Why do clients choose us?
With a 30-year track record, our firm has established itself in the legal market by offering excellence in our practice areas.
Our team includes distinguished partners and highly skilled associates who work synergistically to ensure personalized attention on every case. From initial analysis to implementation of solutions, each team member is actively involved in the process, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the client's needs and ongoing support. This approach enables us to provide strategic legal solutions that are aligned with our clients' objectives.
Our partners' experience includes prominent roles in the public sector, such as former Superintendents of Colombia's Financial Superintendency and Superintendency of Industry and Commerce. They have also served as A-list arbitrators for the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce's Arbitration and Mediation Center, the Superintendency of Companies, and the AMV Arbitration Center, as well as assistant judges for the Constitutional Court and the Council of State, providing leadership on key regulatory and legal issues.
In the private sector, our professionals have advised and represented leading companies and held executive positions in major business associations. Their work as advisors on financial, securities, insurance and competition law for multilateral organizations has strengthened legal solutions in a globalized context.
Best Lawyers
Luis Fernando López Roca
+57 315 332 5958 [email protected]
Luis Fernando López Roca
Partner
Lawyer and Doctor of Laws (JD, LLM and Ph.D in Law) Cum Laude with honors from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. Specialized in public economic law, commercial law and financial law. Former advisor to the IDB on banking and securities reforms in Central and South America; served as Deputy Superintendent of Banks and Superintendent of Securities (now Superintendency of Finance of Colombia). Director of the Department, LLM program and specializations in Financial and Securities Law and Fintech Law. Professor Emeritus at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. Former ad hoc Judge of the Third Section of the Colombian Consejo de Estado and the Constitutional Court. Arbitrator for the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Superintendence of Companies. Member of the Colombian ICC Banking Commission.
José Orlando Montealegre Escobar
Partner
Lawyer from the Universidad de los Andes, specialized in commercial and financial law. Former Head of the Legal Department of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce; Head of the Legal Office, Director General of Banks and Corporations, and Delegate Superintendent of Insurance of the Banking Superintendency (now Financial Superintendency) and Superintendent of Industry and Commerce. Advisor to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Arbitrator for the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. Currently Professor at the Universidad Externado and Universidad Javeriana.
José Orlando Montealegre Escobar
+57 310 334 9830 [email protected]
Lawyer from the Universidad de los Andes, specialized in commercial and financial law. Former Head of the Legal Department of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce; Head of the Legal Office, Director General of Banks and Corporations, and Delegate Superintendent of Insurance of the Banking Superintendency (now Financial Superintendency) and Superintendent of Industry and Commerce. Advisor to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Arbitrator for the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. Currently Professor at the Universidad Externado and Universidad Javeriana.
Juan Fernando Mejia Villegas
+57 313 390 6145 [email protected]
Juan Fernando Mejía Villegas
Senior Associate Attorney
Law degree from the Universidad Externado de Colombia (2000), specialization in Financial and Securities Law (2003) and Tax Law (2008) from the same university. Professor at the Universidad Externado de Colombia. Former Legal Counsel of the National Agricultural Exchange. Experienced in financial, securities, bankruptcy and corporate law. Joined the firm in June 2003.
Juan Felipe Rivas Tierradentro
Associate Attorney
Law degree from Universidad Externado de Colombia, specialization in Financial and Securities Law from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL). Experienced in financial, insolvency and corporate law. Joined the firm in May 2023.
Juan Felipe Rivas Tierradentro
+57 317 853 0235 [email protected]
Law degree from Universidad Externado de Colombia, specialization in Financial and Securities Law from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL). Experienced in financial, insolvency and corporate law. Joined the firm in May 2023.
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