Bibiana Buitrago Duarte

Lawyer from the Universidad de los Andes, 1981. With specializations in Commercial Law and Financial Law. He was Head of the Legal Department of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce; Head of the Legal Office, General Director of Banks and Corporations and Delegated Superintendent of Insurance of the Banking Superintendency, and Superintendent of Industry and Commerce. Consultant to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Referee of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce. Partner of Ló...

José Vicente Zapata is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law. José Vicente, who practices law in Bogotá, Colombia, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which José Vicente is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Silvia Paula Gonzalez Anzola, lawyer from the Universidad Sergio Arboleda. Master in International Tax, Customs and International Trade from the Universidad Externado de Colombia, and a specialization in Custom Lawfrom the same university. She iscertified by FIBA CPAML - AMLCA (Florida InternationalBankers Association Anti Money Laundering CertifiedAssociate) in money laundering prevention. She has been a professor of customs law at the graduate level for different universities, such as the U...

Lawyer specialized in Negotiation and international contracting, and in Labor Law and Social Security, with a master's degree in the same area and experience in business consulting on labor issues of individual and collective law and comprehensive social security; management of company-union relations, individual labor relations, collective bargaining, arbitration tribunals, retirement plans, labor audits and attention of processes before the Ordinary Labor Jurisdiction, Administrative litiga...

Juan Israel Casallas Romero is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law. Juan Israel, who practices law in Bogotá, Colombia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juan Israel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gabriel Ibarra Pardo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Competition / Antitrust Law, Trade Law, Customs and Excise Law and Litigation. Gabriel, who practices law in Bogotá, Colombia, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gabriel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Maria Margarita Parra Gomez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Maria Margarita, who practices law in Bogotá, Colombia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Maria Margarita is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bernardo is a founding partner of Parra Rodríguez Lawyers, established in 1991. He specializes in corporate and finance law, mergers & acquisitions, and aviation law with a special focus on cross-border transactions. His experience includes financing, mergers & acquisitions, aircraft leases and purchase & sale transactions, private placements, secured loans and the issuance of notes, among others. He is a graduate of the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) in 1986 and earne...

Inés Elvira Vesga is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Inés Elvira, who practices law in Bogotá, Colombia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Inés Elvira is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Milton Fernando Montoya Pardo is a mining and energy Of Counsel attorney in Holland & Knight's Bogotá office. Mr. Montoya has more than 20 years of experience handling matters within the mining, energy and environment sectors. Mr. Montoya has in-depth experience with due diligence in mining transactions, acquisitions of assets in the mining and energy industries, mining litigation, renewables regulation in Colombia and compliance with obligations before environmental agencies in mi...