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Banking & Finance

Colombia

17 Years Ranked

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Capital Markets

Colombia

8 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Carlos Fradique Méndez

Latin America

Practice Areas

Banking and Financial Services; Capital Markets, Securities and Private Equity; Forex, Derivatives and Structured Finance/Compliance.

Career

Carlos Fradique, managing partner of Brigard Urrutia with 30 years of professional experience, is a licensed practitioner in Colombia and a member of the New York Bar. Carlos has been a pioneer in the creation and consolidation of the Private Equity and Foreign Investment industry in Colombia and has been very active in a large number of upstream and downstream investment, infrastructure and financing transactions.

Carlos received an LLM in International Banking and Finance at the Boston University, and an LLM in International Commercial Law at the University of Ottawa. He also graduated from the International Development Law Program of the International Development Law Organization in Rome, Italy and from the Program in Financial Law at Universidad de los Andes.

Carlos has consistently been selected as a top deal and regulatory lawyer in the Colombian financial market, as a top capital market lawyer in Latin America by Latin Lawyer and has been recognized as a “star individual” in banking and finance by Chambers & Partners. Carlos served as Chief Legal Officer and Head of the Legal Office of the Ministry of Finance/Treasury Department of Colombia and was also an associate with Shearman and Sterling in NYC.

Professional Memberships

IBA, NYSBA, IDLO, ABA.

Chambers Review

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Latin-America

Banking & Finance - Colombia

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Individual Editorial
Distinguished practitioner and co-head of the department Carlos Fradique Méndez is well placed to assist clients with complex regulatory mandates in Colombia. Market commentators are quick to praise his extensive expertise on banking and finance law.

Capital Markets - Colombia

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Individual Editorial

Top-tier partner Carlos Fradique Méndez plays a key role in Colombia's capital markets space. He consistently advises significant clients on sovereign bond offerings, public notes offerings and regulatory mandates.

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