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CEDELCA (Centrales Eléctricas del Caucis), the main electricity provider in the Cuaca region of South Western Colombia has a talented in-house legal team led by legal director Andrea Campo, who is responsible for the strategic aspects in litigation and contractual issues with a particular focus on arbitration. CEDELCA’s legal team has stood out in the past two years due to its participation in and handling of high impact litigations. In 2018, litigations in which CEDELCA has been the defendant saw 92 counterparties of CEDELCA desist from pursuing the lawsuits filed against it, thanks to the defence strategies designed by the legal team. It continues to work in this area by handling ongoing matters of great importance to its network of power facilities. Furthermore, the team has implemented new technology to facilitate litigation and arbitration success rates and risk. Supporting Campo is Astrid Velasco, who is responsible for the structuring of contracts and litigation in contentious administrative law and structures sophisticated contracts related to the energy activity of the company. Isabel Cabezas is in charge of litigation related to private law, that is, the conflicts that arise with individuals in front of properties or matters in which CEDELCA is a plaintiff. Daniel Ortiz is in charge of administrative litigation and support of corporate matters, whilst Kevin Vidal is the junior lawyer of the legal area who supports each of the senior lawyers in different litigious issues. Campo highlights that the CEDELCA legal team is ‘characterised by being innovative and creative. We want to think out of the box and stop looking at the traditional concept of a lawyer focused on creating contract formats. Our aspiration is to be legal consultants that provide effective solutions to the problems, assuming them as potentially positive and advantageous work situations without losing the rigour’.