Regulatory boutique Bermúdez & Esguerra Abogados impresses clients with its ability to provide an ‘agile, informed and pro-business response’. Particularly noted for its experience in structuring antitrust compliance programmes for multinationals active in the Latin America region, the group additionally handles a mix of merger reviews and contentious matters, including administrative investigations. Department co-head Carlos Esguerra is an increasingly prominent name for competition law and clients praise his ’excellent background in Colombian, regional, and global antitrust policy’. Data protection specialist José Alejandro Bermúdez and associates Andrés Felipe Aguas and Manuela Téllez also advise on competition matters.
Testimonials
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‘It is a team that is always willing to provide an agile, informed and pro-business response. The quality of the partners, and their teams, is excellent; they provide high-level work and pro-business recommendations, always within the regulatory framework applicable to each situation.’
‘Both José Alejandro Bermúdez and Carlos Esguerra are clear about the clients' pains or problems and help to translate solutions into clear and simple language.’
Key clients
- Alpina Productos Alimenticios
- AB InBev
Work highlights
- Advised Anheuser-Busch InBev on all its antitrust related matters in the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panamá and Barbados.
- Represented América de Cali in an investigation by the SIC for allegedly developing a system to limit free competition.