Castro Leiva Rendón Abogados
Founding partner. Head of the Dispute Resolution Department. Co-head of the Public Law and the Projects and Infrastruture Department.
Castro Leiva Rendón Abogados is a popular choice to represent concessionaires and construction companies in public law matters. The group enjoys a prominent reputation for its activity in the transport infrastructure sector — primarily public bus systems and road projects — but it consistently advises a varied mix of clients on public bids, works contracts and contentious matters, including sanction proceedings. Co-founding partner José Ignacio Leiva maintains a broad public law focus, with notable expertise in advising concessionaires on bus transit systems. Leiva co-heads the practice together with Marcela Castro — who is highly regarded for infrastructure-related work — and projects partner Natalia Uribe. Practice director Diego Felipe Guzmán moved in house at Concesionaria Vía 40 Express in March 2023.
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Key clients
- Acciona Agua
- Convías
- Concesionaria Vial Montes de María
- OHL
- Cal y Mayor Asociados
- Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção
- Doppelmayr Colombia
- Ashmore Management Company Colombia
- Grupo Metrobus
- Transambiental
- Concesión Alto Magdalena
- Concesión Pacífico Tres
- Concesión Desarrollo Vial de la Sabana
- Grupo SI 18
- Autopistas Urabá
- Agencia Nacional de Minería
- Concesión San Rafael
- Consorcio Mar 2
- Corredor Portuario de Cartagena
- Interconexión eléctrica (ISA)
- Unión Vial Río Pamplonita
- WSP Ingenieros
- AYESA
- Consorcio Estación Elevadora de Canoas
- Egis Group
- KMA Construcciones
- Consorcio Constructor Perimetral de Oriente Bogotá
- Unimetro
- Sotramac
- Concesión La Pintada
- Concesión Ruta al Mar
- Construcciones El Condor
Work highlights
- Advising several concessions (including Concesión Unión Vial Río Pamplonita, Concesión Mar 1, and Concesión Devisab) on various ongoing matters, including financing processes, public bid procedures and dispute resolution.
- Advising Brazil-based Tembici on the bidding process for the urban bicycle system of Bogotá city.
- Advising six transport concessions on the project to renovate TransMilenio buses for phases I and II of the transportation system in Bogotá.
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Practice head
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Jose Ignacio Leiva, Marcela Castro, Natalia Uribe