2024 Winners

Marketing Team of the year

Paula Garcia-Reyes, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Most Innovative In-house Team of the year

Accenture

In-house Diversity Champion

BBVA Colombia

Firm Sustainability Award

Brigard Urrutia

Deal of the year (M&A)

Odinsa’s $164m sale of a 50% stake in certain toll-road assets to a Macquarie Asset Management fund, thereby establishing a new infrastructure fund and platform for the management of road project assets

Counsel to Odinsa (Grupo Argos)

Gabriel Sánchez (& Mariana Posse and Cristina Vázquez), Posse Herrera Ruiz
María-Leticia Ossa Daza & Jorge Kamine, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
[& in Ecuador: Pérez Bustamente y Ponce]

Counsel to Macquarie Asset Management:

Felipe Quintero, DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
Tomer Pinkusiewicz, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Deal of the year (Finance)

$906m refinancing of the 4G Rumichaca-Pasto toll road project

Counsel to lenders, bookrunners and initial purchasers

Carlos Padilla & Hernando Padilla, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Guido Liniado, Latham & Watkins LLP

Counsel to borrowers

Mariana Posse & Cristina Vásquez, Posse Herrera Ruiz
Fabricio Longhin (DC) & Hugo Triaca (NY), Clifford Chance

Colombian counsel to Liquidity Facility liquidator (FCP Deuda Infraestructura II Sura-Credicorp Capital):

Norberto Quintana (NY) & Juliana Saa (Bogotá), Holland & Knight (Colombia)

Rising Star Associate of the year

Juan Pablo Gutíerrez, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Next Gen Partner of the year

Camilo Gantiva, Holland & Knight

Boutique Firm of the year

Londoño & Arango Abogados

Up-and-coming Firm of the year

Serrano Martínez CMA

Medellín Firm of the year

Ariza Marin

In-house Lawyer of the year

Dolly Murcia Borja, Itaú Colombia

In-house Team of the year

Banco Davivienda

Lawyer of the year

Claudia Benavides, Baker Mckenzie

Senior Partner of the year

Diego Muñoz Tamayo, Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados

Colombia Law firm of the year

Brigard Urrutia

Practice Area Awards

Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance Firm of the year

Brigard Urrutia

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the year

Bernardo Cárdenas, Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas

Banking and Finance Rising Star of the year

Natalia Arango Botero, Cuatrecasas

Capital Markets

Capital Markets Firm of the year

Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Capital Markets Lawyer of the year

Ricardo Trejos, Baker Mckenzie

Capital Markets Rising Star of the year

Lissa Parra Alarcón, Garrigues

Competition and Antitrust

Competition and Antitrust Firm of the year

Baker McKenzie

Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the year

José Miguel de la Calle, Garrigues

Competition and Antitrust Rising Star of the year

Nicolás Cardona, Brigard Urrutia

Compliance

Compliance Firm of the year

CMS Rodríguez-Azuero

Compliance Lawyer of the year

Daniel Rodríguez B, CMS Rodríguez Azuero

Compliance Rising Star of the year

Camila Paez, Posse Herrera

Corporate and M&A (mid-market)

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

Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados

Corporate and M&A (mid-market) Lawyer of the year

Juan Diego Martinez, Serrano Martínez CMA

Corporate and M&A (mid-market) Rising Star of the year

Daniela Vélez B, UH

Corporate and M&A (high-end)

Corporate and M&A (high-end) Firm of the year

DLA Piper Martinez Beltrán

Corporate and M&A (high-end) Lawyer of the year

Felipe Quintero, DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán

Corporate and M&A (high-end) Rising Star of the year

Cristina Copete, Garrigues

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Firm of the year

Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the year Jorge

Eduardo Chemás, Chemas & Asociados

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Rising Star of the year

Juan Sebastián Arias, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Firm of the year

Posse Herrera Ruiz

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the year

Camilo Martínez, DLA Piper Martinez Beltrán

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

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Energy & Natural Resources Lawyer of the year

Sandra Manrique , Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Energy & Natural Resources Rising Star of the year

Juan Carlos Padilla, Brigard Urrutia

Environment

Environment Firm of the year

Holland & Knight

Environment Lawyer of the year

Luis Fernando Macías, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Environment Rising Star of the year

María Margarita Lorduy, Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas

Insurance

Insurance Firm of the year

DAC Beachcroft Colombia

Insurance Lawyer of the year

Monica Tocarruncho, Kennedys

Insurance Rising star of the year

Luis Felipe Estrada, Ariza & Marin

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Firm of the year

Cavelier

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the year

Juan Pablo Cadena, Brigard Castro

Intellectual Property Rising star of the year

Camilo Suárez, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

International Trade & Customs

International Trade & Customs Firm of the year

Ibarra Abogados Rimon Law

International Trade & Customs Lawyer of the year

Nicolás Potdevin Stein, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

International Trade & Customs Rising star of the year

Andrea Caicedo , Araújo Ibarra Consultores Internacionales

Labour and Employment

Labour and Employment Firm of the year

Alvarez, Lievano, Laserna S.A.S

Labour and Employment Lawyer of the year

Catalina Santos, Brigard Urrutia

Labour and Employment Rising star of the year

Mauricio Montealegre, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Firm of the year

OlarteMoure

Life Sciences Lawyer of the year

Carlos Olarte, OlarteMoure

Life Sciences Rising star of the year

Andrés Hidalgo, Baker Mckenzie S.A.S.

Projects and Infrastructure

Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the year

Durán & Osorio Abogados Asociados

Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the year

Manuel Quniche, Cuatrecasas

Projects and Infrastructure Rising star of the year

Iván Fierro, Garrigues

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

Camilo Forero, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Real Estate

Real Estate Firm of the year

Pinilla González & Prieto Abogados

Real Estate Lawyer of the year

Juan Carlos Rocha, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Real Estate Rising Star of the year

Melissa Castro, Garrigues

Tax

Tax Firm of the year

Posse Herrera Ruiz

Tax Lawyer of the year

Camilo Cortés, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas

Tax Rising Star of the year

Nathalie Medina, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas

TMT

TMT Firm of the year

Brigard Urrutia

TMT Lawyer of the year

Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo, Brigard Urrutia

TMT Rising Star of the year

Andrés Fernández de Castro, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)