Ariza & Marin
Client SatisfactionAriza & Marin’s public law practice is primarily recognised for its record in contentious work. The team is chiefly focused on representing concessionaires and corporate clients in nullity claims, state liability proceedings, fiscal liability cases and administrative sanctioning proceedings, while it also advises on state contacts and regulatory matters. The department is led jointly by firm co-founder Carolina Ariza, who specialises in public law, projects and dispute resolution; and intermediate associate María Paz Restrepo, who specialises in administrative law.
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Key clients
- Desarrollo Vial al Mar (DEVIMAR)
- Construcciones AP
- Redyco
- Valores Simesa
- Fundación Grupo Argos
- Grupo Argos
- Vías de las Américas
- Caja de Compensación Familiar de Antioquia (Comfama)
- Hyundai Engineering and Construction
- Concesión Ruta al Mar (Corumar)
- Idom – Consulting, Engineering, Architecture
- Compañía Colombiana de Tejídos
Work highlights
- Represented highway concessionaire, Desarrollo Vial al Mar, in administrative litigation concerning its alleged responsibility for a mass movement affecting local inhabitants’ homes.
- Represented concessionaire, Vias de las Americas, on filing an administrative lawsuit against the the National Infrastructure Agency.
- Represented a former head of security of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) before the disciplinary control office of EPM, in connection with accusations of interference in a contracting process.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carolina Ariza, María Paz Restrepo