Boutique legal practice Urenda León Rivas & Darraidou Abogados (ULRD Abogados) was launched in 2022 by former Fleischmann y León Abogados’ founding partner Juan Ignacio León Lira, who is a construction, real estate, public works concessions and mining project expert. With ‘solid experience and knowledge of the construction industry’, the team is notably experienced in private and public infrastructure projects, particularly in relation to public works concessions, penitentiary infrastructure, desalination plants, highways and telecoms. Fellow co-founding partner Luis Alberto Darraidou García Huidobro's recent caseload includes desalination and water-reuse sanitation projects.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Constant monitoring of the contract from its bidding and execution phases, constantly alerting of the legal risks associated with the technical decisions taken during the development of the contract.’
- ‘Solid experience and knowledge of the construction industry.’
Key clients
- Aguas de Antofagasta
- Inversiones Hidrosur
Work highlights
- Advising Aguas de Antofagasta on the construction of the expansion works for a desalination plant.
- Advising GS INIMA on the bidding process carried out by Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi for the design and construction of a seawater desalination plant.