Lawyers in Castro Leiva Rendón Abogados’s public law team are commended for providing ‘personalised and timely attention informed by their knowledge of recent precedents’. The group is particularly weighted towards representing concessionaires and construction companies, with strong recent showings in advising on public bids, infrastructure contracts, public procurement and sanctioning procedures. The transport sector remains a significant source of work, while the practice is additionally increasing its share of water and sewage projects, with department co-head José Ignacio Leiva recently advising a construction consortium on a sewage-pumping station in the City of Bogotá. The department also benefits from the experience of practice co-head Marcela Castro, who is highly regarded for projects and infrastructure work; and Natalia Uribe, who advises on public law, state contracts and alternative dispute resolution.

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  • ‘José Ignacio Leiva and Natalia Uribe are excellent professionals, offering highly analysed, structured, easy-to-understand solutions that fit the client's needs. In addition to the incomparable professionalism, preparation and clarity with which they approach consultancies, they have strong personal qualities.’

  • ‘Castro Leiva's team is composed of upright professionals, who stand out for their prompt resolution of queries and the careful work they carry out to issue advice.’

  • ‘All the lawyers in the firm are people who seek the best for their clients, they are respectful and easy to establish contact with, which makes their responses always timely.’

  • ‘The team stands out for its experience and critical analysis of presenting the case in question with the normative source.’

  • ‘Lawyers provide personalised and timely attention informed by their knowledge of recent precedents, which helps to execute the relevant matters.’

  • ‘It is at the forefront for technology and storage and searching legal information, Castro Leiva's team uses technology as a support tool for its analytical skills.’

Key clients

  • Acciona Agua
  • Convías
  • Concesionaria Vial Montes de María
  • OHL
  • Cal y Mayor Asociados
  • Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção
  • Doppelmayr
  • Ashmore Management Company Colombia
  • Grupo Metrobus
  • Transambiental
  • Concesión Alto Magdalena
  • Concesión Pacífico Tres
  • Concesión Desarrollo Vial de la Sabana
  • Grupo SI 18
  • Autopistas Urabá
  • Tembici
  • Concesión San Rafael
  • Consorcio Mar 2
  • Corredor Portuario de Cartagena
  • Interconexión eléctrica (ISA)
  • Unión Vial Río Pamplonita
  • Odinsa
  • Ayesa
  • Consorcio Estación Elevadora de Canoas
  • Consorcio Mahfer
  • KMA Construcciones
  • Accesos Norte Bogotá
  • Structure Banca de Inversión
  • Sotramac
  • Concesión La Pintada
  • Concesión Ruta al Mar
  • Construcciones El Condor

Work highlights

  • Advising the construction consortium on a sewage-pumping station in the City of Bogotá, which seeks the recovery and cleaning of the Bogotá River.
  • Advising Doppelmayr Colombia on the public tender conducted by IDU and TransMilenio concerning the electromechanical component for an urban public passenger ropeway transportation system in San Cristóbal, Bogotá.
  • Advising OHL on the contract for the construction of a section of Avenida Ciudad de Cali, to adapt it to the TransMilenio BRT bus system in Bogotá.

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Jose Ignacio Leiva, Marcela Castro, Natalia Uribe