Rimon, P.C.

Innovation is one of the defining principles of Rimon. The firm was founded on challenging industry standards. Embracing new technologies instead of disregarding them and addressing the archaic constraints that have been holding law firms back for decades.

Rimon takes an innovative approach to legal practice and has a transparent economic model to facilitate effective collaboration across practice groups. Entrenched industry norms like the billable hour, dated hierarchical structures, and management-controlled client fees waste time and money for lawyers and clients. Rimon’s unique model empowers its attorneys to freely utilise cloud-based technology and set individualised economic value propositions with their clients.

The Covid-19 pandemic forced law firms to go cloud-based and remote, causing much confusion and resistance. As the first major law firm to be founded on cloud-based technology, Rimon has been a leader in flexible, digital working since its inception in 2008.As a full-service firm with over 45 locations globally, we are pleased to offer our clients the highest quality of legal services with the flexibility of the Rimon way of practicing law.

Mr. Castillo Cottin opened our legal practice in Colombia—Rimon’s first Latin American office, to focus on Trusts & Estates and Tax law. Rimon now has a team of five attorneys in Bogotá who focus on private wealth and tax law. Details of our attorneys are included below:

Rodrigo Castillo Cottin: advises multijurisdictional enterprises, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals and families on wealth management matters, international tax law, planning, and compliance, inheritance and estate planning, exchange of information, and amnesty programs. He is a Chambers-ranked attorney, a leader in international tax law and planning, and nationally recognized for his advice on multijurisdictional reorganizations. Mr. Castillo Cottin regularly contributes to industry publicationsand takes part in seminars and trainings on tax and wealth management-related topics.

Ana Lopez Murillo is a senior associate located in Rimôn’s Bogota office. Ms. Lopez Murillo focuses her practice on tax and trusts and estates law. She advises multijurisdictional corporations, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals and family offices on domestic and international tax issues, tax planning, tax compliance, inheritance and estate planning, exchange of information, and amnesty programs. Ms. Lopez Murillo has a strong background in tax law, enabling her to guide her clients towards the most tax effective and compliant wealth management and estate planning strategies.

Alejandra Becerrais an associateinRimôn’s Bogota office. Withmore than tenyears of experience in tax related matters, Ms. Becerra focuses her practice on tax law. She has experience providing consulting and tax planning services for individuals and multinational business in a range ofindustries including oil and gas, retail, infrastructure, and banking and finance, among others. Ms. Becerra also provides advice on tax compliance and due diligence matters.

Christian Escudero Caviedes is an attorney in Rimon’s Bogotá office. Mr. Escudero focuses his practice on tax. He has extensive experience in tax consulting and advises clients on issues including national, territorial, direct, and indirect tax. He also advises on the application of the double taxation agreements (CDIs as per its acronym in Spanish) to help clients engaged in international business to avoid double taxation in relation to income tax, withholding rates, and dividends on payments made abroad.

Laura Pardo Sechagua is an attorney in Rimon’s Bogotá office. Laura focuses her professional career on tax and trusts and estates law in Colombia. Her experience at Rimon and previously at the DIAN has provided her with the expertise to advise on issues related to tax compliance of individuals and legal entities, tax planning, estate and inheritance planning.