According to sources, Medellín-based boutique Tamayo Jaramillo & Asociados ‘is characterised by its highly specialised knowledge in insurance and liability issues’. With experience across a wide range of regulatory, commercial and contentious issues, the group is differentiated by its robust activity in judicial and extrajudicial claims and contractual matters. Widely regarded as a reference in the market, firm founder Javier Tamayo Jaramillo stands out for his practical and academic credentials. Tamayo Jaramillo steers a ’young, diverse, passionate and disciplined work team’ that includes risk analysis partner Carlos Andres Gonzales Galvís, who has a ‘broad vision of the law’; Laura Castaño Echeverri, who is recommended for her record in insurance litigation (including medical liability); Daniel Ossa Gómez, who has an emphasis on civil and state liability; and associate Daniel Bedoya, who is highlighted as a ’lawyer with extensive experience despite his youth’.
Testimonials
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‘It has a great work team, lawyers in the firm are all great professionals.’
‘It stands out for its professionalism and expertise in all matters. It differs from others in its timely attention to different disputes.’
‘This practice is characterised by its highly specialised knowledge in insurance and liability issues, like few others in the country. Additionally, its partners are part of a group of scholars of jurisprudence and doctrine on these topics, which instils additional confidence in their opinions.’
‘All the lawyers posses strong knowledge in the area, they are very studious on the subject, which guarantees that their evaluations include the most recent trends, doctrine and decisions associated with the cases consulted. Javier Tamayo Jaramillo is a person well versed in these issues.’
‘In my opinion it is the best offering in terms of insurance law. Lawyers stand out for their transparency and professional activity.’
‘The firm is led by Javier Tamayo Jaramillo, but it leverages a young, diverse, passionate and disciplined work team. Lawyers have a great capacity to attend to legal requirements with legal depth and promptness.’
‘The team is diverse and highly capable. However, I emphasise Carlos Andres Gonzales Galvís for his broad vision of the law, assertive communication and clarity in advice and counsel. Daniel Bedoya is a lawyer with extensive experience despite his youth,’
‘They are a highly qualified firm, focused on service and legal depth. Lawyers stand out for their client service, with strong professional and person qualities.’
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
- Represented Aseguradora Solidaria De Colombia in fiscal liability proceedings brought against the city of Medellín.
- Represented HDI Seguros in a constitutional protection action filed against the Labour Chamber of the Supreme Court.
- Advised Seguros Generales Suramericana, as the insurer of a hospital, on litigation discussing the extent to which mental health professionals are liable for their patient’s actions.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Javier Tamayo Jaramillo, Daniel Ossa Gómez, Carlos Andrés González Galvis