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Felipe Álvarez Echeverri is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Felipe, 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 Felipe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Martín Gustavo Ibarra is the firm’s president and was part of the World Bank’s Mission to China in 1983 that created the world’s first special economic zone in China. He has collaborated in the restructuration of free zones and international trade mechanisms for the majority of Latin American countries. An adviser for different ports in their concession and port services promotion contracts. In 2004, he received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from India&...

Gustavo Pardo Ardila is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Gustavo, 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 Gustavo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

José Goethe Gutierréz Mestre is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Litigation. José Goethe, who practices law in Bogotá, Colombia, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which José Goethe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

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...

Ivan Dario Ruiz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Ivan Dario, 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 Ivan Dario is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Samuel Cano Noriega is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Samuel, who practices law in Bogotá, Colombia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Samuel 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...

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...