Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
5

Band 5

Real Estate

Colombia

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Lorena Garnica

Latin America

Practice Areas

REAL ESTATE, PUBLIC POLICY, SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT

Career

Lorena Garnica is a lawyer specializing in regulatory law, public policy design and implementation, and public and regulatory law, with more than 20 years of experience. She is a research professor in the Department of Environmental and Land Law at the Externado University of Colombia. Lorena is a professor in the Master's program in Agricultural Law at the Externado University of Colombia. She is also a professor in the Master's program in Economic Law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Since 2018, she has been a columnist for Ámbito Jurídico on land use planning, agricultural law, and environmental law.

She was Deputy Director General of the National Planning Department.

She has advised the relevant public entities on the design and implementation of public policies related to land use planning, rural investments, and agrarian law, as well as on the legislative and regulatory development of these policies.

She is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and has a specialization in commercial law from the same university. Lorena has a master's degree in business law from the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid, Spain). Candidate for a master's degree in environmental law from the University of La Rioja.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Women Leaders on Boards community at CESA

Publications

Columns specializing in agricultural, real estate, environmental, and land use law in the specialized newspaper Ámbito Jurídico, published by Editorial LEGIS, from 2018 to date. www.ambitojuridico.com

Determinantes del uso del suelo y autonomía territorial: límites constitucionales al legislador y al Ejecutivo. Universidad Externado de Colombia 2025. https://medioambiente.uexternado.edu.co/determinantes-del-uso-del-suelo-y-autonomia-territorial-limites-constitucionales-al-legislador-y-al-ejecutivo/

Legal Hostility And Risks To Rural Property In Colombia: The Consequences Of Legislative Reforms – Coautoría. Property Land Alliance. Instituto de Ciencia Política Hernán Echavarría Olózaga. 2024 https://atr-ipri24.s3.amazonaws.com/case-studies/IPRI_Case_Study_Colombia_2024_v2.pdf

Policies Alignment in Land Administration Case: Territory Completeness for Peace Process Support in Colombia. 2020. Institutions for Equity & Resilience. https://www.swisstierrascolombia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020_03_WB_Policy.pdf

¿Existe una compatibilidad de incentivos para implementar los compromisos asumidos para el Post-acuerdo en Colombia? Análisis de contexto y necesidades. Instituto Colombiano de Ciencia Política Hernán Echeverría Olózaga; Fundación Konrad Adenauer. Calidad Institucional: fundamento del desarrollo económico y el progreso social. pp. 145-161 2018. http://www.icpcolombia.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1.-Digital.-EN-PERSPECTIVA-ICP-KAS.pdf

Los PDET: ¿Instrumento para la Reforma Rural integral o desafío para la gobernabilidad? Instituto de Ciencia Política Hernán Echeverría Olózaga 2017 https://www.icpcolombia.org/dev/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/17.06.12-EN-BREVE-PDET-L.-GARNICA.pdf

El uso del presupuesto por resultados (PBR) en instituciones del sector justicia ICMA 2016 https://www.academia.edu/28431286/EL_USO_DEL_PRESUPUESTO_POR_RESULTADOS_PBR_EN_INSTITUCIONES_DEL_SECTOR_JUSTICIA

Desempeño en el sector justicia: Técnicas y Recomendaciones para Establecer el Presupuesto por Resultados. ICMA 2016 https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00MB2P.pdf

Desempeño en el sector justicia: Técnicas y Recomendaciones para Establecer el Presupuesto por Resultados. ICMA 2016 https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00MB2P.pdf

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Real Estate - Colombia

5
Band 5
Individual Editorial

Partner Lorena Garnica of Veria Asesores enters the rankings this year following market recognition from peers and clients alike for her activity in the Colombian real estate market. She is often seen advising clients on urban planning matters in rural areas.

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