Baker McKenzie LLP

Antitrust & Competition

Partner

Carolina Pardo joined Baker McKenzie in 1994 and has been a Partner of the Firm since 2008. She currently serves as Latin America Chair of the Investigations, Compliance and Ethics Steering Committee and is a member of the Global Steering Committee of the Firm's TMT industry group. She was a member of the Firm's Global Antitrust and Global Competition Steering Committee from 2016 to 2020 and is currently a member of the Latin America Antitrust Steering Committee.

She graduated as a lawyer and specialist in International Business Law from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. She obtained an LL.M. with emphasis in International Private Law and Competition Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

For more than 25 years, she has advised major national and international clients on matters related to data protection, competition and consumer law compliance. She has represented clients in investigations and filings related to data protection and competition matters in Colombia and has successfully coordinated and drafted proposed articles for national authorities on behalf of major industry groups in Colombia.

In 2016, Global Competition Review selected her as one of the 100 most influential women in antitrust. The last two Superintendents of Industry and Commerce have selected Carolina as Non-Governmental Advisor to the Colombian Antitrust Regulator.

For more than 25 years, she has advised important national and multinational clients on legal matters. She has led legal defense teams in competition, data protection, compliance and consumer investigations against clients in Colombia and has successfully coordinated and drafted regulatory proposals to national authorities on behalf of Colombia's main industrial groups.

Rankings:

Hall of Fame, Competition & Antitrus, Legal 500 Latin America, 2024 Band 1, Competition & Antitrust, Chambers Latin America, 2024 Band 3, TMT, Chambers Latin America, 2024 Leading Individual, TMT, Legal 500 Latin America, 2024 LACCA Approved, Anti-Corruption investigations and compliance, competition and antitrust, Latin Lawyer, 2024 Leading, Competition & Antitrust, Leaders League, 2024 Leading, Compliance, Leaders League, 2024 Recommended, Competition, Who's Who Legal, 2023

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Colombian Association of Competition Law- Member Colombian Association of Data and Privacy- Member

London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M.) (2001) Universidad de los Andes (Specialization in International Business Law) (1997) Universidad de Los Andes (J.D.) (1995)