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Featuring bright and talented professionals such as Monica Acosta and Jorge Andrés Torres, the legal team at British American Tobacco Colombia has made significant steps towards achieving efficiency and cost-effectiveness in recent years, providing exceptional legal guidance to a company operating in a controversial industry. Apart from supporting the day-to-day operational activities of the tobacco business, the team has worked in close proximity to senior management to implement the company’s sustainable business vision aimed at differentiating British American Tobacco from competitors, whilst maintaining high profitability in the local market. In addition to defending the company and raising needed legal challenges, the team routinely supports strategic transactions and projects that allow the company to grow in Colombia. In 2011, the department oversaw the integration of Productora Tabacalera de Colombia (Protabaco), the second largest cigarette company in Colombia following its $450m acquisition. The team’s expertise in corporate law, governance, contract negotiation and privacy have also been commended by peers in the industry.