Esguerra JHR’ corporate practice is ‘very agile in its responses, without losing depth in the analysis’, according to some. The team benefits from its ability to lean into the wider firm’s formidable regulatory offering to specialise in advising on transactions involving heavily regulated industries, including financial services, life sciences, infrastructure and energy, among others. Led jointly by Juan Pablo González, whose practice spans corporate, capital markets and finance work, and Andrés Parias, who handles a mix of transactional and compliance matters, the department also includes corporate and finance partner Verónica Arango Lux. December 2022 saw former associate Maria Clara Londoño leave for Bancolombia, but in January 2023, the group welcomed the arrival of associate Felipe Nova Delgado from ONGC Videsh. Since publication, the firm has merged with tax specialist firm Jiménez, Higuita, Rodríguez & Asociados (Tax & customs) to become Esguerra JHR – effective as of February 2024.
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‘The team is very agile in its responses, without losing depth in the analysis.’
Key clients
- Protección AFP
- AdCap Colombia, Comisionista de Bolsa
- Payc
- Banaplast
- Inversiones de Gases de Colombia (INVERCOLSA)
- Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana
- Ecopetrol
- EPS SOS
- Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura (SPRBUN)
Work highlights
- Advised Protección AFP on its spin-off process, through which the insurance company Asulado Seguros de Vida was incorporated.
- Advised the shareholders of AdCap Colombia, Comisionista de Bolsa on the negotiation process to sell 100% of its shares to Progresión Sociedad Administradora de Inversión.
- Advised the shareholders of Payc on the sale of 100% of its shares to Egis Consultoría.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Juan Pablo González, Andrés Parias