CMS Rodríguez-Azuero
Among CMS Rodríguez-Azuero’s practice sweet spots, the team is particularly well versed in public procurement, with extensive experience in advising companies — particularly IT companies such as Google — on contracts with public authorities. The group also benefits from its ability to lean on the wider firm’s project finance and anti-corruption groups. Transactional finance specialist Daniel Rodríguez co-heads the department alongside dispute resolution partners Henry Sanabria and Felipe Andrade. Promoted to senior associate in March 2023, public procurement-focused Paula Andrea Gutiérrez is also noted. In May 2022, associate director María Lucía Amador left to join Mendoza Abogados.
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Key clients
- Agence Francaise de Développement
- Hewlett Packard Colombia
- JCDecaux
- Interamerican Development Bank
- FCC Aqualia
- Grupo Energía Bogotá
Work highlights
- Advised JCDecaux on several negotiations before public entities regarding concession contracts, including advising on a new concession contract for the provision of urban furniture for Bogotá.
- Advised AFD (the French Development Agency) on the budgetary loan granted to the Republic of Colombia for the financing of governmental initiatives worth up to €200m.
- Advised Hewlett Packard Colombia on several public procurement processes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daniel Rodríguez, Henry Sanabria, Felipe Andrade