Corporate and M&A lawyers at Contexto Legal S.A. impress clients with their ‘availability, knowledge and clear and precise information’. A prominent player in mid-market transactions for both domestic and multinational clients, the Medellín-based group also handles restructurings, compliance matters and day-to-day commercial issues. Managing partner Guillermo Villegas Ortega spearheads the team and combines strength in corporate, labour and immigration law; he leads the firm’s ongoing advice to key clients such as Evonik, Scribe Colombia and International Flavors & Fragances. Other key members of the practice include associate director Sara Aldana Alzate, who specialises in business reorganisations, M&A and spin-off transactions; and associate director Felipe Restrepo Rincón, whose activity encompasses corporate, commercial, real estate, regulatory and foreign exchange law.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team’s response is agile. Felipe Restrepo Rincón has a very good knowledge of our company and our preferred methods.’
- ‘Lawyers stand out for their availability, knowledge and clear and precise information, particularly Felipe Restrepo Rincón.’
Key clients
- Premex
- Trichem De Colombia
- Viappiani De Colombia
- Visdecol
- El Cielo - Huevos Y Escobar
- Muma
- Scribe Colombia
- Inversiones Coservicios
- Mane Sucursal Colombia
- Mantos Andinos
- Master De Acero
- MCM Company
- Motoborda
- Onelink
- HMV Ingenieros
- Exela Servicios Temporales
- EDS Autogas
- Ms Timberland Holding
- Autoland
- Vehiculos Del Camino
- Compañia De Creditos Rapidos
- Proyectos Guadalupe
- Consultores De Seguros Autoland
- Coa
- Avicola Nacional
- Bearing
- Choucair
- Gonvarri Ms Colombia
- Factor Dinero
- Intergastro
- Laboratorio Medico Echavarria
- Moldes Medellin
- Okorum
- Prebel
- Farmfolio
- Grupo IMSA
- Grupo Oncologico Internacional (Astorga)
- Hero Institute Medellín
- Abrasivos De Colombia
- Addimentum (Andercol International)
- Agropecuaria Las Cabuyas
- Agua Bendita
- Andercol
- Bonsol Hotels Gestion Colombia
- Crown Colombiana
- Comfenalco
- Compañía Colombiana De Cacao
- Compañia De Alimentos Colombianos Calco
- Cueros Velez
- Dexco Colombia
- Decintel
- Libera Supply Chain Finance
- Reforestadora El Guasimo
- Reforestadora Proaire
- San Martin Mineria Colombia
- Servicios Ambientales Y Geograficos
- Silvotecnia
- Santa Barbara Surgery Center
- Vicunha Colombia
- G19
- Clinica Del Campestre
- Especialidades Quimicas Venoco
- Hevco
- Arkema Colombia
- Officepartners360
- Talma CO
- Talma Tech
- Amlat
- SAI
- Lasa
- The Juju (Bogota)
- Zuma
- Ror Ingenieria
- El Colombiano
- Fundacion Aurelio Llano Posada
- Gitrans
- JTP Juancho Te Presta
- Logistics And Services
- Sporty City (Smart Fit)
- IFF Danisco Colombia
- Valvoline De Colombia
- Corporación Visión Suroeste
- Fundación Acacia De Vida
Work highlights
- Advised Evonik Colombia on various day-to-day matters, including foreign exchange regulations, corporate governance, contracts and regulatory issues.
- Advised InterNexa on the pre-feasibility phase of a national connectivity project in Colombia.
- Advised Corporación de Fomento Asistencial del Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paul, a non-profit organisation, on the divestiture of one of its business segments.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Guillermo Hernán Villegas, Felipe Restrepo Rincón, Sara Aldana Alzate