We have a solid experience in providing legal advice and assistance to entities and undertakings of different nature, regarding the prevention and the solution of disputes, both domestic and international, in connection with public and private law issues. We offer our clients legal advice, assistance and representation at the different stages of litigation proceedings and arbitration.

Our in-depth knowledge of international commercial and investment arbitration has enabled us to provide a highly-specialized advice within the national and regional market.

Thus, we have assisted our clients’ needs regarding all types of disputes, with emphasis on those arising out of different investment activities and agreements, including state contracts in their various modalities.

The combination of our detailed knowledge of the clients’ business with our practice both in dispute resolution and a broad range of contracts, has brought along a comprehensive, proven and highly-specialized legal service, committed to a stable international practice.

Our services cover the following areas, among others:

  Defense of our clients before national judicial courts

  Defense of our clients before domestic and international arbitration tribunals with seat in Colombia or abroad

  Advice in arbitration planning, including the drafting and negotiation of dispute resolution clauses, the choice of the seat of arbitration, the review of the applicable rules of law, the selection of the arbitration procedure and other relevant commercial, institutional and regulatory issues

 Preparation of international claims, based on the review of local legislations, international instruments and bilateral and multilateral investment treaties

 Advice to undertakings and entities of different nature, regarding the scope and effects of bilateral and multilateral investment treaties in connection with the prevention and solution of disputes between the State and foreign investors.

 Defense of our clients’ before administrative and judicial authorities, concerning competition law issues, such as restrictive practices and unfair competition

 Assistance in mediation and conciliation proceedings of different nature

 Assistance in amiable composition

 Assistance in public actions, including different types of constitutional and class actions

 Assistance in local litigation, with emphasis on administrative and commercial law disputes

 Prevention of transnational risks

 Defense of our clients before judicial courts concerning the annulment of arbitration awards

 Defense of our clients before judicial courts concerning the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Colombia

We have a solid experience in providing legal advice and assistance to entities and undertakings of different nature, regarding the different proceedings, stages and matters related to domestic and international contracts, both in the private and the public sector.

Our advice includes contractual planning, the structuring of the terms and conditions applicable to different contracts, their drafting, negotiation and review, and the assistance concerning their performance, termination and liquidation, among other matters. We develop creative legal solutions in relation to new business transactions, taking account of the relevant international trends.

Our services cover the following areas, among others:

 State contracts

 Distribution and procurement transactions, such as commercial agency, franchise agreements, contracts for the supply of goods and services, distribution agreements and commercial concessions, among others

 Contractual associative schemes, such as joint venture, participation account agreements, strategic alliances, temporary unions and collaboration agreements in general.

 International sale of goods and ancillary transactions.

 Projects regarding the technological modernization of undertakings, including technical assistance agreements, implementation of IT solutions and outsourcing services, among others

 Civil and commercial contracts

 Preparation of reference terms applicable to contractual proceedings

 Due diligence and legal support, concerning contractual systems, forms and internal statutes, including those of public utilities services entities.

 Advice for the prevention of legal risks and for the selection of applicable rules of law to international business transactions, taking account of the relevant dispute resolution mechanisms and their specific effects.

We provide legal advice and assistance to private entities in the different matters of private and corporate law. The latter includes the legal support for the purpose of doing business in Colombia, as well as a relevant feedback regarding the applicable stability and institutional conditions and framework. We also provide instrumental assistance for the transnational operations of local and foreign private entities. Sometimes, depending on the extension and the complexity of the matters involved, we arrange strategic alliances in order to provide the best assistance to the particular needs of the case.

Our services cover the following areas, among others:

 Structuring the business scheme and operations

 Implementing the adequate corporate vehicle

 Carrying out the stages required for the operations to commence

 Advice in relation to the legal inquiries arising out of the corporate activities

 Analysis, preparation and negotiation of instruments and mechanisms designed to protect the stability of investments

 Analysis, preparation and negotiation of shareholders’ and partners’ agreements

 Assistance in due diligence proceedings

  Advice in business restructuring mechanisms

 Advice in the termination and liquidation of business in the country

 Advice in foreign investment and exchange control regulations and proceedings

 Advice in competition law issues

We provide legal advice and assistance concerning the matters between private and public entities, such as Ministries, control authorities –Attorney General’s Office and Treasury Inspector’s Office-, public establishments, commercial and industrial state enterprises and public utilities entities of an official and mixed nature, among other entities and authorities.

Said advice includes legal counseling and our participation in arbitration and litigation. Our services cover the following areas, among others:

 Response to administrative investigations and requirements

 Filing petitions, challenges and answers to complaints before administrative authorities

 Treasury liability proceedings (procesos de responsabilidad fiscal)

 Recovery actions

 State contract litigation and arbitration

 Nullity and direct compensation actions

 Constitutional actions, including class actions and actions of inconstitutionality, among other

 Structuring of projects and schemes for the supply of public utilities services

 Advice in the modernization of contractual forms and statutes of public utilities services’ entities

 Advice in restructuring, privatization and shareholding democratization within public utilities services’ entities

 Legal review of judicial proceedings

 Preparation and negotiation of international cooperation arrangements

 Review of the constitutionality and legallity of laws, decrees and rules of law issued by state entities

 Advice to state entities in relation to the preparation and discussion of laws