FinTech Legal - Colombia
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What the Team is Known For
Baker McKenzie is a major international firm with a strong presence in Colombia and solid expertise in FinTech work, both in Colombia and the wider Latin America region. The firm's FinTech law specialists handle regulatory compliance and licensing matters, financings and transactional matters, and regularly work with FinTech companies and big tech businesses, as well as traditional financial institutions, on their financial technology projects.
Strengths
For me, Baker McKenzie in Colombia has the best legal team in the country for financial and FinTech matters.
Ricardo Trejos and his team are a group of outstanding professionals, extremely diligent and knowledgeable in their fields.
Baker McKenzie have a global team with very good industry knowledge, which allows them to obtain excellent advice on transactions involving several jurisdictions.
Work Highlights
Baker McKenzie advised Coval, a Chilean FinTech, on a USD49 million debt notes issuance triggered by the client's acquisition and restructuring of Klym, a FinTech with operations in Chile and Colombia. The notes were governed by New York law and acquired by Gramercy.
Notable practitioners
Ricardo Trejos Robledo has long-standing experience in advising on FinTech matters in Colombia. He often assists FinTech clients with regulatory compliance matters, banking and finance work and start-up and scale-up funding rounds.
Ricardo is a lawyer I would recommend for any transaction. He knows how to put the business first. He strives to understand his clients' pain points and seek innovative, outside-the-box alternatives.
For me, Ricardo is the best financial lawyer in Colombia.
Ricardo is a practical person with a deep knowledge of our business and a great commercial vision.
