Laura Castaño Echeverri
Tamayo Jaramillo & AsociadosAccording to clients, Tamayo Jaramillo & Asociados’ team is composed of ‘people with diverse skills who generate deliverables with a holistic, complete and efficient analysis’. A prominent name for insurance work, the firm’s contentious expertise extends beyond insurance to take in construction, consumer law and administrative law disputes, among other matters. Up-and-coming litigators Laura Castaño Echeverri and Daniel Ossa Gómez are highlighted together as ’very smart and strategic lawyers’; they teamed up with firm founder and high-profile insurance expert Javier Tamayo Jaramillo to successfully represent the inhabitants of the ‘Space’ building in their lawsuit seeking compensation for damages caused by construction deficiencies. The group also draws on risk analysis partner Carlos Andrés González, who is ’skilled in strategic litigation and civil liability’; and Luis Miguel Gómez, who specialises in dispute resolution, and civil and state liability. Key associates include Daniel Bedoya and Manuel Cadavid Valencia. Luis David Pérez left the firm in November 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘The dispute resolution area has been an important ally for us and, best of all, effective. We highlight its lawyers personalised attention and willingness to always serve the client; they are frank in saying when they cannot address an issue and that is valued in this environment.’
‘A prepared and human team that is knowledgeable about the needs of its clients, empathetic, committed, studious, but above all, sensitive and open, which allows for clarity in the objectives of its advice and internal debate scenarios that ensure understanding all angles of the problem.’
‘Individually, the team is made up of people with diverse skills who generate deliverables with a holistic, complete and efficient analysis. The leadership of people with high academic standards ensures commitment to results.’
‘The Tamayo Jaramillo firm is excellent. We highly recommend the team for complex legal strategy and briefing, especially in group and popular actions. Its work product is impeccable.’
‘Laura Castaño Echeverri and Daniel Ossa Gómez have led the defence of complex matters for us in Colombia. Both are very smart and strategic lawyers and excellent writers. They have done a very good job co-ordinating a team to quickly prepare complex briefs and advise on issues.’
‘The Tamayo Jaramillo team has extensive experience in dispute resolution. Its advice combines great strength in the management of substantive law and great knowledge of procedural rules which allows it to adequately handle the substantive and procedural duality that arises in any litigation.’
‘It is unique. Firstly because it is in Medellin and that makes it 100% independent compared to the offices in the capital, which at a strategy level is very good because it always brings another vision.’
‘The team's strengths are that it is very cordial, it is very close to the client and it stays on top of the detail. Carlos Andrés González and his team are very skilled in strategic litigation and civil liability.’
Key clients
- HDI Seguros
- Seguros Generales Suramericana
- Seguros de Vida Suramericana
- Compañía Aseguradora de Fianzas - Confianza
- Chubb Seguros Colombia
- Cemex Colombia
- Sodimac Colombia
- Aseguradora Solidaria de Colombia
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Emgesa (now Enel Colombia) in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit regarding El Quimbo Hydroelectric Power Plant.
- Successfully represented the inhabitants of the ‘Space’ building in their lawsuit against the construction companies and the state seeking compensation for damages caused by deficiencies in the construction of the building.
- Represented Electricaribe in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a major soft drink and beer company.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Daniel Ossa Gómez
Tamayo Jaramillo & AsociadosPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Javier Tamayo Jaramillo, Daniel Ossa Gómez, Carlos Andrés González