Our Team
A team of lawyers recognized in the energy, natural resources, infrastructure, environmental and commercial law industries, due to their extensive experience and technical knowledge.
Claudia Fonseca Jaramillo
Partner
Managing Partner.
She focuses on advising and assisting clients in commercial, contractual and environmental law, as well as in arbitration and national and international negotiation.
With more than 18 years of experience in the legal practice, Claudia is an expert in advising domestic and foreign clients in the areas of infrastructure, oil and gas, energy and natural resources, having advised more than 50 companies in strategic issues of their business and operations.
She has a law degree from Universidad de los Andes (2002) and a post graduate studies in International Business with emphasis in Capital Markets and Investment Banking from the School of Government, Finance and International Relations of Universidad Externado de Colombia, in a joint program with the "School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)" of Columbia University in New York (2004).
Claudia Fonseca Jaramillo
Partner
Managing Partner.
She focuses on advising and assisting clients in commercial, contractual and environmental law, as well as in arbitration and national and international negotiation.
With more than 18 years of experience in the legal practice, Claudia is an expert in advising domestic and foreign clients in the areas of infrastructure, oil and gas, energy and natural resources, having advised more than 50 companies in strategic issues of their business and operations.
She has a law degree from Universidad de los Andes (2002) and a post graduate studies in International Business with emphasis in Capital Markets and Investment Banking from the School of Government, Finance and International Relations of Universidad Externado de Colombia, in a joint program with the "School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)" of Columbia University in New York (2004).
José Alejandro Abusaid Gómez
Partner
Su práctica profesional se ha desarrollado tanto nacional como internacionalmente en las
áreas de inversión extranjera, derecho comercial y corporativos, contratos mercantiles,
régimen de zonas francas, derecho cambiario y planeación tributaria internacional.
Ha participado en la planeación, formación y desarrollo de numerosos proyectos de inversión
extranjera en el país, en sectores como servicios petroleros, ingeniería, construcción,
alimentos, farmacéutico, cannabis medicinal, desarrollo de software, educación, finca raíz,
entre otros.
Se ha desempeñado como profesor de Derecho Internacional Privado en la Universidad del
Rosario por más de 10 años, profesor de Maestría en Derecho Internacional de la misma
Universidad y profesor de la Maestría de Derecho de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda.
Abogado de la Universidad del Rosario, Colombia (1999). Abogado (Juris Doctor) de la
Universidad Nova Southeastern University, Estados Unidos de América (2004), además
cuenta con formación complementaria en Planeación tributaria nacional e internacional,
Fusiones y Adquisiciones, Contabilidad y Gerencia de Negocios.
José Alejandro Abusaid
Partner
Su práctica profesional se ha desarrollado tanto nacional como internacionalmente en las
áreas de inversión extranjera, derecho comercial y corporativos, contratos mercantiles,
régimen de zonas francas, derecho cambiario y planeación tributaria internacional.
Ha participado en la planeación, formación y desarrollo de numerosos proyectos de inversión
extranjera en el país, en sectores como servicios petroleros, ingeniería, construcción,
alimentos, farmacéutico, cannabis medicinal, desarrollo de software, educación, finca raíz,
entre otros.
Se ha desempeñado como profesor de Derecho Internacional Privado en la Universidad del
Rosario por más de 10 años, profesor de Maestría en Derecho Internacional de la misma
Universidad y profesor de la Maestría de Derecho de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda.
Abogado de la Universidad del Rosario, Colombia (1999). Abogado (Juris Doctor) de la
Universidad Nova Southeastern University, Estados Unidos de América (2004), además
cuenta con formación complementaria en Planeación tributaria nacional e internacional,
Fusiones y Adquisiciones, Contabilidad y Gerencia de Negocios.
Juan Manuel Garrido
Of Counsel
Consultor.
He was director of the litigation and arbitration department at Baker Mackenzie (1987 - 2000), Advisor, consultant and special focus in energy issues, infrastructure projects, oil, mining, gas, litigation, national and international arbitration, private contracting, construction, natural resources and environment, and class actions.
He has more than 35 years experience and has participated in more than 120 arbitrations, which has given him the expertise to advise companies in different sectors of the economy.
He is a member of the Arbitration Panel of the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota and the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (CIAC). Juan Manuel is a Tenured Lecturer at the Universidad del Rosario and Universidad Externado de Colombia on energy law and speaker in the National and International Arbitration Diploma and in the Course for Secretaries of Arbitration Courts organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota.
He has a law degree from the Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1978).
Fue director del departamento de litigios y arbitraje en
Baker Mackenzie (1987 – 2000). Asesor, consultor y especialista en temas
energéticos, proyectos de infraestructura, petróleos, minas, gas, litigios,
arbitraje nacional e internacional, contratación privada, construcción de obras
civiles, recursos naturales y medio ambiente, acciones populares y de grupo.
Su práctica de más de treinta (30) años y la participación
en más de ciento veinte (120) arbitramentos, le ha dado la experticia para
asesorar a múltiples empresas en diferentes sectores de la economía.
Miembro de los paneles de árbitros del Centro de Arbitraje y
Conciliación de la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá y de la Comisión Interamericana
de Arbitraje Comercial (CIAC). Profesor titular en las Universidades del
Rosario y del Externado de Colombia en temas de derecho energético.
Conferencista en el Diplomado de Arbitraje Nacional e Internacional y en el
Curso de Secretarios de Tribunales de Arbitramento organizado por la Cámara de
Comercio de Bogotá.
Abogado de la Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora
del Rosario (1978).
Carlos Arturo Torres
Of Counsel
He has been counsel for the firm since 2018 and is currently Director of the oil, mining and gas area.
Ha participado en la planeación, formación y desarrollo de numerosos proyectos de inversión
extranjera en el país, en sectores como servicios petroleros, ingeniería, construcción,
alimentos, farmacéutico, cannabis medicinal, desarrollo de software, educación, finca raíz,
entre otros.
Se ha desempeñado como profesor de Derecho Internacional Privado en la Universidad del
Rosario por más de 10 años, profesor de Maestría en Derecho Internacional de la misma
Universidad y profesor de la Maestría de Derecho de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda.
Abogado de la Universidad del Rosario, Colombia (1999). Abogado (Juris Doctor) de la
Universidad Nova Southeastern University, Estados Unidos de América (2004), además
cuenta con formación complementaria en Planeación tributaria nacional e internacional,
Fusiones y Adquisiciones, Contabilidad y Gerencia de Negocios.He has more than 30 years of professional experience and is an expert in corporate matters focused on contract management, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
Previously, he served as general counsel of different important multinational companies in the energy, oil and gas industry.
He actively participated in the negotiation of more than 20 Joint Operating Agreements and more than 15 Oil Exploration contracts, being a key player in conflict resolution between companies and communities.
As Legal Vice-president of a gas transportation company, he had the opportunity to gain further experience in gas, transportation and supply issues.
He is currently an Arbitrator of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota.
He has a Law Degree from Universidad de los Andes (1986), a post graduate studies in Administrative Law from Universidad del Rosario (1988), and Commercial Law from Universidad de los Andes (1990). Also, a Master's Degree in Commercial Law from Universidad Sergio Arboleda (2016) and a Management for the Development Program of Inalde (2012).
Carlos Arturo Torres
Of Counsel
He has been counsel for the firm since 2018 and is currently Director of the oil, mining and gas area.
He has more than 30 years of professional experience and is an expert in corporate matters focused on contract management, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
Previously, he served as general counsel of different important multinational companies in the energy, oil and gas industry.
He actively participated in the negotiation of more than 20 Joint Operating Agreements and more than 15 Oil Exploration contracts, being a key player in conflict resolution between companies and communities.
As Legal Vice-president of a gas transportation company, he had the opportunity to gain further experience in gas, transportation and supply issues.
He is currently an Arbitrator of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota.
He has a Law Degree from Universidad de los Andes (1986), a post graduate studies in Administrative Law from Universidad del Rosario (1988), and Commercial Law from Universidad de los Andes (1990). Also, a Master's Degree in Commercial Law from Universidad Sergio Arboleda (2016) and a Management for the Development Program of Inalde (2012).
Guillermo Arturo Muñoz Lasso
Senior Associate
He joined the firm in 2017, and is currently an associate in the litigation and alternative dispute resolution practice area.
His professional practice is focused on real estate, liability, civil, commercial and administrative contracts and constitutional law.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked in the judiciary branch, specifically in the Superior Court of Manizales and in the Municipal Civil Court in Manizales and Bogota.
Guillermo has a Law Degree from the Universidad de Manizales (2015), post graduate studies in Procedural Law from the Universidad del Rosario (2018) and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Private Law with emphasis on Contemporary Contracts at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (2020).
Guillermo Arturo Muñoz Lasso
Senior Associate
He joined the firm in 2017, and is currently an associate in the litigation and alternative dispute resolution practice area.
His professional practice is focused on real estate, liability, civil, commercial and administrative contracts and constitutional law.
Prior to joining the firm, he worked in the judiciary branch, specifically in the Superior Court of Manizales and in the Municipal Civil Court in Manizales and Bogota.
Guillermo has a Law Degree from the Universidad de Manizales (2015), post graduate studies in Procedural Law from the Universidad del Rosario (2018) and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Private Law with emphasis on Contemporary Contracts at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (2020).
Nelson Ruiz Castellanos
Senior Associate
He has been associated with the firm since 2022, providing his services as an In-House lawyer for different clients in the oil industry.
He has experience, in the public sector, in entities such as the Corporation for the Defense of the Bucaramanga Plateau, the Unit for Victims, the Land Restitution Unit and the National Land Agency. Likewise, he has experience in the private sector, specifically in the oil industry and consulting on environmental matters; His professional practice in the aforementioned sectors has spanned more than 9 years.
Lawyer graduated from the Universidad of Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga (2012), Specialist in Energy Mining Law from the Universidad Externado de Colombia (2014), Specialist in Environmental Law from the Externado de Colombia (2016) and currently a candidate for a Master's Degree in the Program Territorial Planning and Environmental Management of the Universidad de Barcelona, where he successfully completed the subjects and thesis support (2022)
Nelson Ruiz Castellanos
Senior Associate
He has experience, in the public sector, in entities such as the Corporation for the Defense of the Bucaramanga Plateau, the Unit for Victims, the Land Restitution Unit and the National Land Agency. Likewise, he has experience in the private sector, specifically in the oil industry and consulting on environmental matters; His professional practice in the aforementioned sectors has spanned more than 9 years.
Lawyer graduated from the Universidad of Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga (2012), Specialist in Energy Mining Law from the Universidad Externado de Colombia (2014), Specialist in Environmental Law from the Externado de Colombia (2016) and currently a candidate for a Master's Degree in the Program Territorial Planning and Environmental Management of the Universidad de Barcelona, where he successfully completed the subjects and thesis support (2022)
Mayra Rodríguez Monroy
Senior Associated
She has been associated with the firm since 2022, providing her services as an In-House lawyer for different clients in the oil industry.
Her professional practice has focused on the area of real estate, administrative, land and oil law.
She has experience, in the public sector, in entities such as the Land Restitution Unit. She also has experience in the private sector, specifically in the oil industry; Her professional practice in the aforementioned sectors totals more than 9 years.
She is a lawyer graduated from the Universidad Libre de Bogotá (2013), Specialist in Administrative Law from the Universidad del Rosario (2016) and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Energy Law and Energy Transition from the International University of La Rioja (2022).
Mayra Rodríguez Monroy
Senior Associated
She has been associated with the firm since 2022, providing her services as an In-House lawyer for different clients in the oil industry.
Her professional practice has focused on the area of real estate, administrative, land and oil law.
She has experience, in the public sector, in entities such as the Land Restitution Unit. She also has experience in the private sector, specifically in the oil industry; Her professional practice in the aforementioned sectors totals more than 9 years.
She is a lawyer graduated from the Universidad Libre de Bogotá (2013), Specialist in Administrative Law from the Universidad del Rosario (2016) and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Energy Law and Energy Transition from the International University of La Rioja (2022).
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