According to satisfied clients, Holland & Knight ‘applies innovative criteria to address the situations to be resolved’. The Tampa-headquartered firm acts for a mix of local and multinational clients, with the local Bogotá office having the ability to plug into a network of 220 energy lawyers across its global platform to resource cross-border matters. Experienced group head José Vicente Zapata maintains a broad energy and natural resources practice, which spans corporate, commercial and regulatory matters — for clients operating in the electricity, oil and gas, mining, agrochemical, and industrial sectors. Other senior names include Ines Elvira Vesga, who has a focus on oil and gas, of counsel Milton Fernando Montoya, who specialises in mining work, and newly promoted (January 2023) public law partner Juan Casallas. Margarita Solorza (energy and environmental) and Estefanny Pardo (dispute resolution and natural resources) were both promoted to senior counsel in January 2023.
Testimonials
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‘It is a highly specialised and technical subject. The Holland & Knight team has solid knowledge and applies innovative criteria to address the situations to be resolved.’
‘The people who work at H&K are very up-to-date and have very solid knowledge.’
Key clients
- Lewis Energy Colombia
- Equion Energía
Work highlights
- Advised ExxonMobil Exploration & Production and ExxonMobil Corporation on regulatory matters related to the development of E&P contracts under research projects for unconventional reservoirs.
- Represented Isagen on a series of regulatory and environmental matters before the National Environmental Agency regarding environmental sanctioning proceedings against it.