Ana María Vega
Ana María Vega is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His professional practice focuses on customs and international trade issues.
Posse Herrera Ruiz
More informationPosse Herrera Ruiz’s international trade group stands out for its ‘combination of legal and economic knowledge’. Among its other key attributes, the team’s ability to lean on other departments from across the full-service firm stands as an asset in larger matters. Director and practice head María Paula Sánchez ’generates trust and facilitates teamwork’; she is particularly recommended for her activity in anti-dumping investigations. Other key contacts include experienced tax and foreign trade counsel Ramiro Araujo Segovia; tax — including customs tax — specialist Juan Guillermo Ruiz; and tax, customs, and transfer pricing litigator Juan Camilo De Bedout. At associate level, Ana María Vega is highly regarded for her focus on customs and international trade law; while Daniela Lozada concentrates on tax, customs, and international trade litigation. Since publication, Sánchez has been raised to the partnership - effective as of March 2024.
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Testimonials
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‘The international trade and customs team is very efficient and knowledgeable about procedures in Colombia. I highlight its combination of legal and economic knowledge that is so important in trade disputes. María Paula and her team are accessible and easy to work in a co-ordinated and harmonious way.’
‘María Paula Sánchez is excellent in the area of international trade. Not only because of her experience and knowledge of the rules and procedures, but also due to her knowledge of the environment and the authorities. I also highlight her human quality; she is a person who generates trust and facilitates teamwork.’
‘We also highlight Natalia Monroy, associate of the international trade team. Natalia is dedicated and efficient in her work. She is also highly responsive to clients' needs.’
‘The team is highly trained and proposes practical solutions based not only on knowledge, but also on experience.’
‘Lawyers are always willing to help and prioritise requests.’
Key clients
- Hogan Lovells (US Ethanol Associations and Murex)
- Government of Colombia (National Planning Department)
- Government of Colombia (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and Procolombia)
- Fundación CTIC - Centro de Tratamiento e Investigación sobre Cancer Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo
- CI ADM Colombia
- Anadarko Colombia Company (Colombia branch)
- Yara
- Diageo Colombia
- Adidas Colombia
- The American Metal – Packaging Colombia
Work highlights
- Advised the National Planning Department on evaluating competition within a sector of the Colombian economy, with an emphasis on non-tariff barriers to foreign trade that could restrict free competition.
- Advised the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, and Colombia’s Export promoting entity, Procolombia, on an extensive study of the local regulation on the trade of services.
- Advised Centro de Tratamiento e Investigación sobre Cáncer Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (an oncological hospital built in a Free Trade Zone), on the trade operations required for the acquisition of equipment under the Free Trade Zone regime.
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Leading associates
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
María Paula Sánchez
María Paula Sánchez Niño is the Director of the Customs and International Trade practice of Posse Herrera Ruiz since 2021. María Paula has more than 13 years of experience in Customs Law, International Trade, Trade Remedies (anti-dumping), Litigation in Customs Law, Free Trade Zones, International Economic Law, Foreign Investment, Foreign Exchange Law, Tax Law related to trade operations and international contracts.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
María Paula Sánchez