Mr Ricardo Trejos > Baker McKenzie S.A.S. > BOGOTÁ, D.C, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
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Colombia
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Mr Ricardo Trejos
Work Department
Banking & Finance
Position
Partner
Career
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
Languages
Spanish - English
Education
- 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).
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Colombia > Capital markets
(Next Generation Partners)Lauded for its ‘hands-on and practical legal advice’, Baker McKenzie S.A.S. also stands out for its cross-border firepower and its ability to guide multinational clients through ‘the Colombian landscape of deal-making’. Ricardo Trejos is highly regarded for his strength in debt capital markets and private equity transactions — notably, private equity is subject to capital markets regulation in Colombia. M&A specialist Andrés Crump, who co-leads the department together with Trejos, is recommended for equity capital markets work. At associate level, key contacts include senior Natalia Ponce de León and intermediate Juliana Gómez. In December 2022, finance partner Carolina Duque left to establish her own firm, while senior associate Sebastián Boada departed for the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF).
Latin America: International firms > Capital markets
Baker McKenzie LLP has capital markets expertise across its multiple offices in Latin America and now – with the June 2023 hire of celebrated name Michael Fitzgerald, and partners Arturo Carrillo, Joy Gallup and Pedro Reyes in New York – it has enormous credibility in international offerings, particularly those originating in Mexico. Fitzgerald has his team were instrumental in building the standing or their former firm (Paul Hastings LLP) in the Latin America market and are expected to do the same for Baker McKenzie LLP. The firm’s widespread presence provides it with close links to local issuers, along with an impressive range of underwriter clients. With an extensive record in equity and debt offerings, the firm is also noted for its securities’ regulatory-expertise and experience in securitisations. Bogota partners Ricardo Trejos and Andrés Crump are active in capital markets transactions, as are Lima’s Alonso Miranda and Pablo Berckholtz. Since the conclusion of research, the New York-based team has been further strengthened with the August hire of Steven Sandretto – formerly at Greenberg Traurig, LLP – who has particular expertise regarding Brazil and Mexico.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Colombia > Capital markets
- Next Generation Partners Colombia > Banking and finance
- Capital markets Colombia
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Tax