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About
Provided by Ximena Zuleta
Practice Areas
Public Law, Infrastructure, Project Development, Litigation, Arbitration, Competition and Antitrust.
Career
Ximena is a partner in the firm’s (i) public law, infrastructure and project development, (ii) litigation and arbitration and (iii) competition and antitrust practice groups. She is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer by international legal directories. Her 30 years of experience include roles on a range of major government tender processes as well as government procurement and infrastructure contentious matters, including litigation and domestic and international arbitration. She benefits from an international education at Pace University and an LLM from Harvard Law School, and from a period at formerly leading dispute resolution boutique firm Fernández de Soto & Asociados. In the public law and project development area, Ximena lately advised clients in the tender processes for the award of several 5G toll road projects, the Metro de Bogota L1 and the Regiotram projects. In the dispute resolution area, Ximena is currently taking part in a construction ICC arbitration.
Education
Universidad de los Andes
Law
1984 - 1989
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Certificado en Derecho Comercial Internacional
1990 - 1992
Facultad de Derecho de Harvard
LL.M.
1992 - 1993
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Especialización en Derecho de la Competencia y Libre Comercio
2007 - 2009
Awards
Women Leaders.
IFLR
2022
Project Development, Highly Regarded.
IFLR
2022
Derecho público (Banda 3).
Chambers Latin America
2024
Competencia/Antimonopolio (Banda 4).
Chambers Latin America
2024
Derecho de la Competencia y Antimonopolios, Leading Individual.
The Legal 500
2024
Derecho Público, Leading Individual.
The Legal 500
2024
Chambers Review
Latin America
Ximena Zuleta boasts extensive experience in handling notable public law mandates. She is well placed to work on governmental tender processes as well as contentious matters, including domestic and international arbitration in connection with infrastructure projects.
Ximena Zuleta of Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas handles merger control mandates and competition compliance advisory matters in Colombia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ximena Zuleta exemplifies an exceptional standard, showcasing sophistication and a keen commercial awareness. Having advisors of Ximena's caliber instills us with both satisfaction and confidence."
"Ximena Zuleta has great expertise. She is a lawyer with a lot of experience and knowledge. She is very analytical and offers well thought-out recommendations."
"Ximena Zuleta exemplifies an exceptional standard, showcasing sophistication and a keen commercial awareness. Having advisors of Ximena's caliber instills us with both satisfaction and confidence."
"Ximena Zuleta has great expertise. She is a lawyer with a lot of experience and knowledge. She is very analytical and offers well thought-out recommendations."