About

The oldest Colombian commercial banking institution, Banco de Bogotá operates approximately 650 branches, five corporate services centres and a banking attention centre. Since 1965 the bank’s legal team has been led by one of the longest-serving corporate executives in Colombia, José Joaquín Díaz. Under his guidance the legal team has forged a stellar reputation for performance and reliability, and as a number of the financial industry’s leading in-house lawyers. Providing full support to the diverse range of activities of the bank in Colombia, the legal team is among the country’s most admired for its support of structured project finance projects, its capabilities in negotiating credit agreements and its strong expertise in financial and commercial law in general. The team’s recent work has focused on Banco De Bogotá’s recent efforts to tap into the growing opportunities in Colombia’s emerging digital sector. Recent advancements for the bank in this field include the introduction of “Pymercado”, an exclusive social network for small business owners, to Colombia and the roll-out of a new type of debit card aimed at Colombians looking to make purchases abroad.