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Víctor Ríos Salas

Víctor Ríos Salas

Latin America 2026

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About

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Latin America

Practice Areas

Litigator and expert advisor in contractual matters of engineering and construction projects, both public and private, from the tendering phase to their construction and subsequent operation. These projects include gas pipelines, mining projects, aqueducts, reservoirs, power plants, road works, highways, railway works, metro works, airports, hospitals, industrial buildings and large-scale public works, through EPC and EPCM contracts, and concession contracts.

Career

Víctor Ríos Salas, founding partner of Molina Ríos Abogados, has developed his professional practice with special emphasis in the areas of engineering and construction projects as a litigator and expert advisor in contractual matters. His experience in this area exceeds 400 megaprojects of engineering and construction executed, both public and private, from the tendering phase to their construction and subsequent operation. These projects include gas pipelines, mining projects, aqueducts, reservoirs, power plants, road works, highways, railway works, metro works, airports, hospitals, industrial buildings and large-scale public works, through EPC and EPCM contracts, and concession contracts, among others.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Roster of Arbitrators of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CAM), Chile.

Director and founding partner of the Chilean Society of Construction Law.

Chilean member of the Society of Construction Law, London (UK).

Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

Legal advisor and director of the Infrastructure Policy Council (CPI).

Member of the Executive Committee for Innovation and Infrastructure (MOP/CChC).

Member of the Institutional Committee for Infrastructure, CPI.

Vice President of the Equestrian Federation of Chile (FECH).

Publications

Author of the book “Construction Law,” 2016.

Co-author of the book “Construction Law: Dogmatic and Practical Analysis.”

Author of the Chilean chapter of the book “Construction & Engineering Law,” coordinated by Ashurst LLP, London for Global Legal Group, 2014.

Author of the Chilean chapter of “Projects and Construction Review”, Law Business Research, London, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Latin America

Projects - Chile

Band 1
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Individual Editorial
Head of department Víctor Ríos Salas is a prominent lawyer who is regularly commended for his experience advising a distinguished multinational client base on significant projects, including water desalination and photovoltaic plants. He maintains a first-choice practice for infrastructure projects involving airport and hospital developments in Chile.

Strengths

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  • Víctor Ríos Salas is an outstanding professional with deep knowledge of the local legal market and a broad understanding of industry players and commercial dynamics in Chile.

    ProjectsChambers Latin America
  • Víctor Ríos Salas is a tremendous lawyer, known for his unparalleled professionalism and knowledge in the field of public works.

    ProjectsChambers Latin America

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