Unique for its focus on state defence, Medellín & Durán Abogados’ litigation group routinely represents government entities across a wide range of contentious matters, from disciplinary issues through to criminal proceedings. The group is particularly well positioned to advise on disputes involving public contracts, with its broad sector experience spanning transport, energy and construction projects, among others. As the former legal director to the Presidency of Colombia, department co-head Carlos Eduardo Medellín enjoys a strong national profile for his public law prowess. The group also includes fellow co-head Rodrigo Antonio Durán, who specialises in administrative law litigation; and associate Adriana Medellín, who serves as executive manager of the firm.
Testimonials
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- ‘The team is excellent. Firms are made by people and definitely the people with whom I have interacted at Medellín & Durán Abogados are exceptional, for their treatment, their cordiality, their teamwork and their timely precise and concrete responses.’
- ‘Adriana Medellín is exceptional, helpful and excellent. Carlos Eduardo Medellín is an innate leader, courteous, respectful and honourable. The team of lawyers overall is very good and efficient.’
Key clients
- Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá
- Autoridad Ambiental de Licencias Ambientales
Work highlights
- Represented the Unidad Administrativa Especial de Catastro Distrital before the Administrative Tribunal of Cundinamarca in a $6m dispute covering public law and urban law.
- Defended the rights and interests of the National Authority of Environmental Licences in relation to a construction and conservation project on Gorgona Island.