Luis Hernando Franco Murgueitio

Francisco joined Advocat as partner on May of 2016. His practice is focused in natural resources and energy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. Francisco has more than twelve (12) years of experience in the practice areas mentioned above, acquired as associate of Baker & McKenzie (2002-2006), independent lawyer (2007-2011) and associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz (2011-2016). During his practice Francisco has assisted companies such as LUKOIL, Anadarko, ConocoPhillips, C&C Energia...

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...

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Lawyer from the Externado University of Colombia, specialist in Economic Law and Diploma in Economic Analysis of Law from the same institution. Master of Laws LL.M from Northwestern University in Chicago – USA, with a degree validated by the Ministry of Education. CBA from the Instituto de Empresa de Madrid – IE. Experience as a Substantiating Attorney of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Justice and as an Auxiliary Magistrate of the Council of State. Also as advisor a...

B.L. from the Universidad Externado de Colombia in 1978. Juris Doctorate, Summa Cum Laude, from the same University. Specialized in Public Economic Law, Commercial Law and Financial Law. Principal Manager of the Financial and Stock Exchange Law Postgrade, of the same University. Has been Head of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce Legal Department, Secretary General of Banco Popular, Secretary General and Deputy Superintendent of the Banking Superintendency, and Superintendent of Securities...