Legal director, concessions division | OHLA Group
María del Carmen Honrado
Legal director, concessions division | OHLA Group
LATAM countries your role covers: All countries
What are the most significant cases and transactions in the LATAM region that you or your legal team have recently been involved in?
We have been especially involved in start-up processes after the corresponding public award of certain infrastructure projects to be developed through concession contracts. By way of example, for Chile: 1) Sociedad Concesionaria Hospitales Red Bio Bio, and 2) Sociedad Concesionaria Insituto Nacional Del Cáncer; and in Colombia, Concesionaria Ruta Bogotá Norte.
How do you adapt your legal counselling to align with the diverse business practices and customs of various LATAM countries?
We usually seek the support of a law firm in the country, which helps us with the appropriate legislation and legal practice in each country.
What are your organisations plans in the LATAM region over the next 12 months and how will your legal expertise help to achieve these plans?
Our business group has extensive experience in the participation, execution and development of infrastructure projects, both through the execution of a public works contract and through a concession contract. The public interest of the works we carry out, as they represent an improvement in the services provided by governments and public administrations to their citizens, encourages us to continue with ours LATAM projects and to achieve new ones. Latin America, for the next 12 months, will continue to be a “target zone” for us.
