Kennedys’ Bogotá practice stands out for its ‘technical knowledge and understanding of the insurance market in Colombia’. With the ability to draw on the firm’s far-reaching global network, the insurance-focused team also secures praise for its ’international competence’, which is evidenced by its strong roster of multinational clients, including Zurich, Swiss Re, and AIG. Insurance specialist Mónica Tocarruncho fronts the group and is valued by sources for her ‘immediate attention, experience and flexibility’. Legal director Catalina Botero often works as a key deputy litigator to Tocarruncho.
Testimonials
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‘The team has extensive experience in different matters related to (re)insurance. Its international competence stands out.’
‘It is not a traditional law firm, it is a comprehensive consultancy which adopts the required role in each case. Its role as coordinator in complex cases is very remarkable.’
Key clients
- Zurich
- Swiss Re
Work highlights
- Representing Mapfre, and the reinsurance market, in bringing a lawsuit against the Comptroller General of the Republic that seeks the annulment of financial penalties connected to the Ituango Hydroelectric Project.
- Representing Previsora, and reinsurers, in a fiscal liability proceeding related to the Magdalena River Project.