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Although Colombia remains one of Latin America’s largest cigarette markets, the country is increasingly seeing the type of legal challenges that have become common in Europe and the US. Jorge Andrés Torres, legal manager for British American Tobacco in Colombia, is praised for his skilled handling of these difficulties and for his ability to contribute high-level strategic advice to the company at crucial times. British American Tobacco and close competitors Philip Morris jostle for market share in Colombia, and Torres has been at the helm in helping to keep British American Tobacco a vibrant competitor in this tight market. As well as defending and raising needed legal challenges, he has also contributed to a number of transformational deals that allow the company to grow. He has previously worked as general counsel and compliance manager at LG Electronics Colombia, legal counsel at Bayer Colombia and as a tax and legal associate at Deloitte.