Kennedys’ litigation team is commended for its ‘impeccable legal level’. Forming a key part of the international firm’s dominant insurance offering, the Bogotá-based group enjoys strong links with major regional and global insurance and reinsurance entities. With experience across the full range of contentious insurance matters, the team is particularly noted for its record in large-scale construction cases and complex administrative proceedings. Colombia office head Mónica Tocarruncho leads a team that also includes Catalina Botero, who was promoted to partner in May 2023; and Mauricio Carvajal García, who specialises in shipping-related cases.
Testimonials
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‘Kennedys Colombia has a great team of professionals that provides excellent service to its clients.’
‘The Kennedys team has an impeccable legal level. I highlight the services provided by Catalina Botero and Mónica Tocarruncho.’
Key clients
- Zurich
- Swiss Re
Work highlights
- Representing Mapfre, and the reinsurance market, in bringing a lawsuit against the Comptroller General seeking the annulment of financial penalties connected to the Ituango Hydroelectric Project.
- Representing Previsora, and its reinsurers, in fiscal liability proceedings related to a significant loss of public funds in the Colombian Health System and one of the biggest scandals of corruption and misappropriation of public funds in the country.