancy services on matters of electric utilities, energy projects and associated infrastructure. We are involved in bidding processes as well as in regulatory issues, concessions and dispute resolution. We also prepare legal reports on administrative and civil matters related to this industry.

DepartmentNameEmailTelephone
Partners Rodrigo Riquelme Yañezrodrigo.riquelme@rsfabogados.cl
Partners Camilo Silva Correacamilo.silva@rsfabogados.cl
Partners Diego Fuentes Gonzálezdiego.fuentes@rsfabogados.cl
Associate counsel Felipe Montoya Aguilerafelipe.montoya@rsfabogados.cl
Arbitrations, litigations and mediations
Infrastructure, construction and projects
Concessions of public works
Public law
PhotoNamePositionProfile
Diego Fuentes González photoMr Diego Fuentes GonzálezPartner
Rodrigo Riquelme Yanez photo Rodrigo Riquelme YanezPartner. Has been featured in the category Dispute Resolution by the most…
Camilo Silva Correa photo Camilo Silva CorreaCamilo’s expertise centers around the engineering and construction sectors. He is greatly…
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