Kennedys

A global heavyweight for insurance law, Kennedys’ Bogotá office demonstrates ‘broader global reach than other firms’, according to sources. The team ranks among the leading insurance practices in Colombia due to its ability to combine the wider firm’s premier client relationships and legal tech resources with a leading local presence, which equips it to provide comprehensive support to major multinational and domestic insurers and reinsurers. Well versed across a range of regulatory, commercial, and dispute resolution matters, the team is chiefly recognised as a destination practice for high-stakes litigation. Mónica Tocarruncho fronts the department and brings to bear broad experience, with a focus on advising Colombia and UK-based insurers and reinsurers on contentious and non-contentious work. Tocarruncho recently teamed up with the London office to advise Mapfre, and the reinsurance market, on filing a lawsuit against the Comptroller General of the Republic that seeks annulment of the decision ordering Mapfre to pay more than $900m in relation to the Ituango Hydroelectric Project. Other key contacts include Mauricio Carvajal García, who is recommended for his niche expertise in shipping, transport and casualty-related insurance work; and Catalina Botero, who made partner in May 2023 and has an emphasis on dispute resolution and coverage matters.