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Pinilla, González & Prieto

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Pinilla, González & Prieto

Pinilla, González & Prieto

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Managing Partners: Felipe Pinilla, Juan Manuel González, Rodrigo Prieto.

Partners: Felipe Pinilla, Juan Manuel González, Rodrigo Prieto, Ángela Caicedo, María Helena Padilla, Julián Rojas, Natalia Núñez, David Garzón, Óscar Martínez, Sandra Lizcano y Camilo Hermida

Number of worldwide partners: 11

Number of attorneys: 65

Firm Overview:

Pinilla González & Prieto Abogados continues to consolidate its leadership in the practice of urban and real estate law in the legal services market in Colombia but has also made important achievements in other areas such as environmental law, corporate law & M&A, tax law, conflict resolution and litigation, public law, health law and criminal law, offering top quality knowledge and services to important natural and legal persons of great relevance in the business world inside the country and abroad. The excellent performance of the firm’s legal and technical team in the last year has not only translated into high levels of satisfaction among its clients, but has also allowed growth in the number of partners at the firm, going from 6 to 11, and also in the number of lawyers, going from 45 to 65. Due to the emergency caused by Covid-19, in 2020, PGP has activated new services in Compliance, Labor Law, Health Law, Criminal Law, Insolvency, Environmental Law, and Public Services.

Main Areas of Practice:

Urban & Real Estate Law:

The firm keeps and consolidates an undisputed leadership in this practice, headed by Juan Manuel González and Ángela Caicedo, and considered number one by Chambers and Partners in the legal services market in Colombia. A highly skilled team of professionals in different disciplines provides advice and accompaniment for the design and development of urban and real estate projects throughout the national territory.

Corporate, Civil & Commercial:

It is one of the practices that has been gaining significant ground in the last year thanks to the arrival of new clients and its excellent results. The team, headed by Felipe Pinilla and Julián Rojas, specializes in the design and implementation of companies and investment vehicles.

Conflict Resolution & Litigation:

Under the leadership of two experienced lawyers, Felipe Pinilla and Oscar Martínez, the firm has been able to successfully defend the interests of important clients focusing on litigation prevention but also showing great knowledge that has helped it obtain favorable decisions from judicial courts. The team specializes in the accompaniment and representation of natural and legal persons in all kinds of processes and judicial and arbitral litigation.

Taxes, Fees & Contributions:

The prestige and leadership of a partner like María Helena Padilla, together with the extensive experience of Felipe Pinilla, has made this practice highly successful, and her team reflects constant growth. This has been possible thanks to the high performance of the group of experts in tax planning, with experience in all legal services, related to taxes, fees, and contributions.

Environmental & Utilities:

This is another top-performing area of the firm, which stands out in the market for having specialized knowledge in environmental planning. Still, thanks to the comprehensive knowledge and experience of the team, it has become wide-ranging, providing legal advice to other industries such as mining, oil, and gas, energy, infrastructure, agroindustry, pharmaceutical, among others. It is headed by Natalia Núñez Vélez (former Legal Director of important multinational companies in Colombia and LATAM).

State Contracting:

It is currently one of the most dynamic sectors in Colombia thanks to the construction of infrastructure through public-private partnerships. The team, headed by David Garzón, provides advice and accompaniment for businesses in State contracting processes.

Medical and health law

With our interdisciplinary team from different areas of law, we offer health providers and institutions and health professionals, in general, legal and legal advice to exercise their business and professional activity.

Criminal and disciplinary law

Advice and representation in criminal and disciplinary proceedings, mainly resulting from business activity and/or the exercise of public function.

Languages:

Spanish, English, French.

Clients:

Since the mid-80s, the firm has worked with more than 10,000 persons and national and foreign companies in different areas of law. This experience and our lawyers are the basis of knowledge that allows producing results. Currently, PGP provides its services to important companies and institutions in different sectors such as construction, corporate, banking, government, guilds, religious institutions, and education.

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Latest contributions provided by Pinilla, González & Prieto

Global Practice Guide
Juan Manuel González Garavito
Susana Mowerman Ocampo
Authored by
Juan Manuel González Garavito, Susana Mowerman Ocampo
Article • May 2023
Global Practice Guide
Julián Felipe Rojas Rodríguez
David Garzón Gómez
Ángela María Caicedo Rozo
Sandra Milena Lizcano Zea
Authored by
Julián Felipe Rojas Rodríguez, David Garzón Gómez, Ángela María Caicedo Rozo, Sandra Milena Lizcano Zea
Article • May 2023

Pinilla, González & Prieto rankings

Latin America Guide 2024
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Colombia
Energy & Natural Resources: Environment
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
3
Natalia Núñez
3
Band 3
Real Estate
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Real Estate
1
Real Estate
1
Band 1
Lawyers
1
Juan Manuel González Garavito
Head of Real Estate
1
Band 1
4
Angela Maria Caicedo Rozo
4
Band 4

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