Gustavo Alberto Herrera Ávila

Practice Areas

Labor law, Private law, Criminal law, Public law, Corporate M&A, Dispute resolution, Intellectual property.

Career

Lawyer graduated from the Nueva Granada Militar University of Bogotá in 1986.

Professional Memberships

No. 39.116 of the Colombian Superior Council of the Judiciary.

Publications

“The first Law firm from Cali to transcends national borders”.

https://www.semana.com/hablan-las-marcas/articulo/la-primera-firma-calena-que-trasciende-las-fronteras-nacionales/294031/

Personal

Luisa Fernanda Herrera Sierra/Senior managing partner, Miguel Francisco Agudelo Manrique/Partner Corporative M&A, Santiago Rojas Buitrago/General Litigation Manager, Lorena Jurado Chaves/Information & Reports Analysis Manager, Kelly Alejandra Paz/Public Law Manager, Ana María Barón/Private Law Manager, Daniela Quintero Laverde/Labor Law Coordinator.

Clients

Liberty Seguros, Sura, Allianz, Chubb, Mapfre, Zurich seguros, Seguros Mundial, SBS, BBVA Seguros, Equidad Seguros, HDI Seguros, AXA Colpatria, Aseguradora Solidaria de Colombia, JMalucelli Travelers, Previsora Seguros, Gases de Occidente, Parque Arauco, Claro, Aceros Arequipa, Accion Fiduciaria Terpel, Manuelita, Argos, Cámara de Comercio de Cali, Clínica Farallones, Ingenio María Luisa S.A., Clínica Imbanaco, Sodimac, Grupo Agroindustrial Riopaila Castilla, Harinera del Valle, Carvajal.

Industry Sector Expertise

Insurance.

Dispute Resolution.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Colombian legal system.

Languages Spoken

Spanish / English.

Experience

Insurance Grancolombiana S.A., Insurance Grancolombiana de Vida S.A., Capitalizer Grancolombiana S.A. , AutomotiveGrancolombiana S.A. y G Herrera Abogados & Asociados.

G Herrera Abogados & Asociados: Founder and General Director.

Period: from 1989 – Present day

Job positions: Legal Advice Assistant; Deputy Director of the Automobile Claims Department; Lawyer of the Legal Department; Head of the General Insurance Compensation Department and Technical branches; and, later Director of the General Compensation Division (compensation management level in all branches, including those of the Vida company).

Period: From June 1982 to 1988.

Sectional Office of National Teacher Ranking, Delegate to the Special District of Bogotá. Job positions: Substantiating Lawyer.

Period: From 1980 to June 1982.

International Petroleum Limited Colombia (Intercol) Job positions: Clerk Section Plans and Benefits,Industrial Relations Department.

Period: From 1979 to 1980.

Education