Latin America - Colombia • Dispute resolution

Chemás & Asociados

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Infrastructure stalwart Chemás & Asociados has a marked focus on project-related disputes. Arguably better known for its arbitral expertise, the boutique firm also houses significant litigation capability, with extensive experience in administrative and public law-related cases. Notably, the team maintains a prominent position in the transport infrastructure sphere, where it frequently represents consortium clients before the Colombian National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) and the National Roads Institute (INVIAS), among other entities. Founding partner Jorge Eduardo Chemás is a popular choice to advise on public procurement disputes; he is acting alongside experienced litigator Ingrid Soraya Ortiz to represent the Sedes Educativas Consortium in a fiscal liability proceeding initiated by the Comptroller General. Other key contacts include partner Sergio Alejandro Chemás, who has a focus on administrative and public law litigation, as well as associates Manuela Sossa, who is noted for public procurement disputes, and Nicolas España, who specialises in consumer law and liability issues.

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Key clients

  • Centro de Gerenciamiento Doña Juana
  • Sedes Educativas Consortium
  • Autopista de Santander
  • Ingetec (Ingenieros Consultores Civiles y Eléctricos)
  • Ingetec Ingeniería y Diseño
  • Grodco Group
  • Telefónica Móviles
  • Distral
  • Sochagota
  • Pavcol
  • Inverlink Estructuras Inmobiliarias
  • Constructora Andrade Gutiérrez
  • Yuma Autopistas
  • Codad
  • Malla Vial
  • Termo Mechero Morro
  • Blackboard
  • Coninsa Ramón H

Work highlights

  • Representing Consorcio INGETEC-SEDIC in multiple claims originating from the Ituango Hydroelectric Project construction controversy, totalling over $800m.
  • Representing Autopistas de Santander before an arbitral tribunal to rule on the annulment of a public procurement conciliatory agreement with the National Infrastructure Agency because of undue influence exerted by the entity.
  • Advising Telefónica Móviles on arbitral proceedings concerning an alleged breach of contract by ETB (the Telecommunications Company of Bogotá) related to the incomplete payment of tariffs for accessing international traffic.

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Jorge Eduardo Chemás, Ingrid Soraya Ortiz, Sergio Alejandro Chemás