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Projects | Latin America

Colombia

The projects chapters focus on the development; financing (limited and non-recourse); refinancing and acquisition / divestitures of large projects that arise from the capital intensive infrastructure and energy markets. Infrastructure projects include toll road, ports, rail and light rail systems, water desalination plants as well as social infrastructure such as hospitals, schools and prisons. In the energy sector, advice on projects includes refineries, pipelines, LNG and petrochemical terminals, power plants and wind power, waste-to-energy and hydro-wave technology. Clients in this sector include sponsors, special purpose vehicles, lenders such as banks and multilateral agencies, contractors and operators, and governments.

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Band 1
  1. Brigard Urrutia
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    Brigard Urrutia
    Projects
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Brigard Urrutia is an outstanding full-service firm that boasts an esteemed projects team which is equally adept at advising lenders and sponsors on leading projects in Colombia. The department offers exceptional experience counselling Colombian and international concessionaires on the financing and structuring of high-profile projects, including toll roads and transportation systems. The department possesses significant know-how dealing with 4G infrastructure projects, as well as representing clients involved in the development of the Bogotá metro.
  2. Duran & Osorio, Abogados Asociados
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    Duran & Osorio, Abogados Asociados
    Projects
    2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years Ranked
    Duran & Osorio, Abogados Asociados fields a strong bench of noted practitioners that are regularly seen advising on the structuring and development of key infrastructure projects via PPP agreements. The team's experience spans social infrastructure developments such as hospitals and waterways, as well as transport links, such as highways, urban train lines and the Bogotá metro project.
  3. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
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    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Projects
    2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years Ranked
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría has an excellent track record advising significant clients on a range of important projects mandates in Colombia. The highly skilled team is often found acting on the lender side of complex project financing cases, and represents leading banks and multilateral groups. The department is equally adept at advising key concessionaires, and it is particularly well placed to counsel on the structuring of PPP agreements, with a special focus on 4G toll road projects.
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Band 2
  1. Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados
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    Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados
    Projects
    2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados is a well-regarded practice group that is routinely retained to advise high-profile concessionaires, both Colombian and international, on a range of projects matters. The law firm offers noteworthy experience advising on the structuring of large-scale infrastructure projects, dealing with the execution of concession contracts, including EPC and PPP agreements. The team is especially active working on road construction mandates, including 4G projects.
  2. Posse Herrera Ruiz
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    Posse Herrera Ruiz
    Projects
    2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Posse Herrera Ruiz is a well-known full-service firm with an established projects team, which is frequently seen representing key lenders and sponsors in project financing mandates in Colombia. The department advises private funds, banks and construction companies on infrastructure investments, and has an active involvement in 4G projects. Posse Herrera Ruiz's experience includes assisting clients with public tender processes and concession agreements, as well as project structuring. The law firm is also adept at advising concessionaires on developments in the transport area.
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Band 3
  1. Castro Leiva Rendón
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    Castro Leiva Rendón
    Projects
    2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Castro Leiva Rendón is a notable firm demonstrating a solid track record representing both Colombian and international concessionaires in infrastructure projects, with a focus on roads. The law firm is adept at handling project financing and structuring matters, as well as acquisitions and sales of stakes in existing projects.
  2. Cuatrecasas
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    Cuatrecasas
    Projects
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Cuatrecasas is a respected international firm showing notable expertise advising domestic and international clients on project development in Colombia. The Bogotá-based team routinely represents private lenders, as well as well-known institutional investors and funds, in the financing of infrastructure projects. The department also has prowess advising on PPPs and concession contracts for public infrastructure projects. Cuatrecasas' client roster spans sectors including banking, investment funds and energy.
  3. Garrigues
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    Garrigues
    Projects
    2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Garrigues possesses a flourishing outfit in Colombia that benefits from the law firm's significant international reach. The Bogotá-based department acts across project finance and development mandates pertaining to toll roads, ports and airports as well as energy and social infrastructures. It supports a broad range of clients that include key multinational banking and finance institutions. JPMorgan Chase and Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira count among the law firm's new client wins.
  4. Gómez-Pinzón
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    Gómez-Pinzón
    Projects
    2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Gómez-Pinzón is a well-established projects practice group that is commended for providing full-service legal support to clients from the Colombian banking, energy, and transportation sectors. The law firm provides guidance on PPP contracts and related regulatory issues, as well as on project finance and project acquisition matters. DB Engineering & Consulting, Jajomar and Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção are among the new client wins this year.