Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría secures strong feedback for its business-oriented approach and one source asserts that the team ‘is not only expert in the legal issues’ but that it also ’gets to know and understand the client’s business’. Among its other key attributes, the team also garners praise for its lawyers ‘excellent professional and personal qualities’. Through its extensive international platform, which additionally benefits from the firm’s formal partnership with Uría Menéndez, the dispute resolution group is well-positioned to advise local and multinational clients on cross-border cases — it is also frequently appointed to handle complex domestic instructions. A 35-year veteran in dispute resolution, Héctor Hernández co-heads the department and his practice encompasses the full range of judicial and arbitral proceedings. Fellow co-head Julio César González also maintains a broad disputes focus, with particular expertise in civil procedural law and domestic and international arbitration; he recently represented Deere & Co and John Deere Thibodaux before the Supreme Court in a dispute stemming from the termination of a distribution agreement. The team also benefits from an experienced second line of associates including principals Juan Sebastián Arias, who is dual-qualified in Colombia and New York; Santiago Cruz Mantilla, who demonstrates ’strategic and agile vision’; and Alejandra Gómez, who brings experience in administrative, civil, family, and commercial litigation as well as arbitration. Former principal associate Mario Pérez left in May 2023. Since publication, Arias has been raised to the partnership - effective as of December 2023.