Garrigues incorporates Rodrigo Riquelme as partner in Chile

Garrigues has brought Rodrigo Riquelme on board at the Santiago de Chile office, where he will assume responsibility for the construction and infrastructure practice, reinforcing the firm’s offer both in the public and private sectors. His appointment is subject to ratification at the next Garrigues Partners’ Meeting.

Luis Felipe Merino, the partner in charge of the Santiago de Chile office, affirmed that the incorporation of “Riquelme and Silva consolidates the firm’s position as a key player in the construction and infrastructure industry in Chile and Latin America, strengthening its presence in a market of constant growth and sustained demand”.

Rodrigo Riquelme

With a career spanning 20 years, Riquelme is well-known for his experience in complex contractual relations, particularly in construction contracts, infrastructure projects and public works concessions. He has also had a career in arbitration and litigation in these fields, representing clients in both national and international disputes. Also, he is head of the Chilean Society of Construction Law.

Riquelme holds a Degree in Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he also obtained a Master’s Degree with special mention in Public Law. He also holds a postgraduate qualification in Administrative Law from Universidad de Salamanca and a Diploma in Administrative Contracts from Universidad de Los Andes.

Before joining Garrigues, Riquelme was a partner at Chadwick & Reymond and Reymond & Fleischmann and opened Riquelme & Silva in 2021. He is also a professor at several Chilean universities on construction law and concessions and forms part of the list of arbitrators at the Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Center. At international level, he is a member of the Chilean Steering Committee of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA), of Association Française Pour le Droit de la Construction (AFDCI), the Society of Construction Law (UK) and the Spanish Construction and Engineering Law Club (CDCI).

Camilo Silva, new principal associate

Silva has also joined this same department as a principal associate. He is an expert in the engineering and construction industries, with extensive experience in the negotiation and management of construction contracts, infrastructure, buildings and mining, as well as in dispute resolution. He was a partner at Reymond & Cía. and co-founder of Riquelme & Silva.

Silva has a Degree in Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has a Master’s Degree in Construction Law from the University of Melbourne, where he received the Melbourne Graduate Scholarship. Before joining Garrigues, he was the principal legal advisor in the office of the vice president of Construction of Salfacorp and is currently a professor on the Associate’s Degree in Construction Law at Universidad de los Andes, as well as a member of the Chilean Society of Construction Law.