Ariza & Marin has a strong record in advising construction companies on project development and contentious work, with a particular focus on matters in and around its home city of Medellín. The group’s infrastructure expertise spans a wide range of areas, including roads, energy, aqueducts, sanitation, and government buildings, and it counts both domestic and international names among its clients. The department is led jointly by Camilo Marín, who specialises in project development and arbitral proceedings; and Carolina Ariza, whose practice focuses on administrative law and civil liability.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team specialises in matters concerning the city of Medellín, and in the contracting of one of the largest municipal companies in the country, Empresas Públicas de Medellín. This specialism was what led us to hire the firm, and its performance has been very positive.’

  • ‘Lawyers are very willing to listen to the client. There is a pyramid structure where the most important documents are not sent without the respective review of the most expert lawyers. In the same way, the firm has lawyers specialised in different topics, which means it provides specialist advice.’

Key clients

  • Consortium San Vicente (Andina de Construcciones y Asociados y Conintel
  • Proyectos de Infraestructura (Proing)
  • Consortium Gaico-Hycsa
  • Consortium ANSA (Andina de Construcciones y Asociados and Sanear)
  • Empresa Para el Desarrollo Territorial - Proyecta
  • ICPB
  • Ingenierías Aliadas
  • Construcciones AP
  • Paecia
  • Ingeniería y Contratos
  • Consortium Acueducto Redes San Nicolás (Andina de Construcciones and Redyco)

Work highlights

  • Advised Ingenierías Aliadas on the negotiation of the purchase and sale, as well as on the operation and maintenance contract, of the Cantayús hydroelectric power plant project.
  • Advised Consortium Redes Fonseca 2022 on the pre-contractual and contractual stage of a contract for the optimisation of the aqueduct system of the municipality of Fonseca.
  • Advised Consortium San Vicente on the contract for the construction of the Héctor Abad Gómez National School of Public Health for the Universidad de Antioquía.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Camilo Marín, Carolina Ariza