Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Banking & Finance

Partner

Ricardo joined the firm in 2003 as part of the Disputes Resolution practice group. In 2008 he joined the corporate law practice group, mainly focusing on structured credit transactions, mergers and acquisitions and private equity fund formation.

In 2015 he assumed the position of director of the banking and finance practice of Baker McKenzie in Colombia.

Ricardo was also visiting attorney at the Baker McKenzie Chicago office during the second semester 2015.

He has advised clients such as PayPal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Brookfield Asset Management, Altra Investments and Scotiabank Colpatria and Bonus Banca de Inversión.

He is currently a member of the Steering Committees of the Banking and Capital Markets practice groups and of the Private Equity Subcommittee of Baker McKenzie for Latin America.

Ricardo's main practice areas are structured finance (mainly project finance and acquisition finance), debt capital markets, private equity funds formation and financial regulation.

In terms of acquisition financing, he has advised in operations exceeding USD 1,500,000,000 in the last two years.

Rankings:

Band 4, Banking & Finance, Chambers Global and Latin America, 2024 Band 4, Capital Markets, Chambers Global and Latin America, 2024 Next Generation Partner, Banking & Finance, The Legal 500 Latin America, 2024 Next Generation Partner, Capital Markets, The Legal 500 Latin America 2024 LACCA Approved, Banking & Finance, Latin Lawyer, 2024

Spanish - English

University of Chicago Law School, (LL.M.) (2010). Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. (Graduate Studies Banking and Financial Law) (2007). Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Bogotá, Colombia. (J.D.) (2004).