Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas’ dispute resolution practice stands out for its ability to plug into the wider firm’s global network, which ensures it is routinely selected to represent multinational clients in domestic and cross-border disputes. Combining skill sets in commercial and administrative litigation, the team handles contentious matters involving many of Colombia’s key economic sectors, including recent activity in the energy, infrastructure, agroindustry, telecoms, technology, and food and drink spheres. Group co-head Andrés Fernández de Soto is an experienced litigator with a focus on commercial and public law disputes; he is representing the Colombian branch of FCC Construcción in administrative proceedings for patrimonial reparation initiated by Colombia’s Comptroller General. The team also includes: Ximena Zuleta, whose practice spans public law, competition, and dispute resolution; department co-head Paula Vejarano, who was promoted to director in July 2022; and senior associate Carlos Miranda, who advises on dispute resolution, and restructuring and insolvency. In January 2023,  associate Daniel Jimenez Pastor left for beverage company, Postobón. Since publication, Vejarano has been raised to the partnership - effective as of April 2024.

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Key clients

  • Collins Aerospace
  • FAM
  • Autopistas de Urabá
  • Bunker Holding Group
  • Integral Gestión Ambiental
  • FCC Construcción
  • Cerro Prieto Colombia
  • Minera El Roble
  • ONGC
  • Hella Automotive
  • Rappi
  • Thyssenkrupp
  • Parmalat
  • Aecom Technical Services
  • Azteca Comunicaciones (TV Azteca)
  • Ford Motor Company
  • Grupo Peñaflor
  • Consorcio Aguas de Aburrá HHA (Acciona Agua / Hyundai Engineering and Construction / Hyundai Engineering)
  • Consorcio MASA–Acciona (Mantenimiento y Montajes Industriales / Acciona Infraestructura)
  • Morgan Stanley & Co
  • Aqualia

Work highlights

  • Representing Ford Motor de Venezuela in a civil lawsuit initiated by a local dealer who claimed the existence of a commercial agency agreement and sought damages for alleged undue termination of the distribution agreement.
  • Advising Aecom Technical Services in state-private company litigation, in which a governmental entity claimed breach of contract for the supervision of a major Colombian resettlement project.
  • Representing FCC Construcción (Colombia branch) in administrative proceedings for patrimonial reparation initiated by the Comptroller General of the Republic.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andres Fernandez de Soto, Paula Vejarano