About

The highly skilled in-house legal department at Panalpina continues to impress after its inclusion in the GC Powerlist: Colombia Teams 2017. Led by Juan Camilo Bernate, senior counsel, the team handles all of the legal aspects of the global perishable goods businesses’ Latin American activities. This includes responding to DIAN requirements, coordination of external lawyers, response to claims presented by accidents during the logistics chain, handling of claims against international transport insurance and global insurance and the review of contracts carried out with customers and suppliers. In the past year the team has worked on significant developments for the company, including the expansion of its perishables network in Latin America through the acquisition of CargoMaster in Colombia and its subsidiary Laseair in Ecuador, incorporating its perishables network specialising in transport of
flowers to the US.