International & Cross-Border Capabilities | Global

Baker McKenzie offers one of the most expansive and established international footprints in the legal industry, and its global reach is frequently referred to by multinational clients as one of its primary assets. The law firm's Colombia office, in Bogotá, plays a critical role in Baker McKenzie's wider Latin America platform and is frequently engaged on cross-border issues. The law firm is particularly renowned for its work in energy, representing global banks in the financing of various projects related to Colombia's energy streams and natural resources. The practice is also well versed in assisting with the cross-border elements of M&A and a host of other areas, acting as a regular counsel to multinational companies with interests in the region. The firm enjoys an excellent reputation for its international and cross-border capabilities and is often praised for the smooth execution and collaboration clients experience across the firm's network.

Brigard Urrutia has a longstanding top-end practice in Colombia. It is a law firm of choice for handling the Colombian law aspects of M&A and financing matters originating in New York and London. The law firm's international activity is fuelled by strong relationships with a number of elite firms in the USA and UK which are attracted by Brigard Urrutia's pedigree across transactional and contentious matters. A leading practice in Colombian corporate, finance and capital markets work, the firm regularly contributes its local expertise to complex global matters in all those areas, as well as international tax issues and energy projects. Its clients include a selection of prestigious international private equity firms and blue-chip companies.

Garrigues is a pioneering Iberian law firm which has established itself as an impressive international firm, growing a far-reaching international network across Latin America. Garrigues' office in Bogotá has been established through organic growth in the market and plays a significant role in acting on the firm's cross-border work with local players from across the continent, while also frequently representing Spanish investors with interests in Colombia. The law firm's office network has significantly grown, with lawyers based across the Americas in Chile, Peru, Brazil, Mexico and the USA, building on the firm's original stronghold of Madrid. Other locations include European offices in Portugal, Belgium, the UK and Poland, while the firm also has offices in Morocco and China.

PPU offers clients an impressive Iberico-American platform. A highly rated Colombian legal practice which has long been established among the leaders in the local market, it is bolstered internationally by being part of a joined-up firm across the Pacific coastal region, with offices in Peru and Chile. The practice is in turn partnered with the Iberian law powerhouse Uría Menéndez, which brings in high-end teams in Spain and Portugal as well as offices in New York, Beijing, London and Brussels. This provides clients with a far-reaching international reach for a full range of global matters. PPU is particularly attractive to European and Latin American clients engaging in cross-border investments or financial arrangements involving Spanish and Portuguese-speaking civil law jurisdictions. It frequently acts for clients in cross-border issues along the Pacific coastline across corporate transactions and investments, energy projects and tax matters.

Posse Herrera Ruiz is a leading independent legal practice in Colombia with an impressive following of international clients. Posse Herrera Ruiz is highly proactive in global work, and its reputation is amplified through its membership of numerous international legal networks and its close relationships with some of the leading practices in foreign jurisdictions, frequently receiving referral instructions to act alongside firms from the USA, Spain and Portugal on significant cross-border projects. The law firm's strengths in terms of subject matter are full-service in nature and range across transactions and disputes, but its leading departments in corporate/M&A, project finance and tax are particularly active drivers of international work.