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Ms Carolina Pardo
Work Department
Antitrust & Competition
Position
Partner
Career
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
Languages
Spanish - English
Memberships
- Colombian Association of Competition Law- Member
- Colombian Association of Data and Privacy- Member
Education
- 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)
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Compliance and white-collar crime
Baker McKenzie S.A.S.’s team ‘acts as a partner to the client, seeking to understand its business and its procedures’, according to sources. A particularly strong performer on the compliance side, where it leverages its global platform to excel in advising multinational corporations on local compliance matters, the team’s recent experience also encompasses internal and administrative investigations. Competition and TMT specialist Carolina Pardo steers the practice and is noted for her robust regulatory compliance expertise, while the recently promoted Luis Alberto Castell has a broad regulatory that spans competition, corporate compliance and data protection. On the contentious front, newly promoted (July 2023) partner Bibiana Cala is noted for her extensive experience in criminal litigation.
Colombia > TMT
(Leading individuals)The TMT practice at Baker McKenzie S.A.S. is recognised for its expertise in regulatory and compliance matters concerning telecoms, the digital economy and data protection law. The team is particularly praised for its robust industry knowledge, with sources asserting that partners ‘seek to understand the business of the client and its procedures’. Names to note include department head and regulatory specialist Carolina Pardo, who has a strong focus on IT and privacy matters, as well as senior associate Angelica Navarro Acevedo, who — like Pardo — specialises in competition and TMT law.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Tax