Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo
Partner
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TMT
Brigard Urrutia
More informationThe dedicated TMT practice at Brigard Urrutia is commended by satisfied clients as ‘the strongest in this area’. Packing a punch across all key pillars of technology, media and telecoms, the group stands out for its ability to advise on a comprehensive spread of transactional, regulatory and contentious matters. Particularly sought after by major global corporations — Meta Platforms, Microsoft and SpaceX all turn to the firm for local advice — it also represents domestic and regional heavyweights, such as Grupo Televisa. Department head and sector specialist Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo provides ’a perspective far beyond what is strictly legal’. The group also includes highly regarded practice director Juan Nicolás Laverde. Senior associate Andrea Bonnet became a freelance lawyer in December 2022.
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‘The lawyers are excellent; they know our company and the industry, and help us to handle both business and regulatory issues. The team is the strongest in this area in my opinion.’
‘Sergio Michelsen is a lawyer who is a strategic partner for us, and gives us a perspective far beyond what is strictly legal.’
‘The legal advice provided by the team is of a very high quality, and most importantly, within the terms required by the industry. It knows our business and therefore understands our needs and the times we manage. The advice is concrete and goes directly to solving the issue of the query, clearly.’
‘Juan Nicolás Laverde is an excellent lawyer and human being. He is always up-to-date on applicable regulations and has a comprehensive knowledge of our business, which allows quick co-ordination with our team in response to our queries. Juan Nicolás and his team send short emails, with clear answers.’
‘It is a team that is fully willing to be part of the company. It understands the business and looks for ways to provide solutions within the parameters of the law. It fields people who are highly trained in the subject, which leads to interesting legal conversations that allow clear answers to concise problems.’
‘The team manager is directly available when needed. The team is highly trained and it is fully willing to understand the business more and more in order to provide a better service.’
‘Juan Nicolás Laverde and associates Andrea Bonnet and Juan Manuel Pacheco have a great capacity to solve any situation and they make every effort to be shoulder-to-shoulder with us as a client.’
Key clients
- Meta Platforms
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX)
- Tencent Holdings
- Microsoft Corporation
- TIS Productions Colombia
- Grupo Televisa and Univisión Holdings II
- Intelsat Global Service Corp
- Spotify Technology
- Volkswagen
- Twilio
Work highlights
- Advised Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) on the relevant telecoms regulatory requirements and standards to enter the Colombian market.
- Represented Meta Platforms in a public hearing about zero-rating held before the Colombian Constitutional Court.
- Advised TIS Productions Colombia on various matters, including contracts with talent, vendors, locations, and crew; legal clearances for designs proposed by the production team; and licensing of music and footage for film use.
Lawyers
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Juan Nicolás Laverde
Senior Associate
Practice head
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Sergio Michelsen, Juan Nicolás Laverde