Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)

Infraestructure, Administrative & Constitutional

Director of the Infraestructure and Administrative & Constitutional practice groups.

Paola is a Lawyer of Los Andes University admitted to practice in 2007, Specialist in Public Management and Administrative Institutions (Universidad de los Andes) and Master in Law and Economics (Universita di Bologna/ Aix-Marseille Université -EMLE European Master in Law & Economics). Recipient of the Colfuturo scholarship (2014).

Paola is the Director of the Administrative, Constitutional and Infrastructure Team. Prior to joining our law firm, she was working as a legal advisor of the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and has experience as public server in national and local institutions as a Legal Chief or Legal advisor.

Her practice focuses on administrative procedures, in constitutional and contentious administrative lawsuits, public policy design, public affairs and public procurement procedures.

Her thesis, “The Fourth Generation of Road Concessions in Colombia and the New PPP Legal Model: What have we learnt from over-renegotiation and over-litigation trends?” was selected for publication at the Public Law Review of Los Andes University.

Team leader and responsible of the lawmaking process, legislative process and approval process of the Infrastructure Law No. 1682 of 2013.

Advisor in the cross- sectorial coordination within the agencies of the transport sector; planning public policy and public-private partnerships, creation of public strategies and conducting studies related to the promotion of viable and modern transport infrastructure projects in the country.

Executive director in charge of creating, fundraising, designing business processes and operating the Colombian Pro Bono Foundation. This social responsible project that provides legal services to the most vulnerable citizens in Colombia.

English, French, Spanish

Attorney from Universidad de Los Andes; Specialist in Public Management and Administrative Institutions from the same University; Has a European LL.M in Law & Economics from Università di Bologna and Université d'Aix-Marseille.