Lauded as ‘a highly qualified team providing personalised attention’, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA)’s practice is distinguished by its focus on risk prevention and compliance matters. Clients include both domestic and multinational corporations, who turn to the team for assistance with the design and implementation of compliance programmes, international investigations and due diligence-related matters, among others. Seasoned director Adriana Bueno Buitrago steers a team that also includes intermediate associate Anguie Castro (’very concise and accurate’) and associate Nathaly Acero.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is excellently prepared. Lawyers are available to answer urgent queries and provide complete and practical advice. It compares favourably with other offices.’

  • ‘Adriana Bueno Buitrago and her team members have always provided excellent advice, helping us resolve complex cases with practical solutions that we can implement in the company. They have excellent disposition and provide complete advice.’

  • ‘We value that the team leader has extensive experience in the real sector; lawyers need to have experienced or lived what we internal compliance lawyers experience every day in our companies. I especially mention Adriana Bueno Buitrago and her team. She has a great people skills.’

  • ‘The GP team is very organised, and has extensive knowledge and understanding of the sector and the applicable regulations. Additionally, its responses are always timely and it assists us as soon as possible.’

  • ‘Adriana Bueno Buitrago has extensive experience in compliance matters, which generates immense confidence because she is not only theoretical but within her advice she helps us understand how to apply her recommendations. Anguie Castro always responds to our calls quickly, she is very concise and accurate.’

  • ‘The team is extremely collaborative, I work with two people and both are totally involved in my business and it feels like there is no difference between one or the other, if one is not there then the other responds immediately and accurately. The billing team is efficient and quick to act.’

  • ‘I work with Nathaly Acero and Adriana Bueno Buitrago; both are very proactive, receptive and provide very accurate resolutions. I am more than satisfied with the service they provide me.’

  • ‘A highly qualified team providing personalised attention that is always attentive to our needs. It has an excellent diversity and inclusion programme applied in their organisation. We value the team’s availability and excellent attention, particularly on SAGRILAFT issues.’

Key clients

  • Blu Logistics Colombia
  • TradeService Group (Colombia branch)
  • Agencia de Aduanas Blu Logistics
  • Casa de Bolsa (Sociedad Comisionista de Bolsa)
  • Guaicaramo
  • Pluspetrol Colombia Corporation
  • Epson Colombia
  • Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza Colombia (WWF Colombia)
  • TIS Productions Colombia
  • IGT Colombia Solutions
  • PriceSmart Colombia
  • GTM Colombia
  • Inversiones Ventura: BGP Container & Logistics
  • OPP Graneles
  • Grupo Portuario
  • Reckitt Benckiser Colombia
  • Mead Johnson Nutrition Colombia
  • RB (Health) Colombia
  • Sistemas Colombia
  • Mazda de Colombia
  • Sac Be Ventures Colombia
  • Sandvik Colombia
  • IGT Foreign Holdings Corporation, Colombian branch
  • IGT Colombia
  • RTS
  • Unidad Renal del Tolima

Work highlights

  • Advised Mazda on the biannual update of its SAGRILAFT and PTEE programmes, among other compliance matters.
  • Assisted Guaicaramo with the development of a workflow and operational manual for a trading desk to identify the risks related to money laundering, corruption, transnational bribery, and financing of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
  • Advised WWF Colombia on implementing its PTEE programme.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Adriana Bueno Buitrago