Practice areas

Corporate and commercial law, insolvency processes, arbitration and litigation

General information

Gustavo is the founding partner of the firm. He is admitted to practice in Colombia where he has been working for more than 40 years. Starting in 1973 he has advised clients in a wide variety of commercial matters, concentrating in corporations, contracts, insolvency proceedings, litigation and arbitration.

Furthermore, Gustavo has been a lecturer in commercial law before various universities within the country and is an Arbitrator before the Center of Dispute Resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá (CCB).

Gustavo graduated from Universidad Nacional de Colombia Law School – Bogotá, Colombia.

Practice areas

Corporate, commercial, infrastructure

General information

Edwin is a partner of the firm. He is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia and the State of New York – United States of America. He has 20 been practicing law for 20 years, during which he has worked as an attorney at law in charge of structuring infrastructure projects, especially in the transportation and telecommunications sectors. He advises clients from Colombia and from abroad, regarding mergers, acquisitions, spin offs, dissolution and liquidation of corporations, sales of assets, shareholder agreements and corporate governance. Edwin was a member of the List of Secretaries of Arbitration Tribunals between 2003 and 2016 at Bogota's Chamber of Commerce . He was also a member of the List of Arbitrators of the same Center between 2009 and 2016. Today he is engaged in representation fo clients before the before mentioned Arbitration Center, mainly in issues regarding infraestructure and Government Procurement.

Edwin has been a law school professor since 2003, mainly in courses such as “US Legal Entities”, “US Contracts”, and “Commercial Arbitration”, at Universidad Javeriana, Universidad de los Andes, and at the Center of Dispute Resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.

Edwin graduated from Universidad del Rosario Law School – Bogotá, Colombia (1997), and has an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University – Washington D.C., United States of America (2002).

Practice areas

Corporate, commercial, financial

General information

José is a partner of the firm. He is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia and has over 20 years of experience serving as a legal counsel of foreign and national companies, with great experience in litigation and private law.

Currently, José is an admitted arbitrator before the Center of Dispute Resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, where he also acts as Secretary for Arbitration Tribunals He has also directed processes of procurement, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions and overall everything related to the structure of business groups in Colombia. He has established appropriate corporate schemes across the country and instigated their operation and interaction with parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates abroad, as well as determining the internal agreement between the respective partners. Furthermore, José has been a lecturer in commercial law before various universities within the country.

José graduated from Universidad de los Andes Law School – Bogotá, Colombia (1995) and has an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from University of Wollongong – NSW, Australia (2000).

Practice areas

Labor law and social security

General information

Camilo is a partner of the firm. He is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia and has over 12 years of professional experience, in labor law and social securities matters.

Camilo has participated in several structuring, transformation and corporate crisis management procedures for labor and social security purposes and he is the official representative for various higlhly influential economical groups before numerous conflict consultation settings and labor issues all over the country.

Since 2008, he has been a member of the Board of the Bar Association of Labor and Social Security Lawyers of Colombia. Furthermore, Camilo has been a law school professor in labor law since 2004, and serves as the academic coordinator and keynote lecturer for the programs offered by the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota in labor and social security matters.

Camilo graduated from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School – Bogotá, Colombia (2003) and has a Specialist Degree in Labor Law from the same University (2005).

Practice areas

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Litigation

General information

David is a partner of the firm. He is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. He has worked in our law firm since 2009 and he is currently the Director of the Arbitration and Litigation division.

David has vast experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Litigation related to commercial law and administrative disputes. His practice also includes advising our clients about insolvency and bankruptcy, unfair competition and consumer law litigations.

David is registered as a Arbitrator (Commercial and Administrative Law) and Secretary before the Center of Dispute Resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, member of the Colombian Arbitration Committee and law school professor lecturing in commercial law.

David graduated from Universidad de los Andes Law School – Bogotá, Colombia (2006), Specialist in Commercial Law (2008), Specialist in Financial Legislation (2010) and Specialist in Negotiation (2017) of the same University.

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Labor law and social security

General information

Diego is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. He has worked for our law firm since 2009 and is currently an associate attorney for the Labor and Social Security Law Division.

He advises our clients in labor law, social security law and collective labor law. He also represents them both judicially and administratively in front of the UGPP. In addition, he is a law school professor and keynote lecturer for the programs offered by the Chamber of Comerce in labor and social secutiry matters.

Diego graduated from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School (1997) and has a specialist degree in labor law (2006) and social security law (2008) at the same University. He also has a specialist degree in human resources from E.A.N University (2000).

Languages

Spanish

Practice areas

Tax law, Tax litigation

General information

Andrés is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia and he has worked with our firm since year 2015. Currently, Andrés is the Director for the Tax and Foreign exchange Law Division.

He has experience in tax law and tax litigation, including tax, legal and corporate planning for different companies, and has counseled local and foreign clients both individuals and legal entities in the fulfillment of their fiscal and foreign exchange responsibilities.

Andrés graduated from Universidad del Rosario – Bogotá, Colombia (2006) and has a Specialist Degree in Colombian Tax Law from the same University (2008).

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Corporate, commercial

General information

Julia is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. She has worked in Our law firm since 2006 and she is currently an associate in corporate and commercial law practice.

Julia graduated from Universidad de Los Andes – Bogotá, Colombia (2006), she has a Degree in International Business Law from the same university (2017) and a LL.M. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law – New York, USA (2011)

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Arbitration and litigation

General information

Lorena is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. She has worked in our law firm since 2011 in the area of Litigation and Arbitration. Lorena advises and represents clients of the firm in civil, commercial, administrative and urban litigation, before the ordinary jurisdiction, arbitration tribunals and administrative national entities at all levels. She also has experience in advising and providing consultation to clients in regards to future possible controversies, assisting them in the structure and implementation of alternative mechanisms of dispute resolution.

Lorena coordinated the Specialization of Urban Law at Los Andes University between 2009 and 2011.

Lorena graduated from Los Andes University Law School – Bogotá, Colombia (2009), has a Specialist Degree in International Business Law ( 2011) and a LL.M. in Private Law (2014) from the same university.

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Public Procurement and Corporate Law

General information

Alba is an associate of the firm. She has over 10 years of professional experience in the rendering of legal services and advisement to national and international clients in the structuring and development of their business undertakings in Colombia. Alba focuses her practice in the definition of best structures for doing business in the country, the implementation of corporate governance mechanisms and accompaniment in the relationship between associates. Also, in the permanent advise for development of the corporate purpose, among others, through implementation of efficient structures for contracts administration and the negotiation of agreements for an adequate distribution of risks.

In addition, Alba is a professor of the legal English course at Los Andes University in Bogotá, Colombia.

Alba is an attorney at law from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – Bogotá, Colombia (2005), specialist in international business law from Universidad de Los Andes – Bogotá, Colombia (2007), LL.M. in international legal studies from Georgetown University – Washington D.C., U.S.A. (2011), and specialist in mines and oil law from Universidad Externado de Colombia – Bogotá, Colombia (2013).

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Corporate, commercial

General information

Tatiana is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. She has worked in our law firm since 2010 and she is currently an associate in corporate and commercial law practice. Tatiana advises our clients in transactional and corporate law, corporate finance and corporate governance structures. She has counseled our clients in infrastructure projects and has participated in mergers and acquisitions of different companies.

Tatiana graduated from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School – Bogotá, Colombia (2009), she has a Specialist Degree in Commercial Law from the same university (2010) and a L.L.M. in Corporate Law from University College London- UCL – London, UK (2014)

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Corporate, commercial

General information

Juan Camilo is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. He has worked in our law firm since 2013 and he is currently a member of the Corporate and Commercial law division. Juan Camilo has experience in the elaboration, revision and negotiation of civil and commercial contracts. Furthermore, he has experience advising our clients in the process of incorporation of different corporate vehicles in Colombia and has worked in structuring and presenting public offers for 4G Infrastructure Public Private Associations before the Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI).

Juan Camilo graduated from Universidad de los Andes – Bogotá, Colombia (2012) and is a Political Scientist (2013) and has a Specialist Degree in International Business Law (2015), both titles from the same university.

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Labor law and social security

General information

Flora is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. She has worked for our law firm since 2014 and is currently an attorney for the Labor and Social Security Law Division.

She advises our clients in labor law and social security law. She works as an in house counsellor for Hydrocarbon Industry’s companies in both areas. She has had a significant participation in the aligning of labor and social security policies at these companies.

Flora graduated from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School (2014). She has a specialist degree in labor law (2016) from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School and is pursuing a specialist degree in social security at the same University.

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Labor Law and Social Security

General information

Ana María is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. She has worked for our law firm since 2015 and is currently an attorney for the labor and social security law division.

She advises our clients in labor law and social security law. She works as an in house counsellor for Infrastructure Industry’s companies in both areas. She also has experience in labor litigation, pension insurance and due diligence processes.

Ana María graduated from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School (2013) and she has a specialist degree in labor law (2017) at the same University.

Languages

Spanish- English.

Practice areas

Labor Law and Social Security

General information

Diana is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. She has worked for our law firm since 2015 and is currently an attorney for the Labor and Social Security Law Division.

She advises our clients in labor law and social security law. She works as an in house counsellor for those topics in Flowers Exporting Industry’s companies and she also represents them both judicially and administratively in front of the UGPP. She has experience in labor litigation and action for protection.

Diana graduated from Externado de Colombia University Law School (2015) and has a specialist degree in labor law (2016) at the same University. She also has a specialist degree in social security law (2017) from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Languages

Español e Inglés

Practice areas

Corporate and commercial law

General information

Nadia is a Lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia, she has worked with our firm since 2016 and she is currently a member of the Corporate and Commercial law division. Nadia has previous experience in the incorporation, maintenance and liquidation of different corporate vehicles, including non-profit organizations and all procedures and registrations related thereof. Nadia has advised in the conversion, merger and spin-off operations as well as many acquisitions of companies under different structures.

Nadia graduated from Universidad del Rosario, Colombia (2012) and has a Specialist Degree in Corporate Law (2015) from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Arbitration and litigation

General information

Julian is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. He has worked in our law firm since 2016 and is currently a lawyer of the litigation and arbitration area. Julian advises and represents clients of the firm in civil, commercial and administrative litigation, before the ordinary jurisdiction and arbitration tribunals.

He was speaker of the Universidad Nacional Arbitration Team in several international competitions in which he got an outstanding achievement winning the VII international competition of commercial arbitration – Universidad de Buenos Aires y Universidad del Rosario (2014) and in the II international competition of investment arbitration – American University (2015).

Julian graduated from Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Bogotá (2016) with a scholarship due to his high grade point average. He also participated in the international commercial arbitration summer program in the American University – Washington College of Law (2016).

Languages

Spanish and English

Practice areas

Corporate and Commercial Law

General information

Valeria is a lawyer admitted to practice in Colombia. She was an intern in the Delegation of Mercantile Procedures of the Superintendency of Corporations for one year. She has worked in our firm since 2016 and currently works as a junior lawyer in Corporate and Commercial Law.

Valeria has experience in drafting and reviewing civil and commercial contracts. She also advises our clients on the incorporation process of different types of corporate vehicles in Colombia, and on corporate matters of different nature.

Valeria is a lawyer from Unversidad de Los Andes’ Law School (2016) and studied Corporate Law and Governance at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Languages

Spanish, English, Italian