Camila Páez
Camila Páez Parra became an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz in 2022. Her professional practice focuses on corporate criminal law and compliance.
Posse Herrera Ruiz
More information‘Concerned with understanding the real and specific needs of the client’, Posse Herrera Ruiz fields an increasingly broad practice in this sphere. Historically better-known for its robust compliance expertise, the group continues to strengthen its white-collar crime offering. Most notably, in September 2022 it added new associate and former prosecutor at the Attorney General’s Office Camila Páez, who is singled out as ’an expert in criminal procedure and criminal justice’. Corporate partner Oscar Tutasaura remains the key contact for compliance matters and continues to co-lead the department together with infrastructure and public law head José Alejandro Torres. Other names to note include junior associate Jordi Buitrago, who is highlighted for his ‘excellent work’. Associate Luis Miguel Russi left to join Halliburton in September 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘The lawyers that make up the team are experts in their field and respond to all requests quickly and with significant legal certainty.’
‘The team is very professional and able to assist with grey areas in the field of law. Excellent work by lawyers Oscar Tutasaura and associate Jordi Buitrago for compliance.’
‘It is a multidisciplinary team that integrates different legal formations, which allows the design of comprehensive legal solutions for clients.’
‘Oscar Tutasaura is a very intelligent lawyer able to identify problems and give solutions. Associate Camila Páez is an expert in criminal procedure and criminal justice.’
‘The team supports us in filing criminal complaints, as well as in due diligence matters.’
‘In general, the team is always very open and is concerned with understanding the real and specific needs of the client. Lawyers make follow-up calls in order to be very clear about the process and adjust their times to the urgency of certain issues. Advice has been clear internally and externally.’
‘Oscar Tutasaura and Jordi Buitrago are diligent, committed, effective, efficient, committed, clear, and respond to the urgency of clients. Both go further than others in terms of explanations and understanding, which allows us to properly manage risks and replicate these explanations to colleagues in other countries.’
Key clients
- Saint-Gobain Colombia
- Porsche Colombia
- CI ADM Colombia
- Drummond
- Halliburton Latin America
- Distribuidora Toyota
- Morelco
- Nabors Drilling International Bermuda
Work highlights
- Advised Distribuidora Toyota on internal investigations and overall defence strategy in connection with potential investigations conducted by criminal and administrative authorities.
- Advised Saint-Gobain Colombia on the design and implementation of an anti-corruption and anti-transnational bribery system.
- Advised Drummond on an audit of its AML, anti-corruption and anti-transnational bribery systems.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Rising stars 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.
Oscar Tutasaura, Jose Alejandro Torres