Yady Villaquirán Castro > Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados Offices
CARRERA 7, #71-21
OFICINA 1601, TORRE B
BOGOTA DC
Colombia
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Yady Villaquirán Castro
Work Department
Administrative law and public contracting/Mining – oil and gas
Position
Partner
Career
Lawyer from Universidad Externado de Colombia with specialty in Finance and Stock Market Law of the same university, and specialty and Master’s in Public Law from Universidad de los Andes. Director of the Area of Public and Mining Energy Law of the Firm since 2012, a position from which she has represented and advised state entities and national and foreign companies in topics of administrative law, constitutional law, public contracting and mining law. She has additionally structured several infrastructure projects for the State, among which there are Transversal de las Americas – INCO, INVIAS Concession of Service of Toll Collection, Dique Canal, among others.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
Educational Background:
• Universidad Externado de Colombia. Lawyer 2004.
• Universidad Externado de Colombia. Specialist in Financial and Stock Market Law 2007.
• Universidad de Los Andes. Specialist in Public Management and Administrative Institutions 2013.
• Universidad de Los Andes. Master’s in Public Law for Administrative Management 2014.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Projects
Lawyers at infrastructure and public law boutique Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados are valued for their ‘capacity for analysis, creativity and consideration’, according to some. The group is distinguished by its focus on representing the full range of project stakeholders, including public-sector entities, concessionaires and construction companies, on the structuring, procurement and performance of contracts. It is particularly active in toll-road concessions, where it leverages a formidable record in handling projects across all five generations of Colombia’s road infrastructure initiatives. Among the names to note, senior partner Álvaro Mantilla
is a go-to expert for public contracts and procurement matters, as well as complex project-related disputes. He is acting alongside fellow projects specialist, Álvaro Mantilla Sánchez, to advise Coviandina on its public-private partnership (PPP) contract with the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) regarding the road corridor connecting the southern part of Colombia with Bogotá. Administrative law partner Yady Villaquirán Castro also has a significant projects dimension to her practice and advised Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN) on the structuring of the Ranchería-San Juan del Cesar and Triángulo del Tolima irrigation districts. The group also includes senior associate Rodrigo Sánchez Pineda, who impresses with his ‘willingness to serve the client’s team’; and transport specialist Diana Marcela Díaz, an August 2023 hire from the Cámara Colombiana de la Infraestructura. Associate Julián González Torres departed in July 2023, as did Ramón Enrique Ramírez in January 2024.