Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 2,200 lawyers and other professionals in 34 offices around the world. Our Colombian team based in Bogotá has well-rounded experience providing bilingual and bicultural representation to companies from all around the world. The recent combination of notable business law firm Cuberos Cortés Gutiérrez (CCG) has made our Colombia office one of the largest leading international law firms with a robust full-service practice. The recent growth has further strengthened our existing corporate, litigation, arbitration, labor, tax, infrastructure projects and real estate practices, while also expanding the firm's capabilities through the addition of new practice areas. As part of our ever-growing presence in the Latin American region, our practice currently includes more than 200 lawyers combined in our Bogotá, Mexico City and Monterrey offices, as well as attorneys and professionals in a number of our United States offices.

We counsel clients in cross-border transactions, taxation, labor and employment, intellectual property and competition, energy, environmental law, natural resources, infrastructure, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, venture capital, private equity investments, banking and finance and project finance, as well as international litigation and arbitration. We also provide regulatory advice to foreign companies doing business in Colombia, as well as Colombian companies doing business abroad.

Our partners have more than 30 years of experience in their respective fields, working abroad and in Colombia. We have handled different types of complex transactions and possess the skills, experience and knowledge to meet all requirements and legal needs. Holland & Knight is considered one of the leading firms in the market in the main practice areas.

 

Main Practice Areas

 

Arbitration and Litigation: We assist clients to help resolve conflicts through coordinating, managing and supervising multijurisdictional litigation, local and international investment, and commercial arbitration. Our litigators have experience as international arbitrators in International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Settlement and Investment Disputes (ICSID) and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) matters and in commercial arbitrations.

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets: Our lawyers advise financial institutions in bank regulatory and financing matters, financial services and credit transactions, cross-border financial transactions, project finance transactions, public offering of securities, private placements and syndicated loan facilities in different markets.

 

Corporate, Compliance and M&A We represent clients in a wide range of transactions, including M&A, incorporation of new companies, corporate reorganisations, spinoffs and capitalisation structures, real estate and contracts.

Energy and Natural Resources: Our team is an industry leader in oil and gas, energy, natural resources and mining matters in Colombia. We have in-depth experience in regulatory litigation, oil and gas projects, mining projects, renewable energy projects, project finance, foreign investment projects, M&A, corporate reorganizations and financial restructurings.

Environmental: Our team's experience includes issues pertaining to climate change, compliance auditing and energy efficiency, environmental health and safety, environmental issues, environmental permit approvals, litigation and sustainability issues.

 

Infrastructure: The Bogotá office provides advice during the bid preparation, negotiation of engagements terms, and drafting and negotiation of all types of contracts in different industries. We have strong experience in public-private partnership (P3) projects in Colombia and abroad.

Intellectual Property and Competition: Holland & Knight provides a complete range of legal services designed to help clients protect their innovations and to enable them to succeed in a global competitive market. The team advises clients in matters related to intellectual property, competition law, consumer law, data protection and regulatory affairs.

Labor: We provide comprehensive labor and labor relations advice, including litigation, corporate diversity and equal employment opportunity counseling, as well as advice on union-management relations and assistance in corporate immigration matters.

Taxation: We help clients to avoid tax pitfalls and assist them in the efficient structuring of transactions to avoid overpayment of tax obligations. Our tax attorneys have experience litigating complex tax cases before the highest courts in Colombia.

Restructuring and Insolvency: With our experience, we are capable of handling short-term and long-term objectives in complex issues from a business strategy perspective across industries. We have a depth of experience in representing creditors, owners, managers and investors of companies facing distress situations as well as other stakeholders in a debtor's capital structure.