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2023's Best Lawyers in Colombia™

Celebrating standout legal talent in Colombia, with nearly 500 lawyers recognized and top firms honored for excellence in 2023.

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November 9, 2022 05:00 PM

The Best Lawyers in Colombia™ Awards

For 2023, The Best Lawyers in Colombia™ is publishing its 13th edition. These awards include 492 honorees in 46 individual practice areas.

This year, we are also proud to recognize 24 “Lawyer of the Year” awards. "Lawyer of the Year" honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

Of the unique practice areas in which lawyers were awarded in Colombia, these are the top ten with the most honorees: Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Tax Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Banking and Finance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Administrative Law, Project Finance and Development Practice and Natural Resources Law.

Those in Colombia seeking legal guidance turned to www.bestlawyers.com to find lawyers in several practice areas. The top ten most searched practice areas were: Litigation, Competition / Antitrust Law, Tax Law, Immigration Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Labor and Employment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law and Arbitration and Mediation.

A Brief History of Best Lawyers

For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has used our Purely Pure Review™ process to award the top legal talent in several countries. We are proud to be in 22 markets worldwide now, and as we usher in 2023, we are excited to publish this year’s awards for The Best Lawyers in Colombia.

“Law Firm of the Year” Awards

For 2023, Colombia also celebrates 10 “Law Firm of the Year” awards, which recognize a single top firm for its work in a specific legal practice area nationwide. Awards are determined based on a handful of factors including lawyer feedback, the number of lawyers included in Best Lawyers for that firm and practice area, the number of office locations a firm has, historical analysis of the firm’s “Lawyer of the Year” awards, materials submitted by firms, and the firm’s overall scope and areas of expertise.

The 2023 “Law Firm of the Year” recipients in Colombia are:

Álvarez Liévano Laserna
Labor and Employment Law

Brigard Urrutia
Project Finance and Development Practice

Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos
Arbitration and Mediation

Godoy & Hoyos Abogados
Tax Law

Gómez-Pinzón
Banking and Finance Law

OlarteMoure & Asociados
Intellectual Property Law

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Natural Resources Law

Pinilla, González & Prieto Abogados
Real Estate Law

Posse Herrera Ruiz
Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Litigation

Showcasing Your Award

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Please contact sales@bestlawyers.com to learn more about how you can highlight individual lawyer and firm awards through your website, social media channels, Best Lawyers Profile Suite packages and commemorative items.

Explore the Find a Lawyer in Colombia page to connect with leading local lawyers, and use the global Find a Lawyer directory to discover top legal talent around the world.

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Misty H. Aldrich

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

Misty H. Aldrich

Misty Aldrich concentrates her entire practice on trust and estate planning law, including the formation, implementation, and administration. She has more than 30 years of experience, and before entering private practice, Misty spent six years at the Huntington National Bank as Trust Counsel in the personal trust department. At CPM, she steers her clients through all aspects of trust and estate planning. Misty assists clients in drafting all appropriate legal documents and structuring financi...

Misty H. Aldrich

Matthew S. Brown

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2022

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Litigation - Insurance

Matthew S. Brown

Matthew Brown, Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice Group, joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in 2008 and concentrates his practice on insurance coverage, business litigation, securities, and intellectual property. Matt represents clients in court (including hearings seeking injunctive relief), arbitration, mediation, and various regulatory and administrative proceedings. He has successfully argued cases in the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, numerous Federal Distri...

Matthew S. Brown

Thomas M. Metzger

Littler

Recognized since 2013

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Thomas M. Metzger

Tom Metzger is a nationally recognized employment law advisor, litigator, and trainer. With a career spanning over 20 years, he has developed expertise representing employers and executives in connection with covenants-not-to-compete, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulatory and litigation matters, discrimination and retaliation claims, contract disputes, and related workplace matters. Tom represents employers and executi...

 
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Christopher L. Miller

Taft

Recognized since 2020

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Energy Regulatory Law

Christopher L. Miller

Christopher L. Miller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Regulatory Law. Christopher L., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christopher L. Miller

Chris L. Connelly

Taft

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Government Relations Practice

Public Finance Law

Chris L. Connelly

Chris L. Connelly is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Government Relations Practice and Public Finance Law. Chris L., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chris L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Chris L. Connelly

Alan K. Veatch

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Trusts and Estates

Alan K. Veatch

Pursuant to a merger with the firm in which he was a principal since 1985, Alan has been a Partner at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP since 2015. He primarily works with closely held and family businesses of all types and the individuals and families who own those businesses. Alan’s practice areas cover a broad range of business and personal matters, including – tax-exempt nonprofits; real estate; estate planning and estate & trust administration; planning, structuring, and f...

Alan K. Veatch

Bryan M. Pritikin

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2026

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Litigation - Construction

Bryan M. Pritikin

Bryan Pritikin is an experienced trial attorney and Partner in CPM’s Litigation Practice Group, representing clients in complex business, civil, commercial, and probate litigation. His corporate litigation practice includes business disputes, breaches of contract, fiduciary duty claims, fraud, restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, and shareholder and partnership disputes, and declaratory actions. He also has significant experience litigating construc...

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Gregory B. Foliano

Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano

Recognized since 2007

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Specific Focus

Birth Trauma

Gregory B. Foliano

Greg Foliano has been defending professionals for his entire career. He has represented physicians, nurses, hospitals, lawyers and nursing homes throughout Ohio. Greg's career began in 1990 with a law firm dedicated exclusively to the defense of professional malpractice lawsuits. He tried his first case to verdict within months after receiving his law license and had his first solo case tried to verdict within a year of practice. Since that time, Greg has continued to try lawsuits throughout ...

 
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Travis J. Fulton

Philip J. Fulton Law Office

Recognized since 2025

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants

Travis J. Fulton

Travis J. Fulton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Travis J., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Travis J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Andrew J. Art

Taft

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

Andrew J. Art

Andrew J. Art is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trusts and Estates. Andrew J., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrew J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrew J. Art

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