Posse Herrera Ruiz’s group is valued for its ‘interdisciplinary knowledge and ability to work with other practice teams’. On the non-contentious side, it specialises in supporting on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering matters, as well as on compliance due diligence connected to M&A. It also advises on white-collar crime cases, including internal investigations. Associate Camila Páez focuses exclusively on compliance and white-collar crime law and is a former prosecutor at the Attorney General’s Office. The department is jointly overseen by corporate partner Oscar Tutasaura, who handles compliance matters, and public law partner José Alejandro Torres.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘PHR provides holistic knowledge. Its lawyers are not only corporate lawyers but also criminal lawyers — it is interdisciplinary.’

  • ‘We value its lawyers for their interdisciplinary training.’

  • ‘The team is excellent and provides a timely response to specific and urgent queries. We value its interdisciplinary knowledge and ability to work with other practice teams that come together to provide quality solutions.’

  • ‘Key strengths and skills: knowledge and experience. Comparison with other firms: it has a methodology to address issues, which I like more than that of other firms. New features introduced: there are women in the team, unlike other firms; it reports news on regulatory matters and holds webinars.’

  • ‘I get along well with the entire team, lawyers understand my needs from the function I perform but even more importantly, the needs of the company. In our calls, they make an important effort to ask questions that allow us to have all the context and thus be able to advise us appropriately.’

  • ‘I highlight Oscar Tutasaura's work, it is exceptional and covers all fields. In some cases it has been required that the firm in turn link partners from other areas to cover the queries and have a clear view of the entire picture.’

  • ‘An excellent team of professionals who advise and support you in the relevant processes with clarity.’

  • ‘We appreciate its lawyers knowledge and specialisation in different legal areas. This experience is transmitted to the contracts.’

Key clients

  • Adidas
  • Fundación Alpina
  • Asurion
  • Automotores Toyota de Colombia
  • Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles - CAF
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • DirecTv Colombia
  • Dock Tech Colombia
  • Google Colombia
  • HubSpot Latin America
  • Monster Inc.
  • Oiltanking Colombia
  • Porsche Colombia
  • Puerto Antioquia
  • Sierracol Energy
  • Sutherland Global Services
  • Torneos y Competencias
  • Yara Colombia

Work highlights

  • Advised Sutherland Global Services Colombia on anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and anti-corruption programmes.
  • Advised Fundación Alpina on the design and implementation of the business transparency and ethics programme.
  • Advised HubSpot Latin America on the design and implementation of anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and anti-transnational bribery systems.

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.

Oscar Tutasaura, Jose Alejandro Torres