Winners 2025

Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Carlos Fradique-Méndez, Brigard Urrutia

Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year
Mónica Cubillos Iregui, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Luis Gabriel Morcillo, Brigard Urrutia

Capital Markets Rising Star of the Year
Lissa Parra Alarcón, Garrigues

Competition and Antitrust

Competition and Antitrust Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Pablo Marquez, ECIJA Colombia

Competition and Antitrust Rising Star of the Year
Andrés Jaramillo Sanz, Serrano Martínez CMA

Compliance

Compliance Firm of the Year
Fabio Humar Abogados

Compliance Lawyer of the Year
Carolina Pardo, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Compliance Rising Star of the Year
Marcelo Buendía V, Diaz Reus International Law Firm

Corporate and M&A (mid-market)

Corporate and M&A (mid-market) Firm of the Year
Cuatrecasas

Corporate and M&A (mid-market) Lawyer of the Year
Juan Felipe Vera, Cuatrecasas

Corporate and M&A (mid-market) Rising Star of the Year
Vanesa González, Vanesa González

Corporate and M&A (high-end)

Corporate and M&A (high-end) Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia

Corporate and M&A (high-end) Lawyer of the Year
Felipe Quintero Martínez, Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa

Corporate and M&A (high-end) Rising Star of the Year
Paola Valderrama, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Rafael Rincón, Rincón Castro Abogados

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Rising Star of the Year
Sofia Galindo, Adell & Merizalde

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Firm of the Year
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the Year
Daniel Posse, Posse Herrera Ruiz

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Rising Star of the Year
Santiago Cruz Mantilla,Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Energy & Natural Resources

Energy & Natural Resources Firm of the Year
Posse Herrera Ruiz

Energy & Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year
Alejandro Mesa, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Energy & Natural Resources Rising Star of the Year
Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Environment

Environment Firm of the Year
Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Environment Lawyer of the Year
Álvaro José Rodríguez, Posse Herrera Ruiz

Environment Rising Star of the Year
Silvia María Méndez, Parodi Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados

Insurance

Insurance Firm of the Year
Kennedys

Insurance Lawyer of the Year
Lucas Fajardo, Brigard Urrutia

Insurance Rising Star of the Year
Luis Felipe Estrada, Ariza & Marin

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
OlarteMoure

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Helena Camargo, Posse Herrera Ruiz

Intellectual Property Rising Star of the Year
Catalina Gómez, Brigard Castro

International Trade & Customs

International Trade & Customs Firm of the Year
Ibarra Abogados Rimon Law

International Trade & Customs Lawyer of the Year
José Francisco Mafla, Brigard Urrutia

International Trade & Customs Rising Star of the Year
Andrea Mora Ramírez, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Labour and Employment

Labour and Employment Firm of the Year
Godoy Córdoba member of Littler Global

Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year
Tatiana Garcés, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Labour and Employment Rising Star of the Year
Dina López, Quintero y Quintero Asesores

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Firm of the Year
Lloreda Camacho & Co.

Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
Juan Pablo Concha, Baker Mckenzie S.A.S.

Life Sciences Rising Star of the Year
Luz Helena Vargas, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero

Projects and Infrastructure

Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the Year
Durán & Osorio Abogados Asociados

Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Marcela Castro, Castro Leiva Rendón Abogados

Projects and Infrastructure Rising Star of the Year
Mario Forero, Brigard Urrutia

Public Law

Public Law Firm of the Year
Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados

Public Law Lawyer of the Year
Carlos Umaña, Brigard Urrutia

Public Law Rising Star of the Year
Juan Antonio Ucrós, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Real Estate

Real Estate Firm of the Year
Pinilla González & Prieto Abogados

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Jose Ramón Ramírez, Ramirez & Cardona Abogados

Real estate Rising Star of the Year
Jaime Andrés Ramírez, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Tax

Tax Firm of the Year
Posse Herrera Ruiz

Tax Lawyer of the Year
Catalina Hoyos, Goh

Tax Rising Star of the Year
Leonardo Cote, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

TMT

TMT Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia

TMT Lawyer of the Year
Myriam Montenegro, BBGS Abogados

TMT Rising Star of the Year
Juan Nicolás Laverde, Brigard Urrutia

Medellin Firm of the Year

UH Abogados

Marketing Team of the Year

Holland & Knight LLP

In-house ESG Champions

PepsiCo

Deal of the Year (M&A)

Establishment and implementation of the framework agreement by which Grupo Sura, Grupo Argos and IHC Capital Holding undertook a share exchange with JGDB and Nugil, resulting in the demerger of Grupo Nutresa.

Mendoza Abogados
Brigard Urrutia
Esguerra JHR
Sullivan & Cromwell
Posse Herrera Ruíz
Simpson Thatcher
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Londoño y Arango
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Gómez Pinzón Abogados (GPA)
Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & De La Rosa
Proskauer Rose

Deal of the Year – Finance

$642m financing of the Pamplona-Cucuta 4G toll road project by lenders Banco Santander, JPMorgan Chase, Allianz Capital Partners et al.

Castro Leiva Rendon
Cuatrecasas
King & Spalding
Mendoza Abogados
Garrigues
Clifford Chance

International Firm of the Year

Clifford Chance

Rising Star Associate of the Year

Santiago Cruz Mantilla, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Rising Star In-house Counsel

María Gabriela Mejía, Johnson & Johnson

Next Generation Partner of the Year

Felipe Alarcón, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas

Boutique Firm of the Year

Alvarez, Lievano, Laserna

Up-and-coming Firm of the Year

DRET Legal

In-house Lawyer of the Year

Alejandra Bonilla, Frontera Energy

In-house Team of the Year

Promigas

Lawyer of the Year

Manuel Quinche, Cuatrecasas

Senior Partner of the Year

Juan Carlos Esguerra P, Esguerra JHR

Colombia Firm of the Year

Brigard Urrutia