Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa

Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Energy & Natural Resources

José Miguel is a partner in the Corporate Litigation and Energy & Natural Resources practice areas.

José Miguel leads the corporate litigation practice. He has worked on complex corporate matters for over 20 years, spanning roles in public office, academia, and private practice. As a former judge at Colombia’s specialized corporate law court, he presided over hundreds of cases on a wide range of topics including directors’ duties, piercing the veil, enforcement of shareholders’ agreements, board elections and shareholder rights. Additionally, as Colombia top supervisor for public utilities, he revamped state oversight over the energy and water sectors.

He has been involved in major corporate reforms in Colombia in recent years, including Law 1258 of 2008 on simplified corporations and bill No. 70 of 2015 on the duties of directors and officers. He also represented Colombia before the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

Spanish; English; French

Director of the chapter on corporate conflicts of the Center for Procedural Law Studies (CEDEP) Fellow of Columbia University and London School of Economics Legal Columnist Ambito Jurídico Member of the Editorial Board, UNA Law Journal, Universidad de los Andes Member of the Committee of Experts of the Ibero-American Institute of Law and Finance Latin America Special Projects Co-Leader – Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance

Ph.D in Law and Finance, University of Oxford (England) Master’s Degree in Corporate Law, University of Oxford (England) Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.), Tilburg University (Netherlands) Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)