Ranking tables
Latin America Colombia Tax
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
- Gómez-Pinzón 15 Years Ranked
- Lewin & Wills 15 Years Ranked
- Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría 15 Years Ranked
- Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
Band 3
Band 4
- Garrigues 6 Years Ranked
- JIMÉNEZ HIGUITA RODRÍGUEZ & Asociados 3 Years Ranked
- Mauricio A. Plazas Vega Abogados & CIA 2 Years Ranked
- SanintRivas 3 Years Ranked
- Cahn-Speyer, Paredes & Asociados
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Quiñones Cruz Abogados SAS
Senior Statespeople
- Alfredo Lewin Lewin & Wills15 Years Ranked
- Juan Rafael Bravo
- Paul Cahn-Speyer Wells
Band 1
- Catalina Hoyos Jiménez GodoyHoyos12 Years Ranked
- Juan Guillermo Ruiz Posse Herrera Ruiz15 Years Ranked
- Lucy Cruz de Quiñones
- Mauricio Alfredo Plazas Vega
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
- Andrés Hernández Brigard Urrutia9 Years Ranked
- Camilo Zarama Garrigues5 Years Ranked
- Felipe Aroca Aroca Vives Abogados8 Years Ranked
- Juan Camilo De Bedout Posse Herrera Ruiz5 Years Ranked
- María Catalina Jaramillo Hernández Brigard Urrutia2 Years Ranked
- Monica Reyes Rodriguez Reyes Abogados Asociados15 Years Ranked
- Andrés González
- Andrés Parra
- Benjamín Cubides Pinto
- Camilo Caycedo
- Carmen Sanabria
- César Cermeño
- Claudia Rodriguez
- Ernesto López
- Pedro Pablo Osman Gomez
- Pedro Sarmiento
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 GodoyHoyosTax2023 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedGodoyHoyos is a front-running boutique that boasts a highly dedicated tax team in Colombia. The law firm possesses extensive experience acting on a range of mandates spanning global transfer pricing, tax planning matters related to project structuring and counselling on legislative reform. GodoyHoyos showcases demonstrable prowess handling cases before the competent authorities, including the DIAN. The legal practice has noted activity advising on the tax implications of energy-related operations, in particular advising hydrocarbon companies. Airbnb is a notable addition to the GodoyHoyos' client roster.1 Posse Herrera RuizTax2023 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedFull-service law firm Posse Herrera Ruiz fields an outstanding practice group that boasts an important position at the forefront of the Colombian tax sphere. The department is active representing a high-profile multinational clientele on both contentious and non-contentious tax mandates. Posse Herrera Ruiz's highly experienced team assists clients with the tax structuring of complex corporate transactions, including share and asset acquisitions and joint venture agreements. The legal team can also be found representing companies in controversy proceedings concerning revenue tax. Grupo Energía de Bogotá and Odinsa are the department's new client wins.
Band 2
2 Gómez-PinzónTax2023 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedGómez-Pinzón is a highly regarded full-service law firm enjoying a strong reputation for advising a noted multinational client base on demanding contentious and advisory tax matters in Colombia. The law firm possesses a strong team that assists with a range of matters, including transfer pricing, optimisation of corporate transactions and representation before the DIAN. Gómez-Pinzón is routinely retained by companies hailing from industries such as consumer goods, hospitality and energy. CredibanCo and Solarpack are among the law firm's new client wins.2 Lewin & WillsTax2023 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedLewin & Wills enjoys wide respect for handling a range of complex tax matters in Colombia. The department fields a noteworthy team that boasts experience analysing the tax implications of project structuring, including real estate projects. Lewin & Wills advises an enviable client base of high-profile players from sectors such as oil and gas. The law firm further demonstrates significant expertise acting on complex cases of double taxation and compliance mandates.2 Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & UríaTax2023 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedPhilippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a well-known full-service firm with an experienced tax group in Colombia. The department offers wide-ranging expertise, and is particularly skilled in designing tax-efficient structures for asset and share purchases, corporate reorganisations and project structuring. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is also active handling transfer pricing issues. CMPC Tissue is a recent addition to the law firm's client roster.
Band 3
3 Baker McKenzie S.A.S.Tax2023 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedBaker McKenzie houses a notable tax practice group in Colombia that is well regarded for advising top international clients. The full-service firm actively counsels on the tax implications of cross-border acquisitions, transfer pricing mandates and contentious proceedings before the DIAN. Baker McKenzie boasts strong experience assisting with the tax optimisation of oil and gas operations.3 Brigard UrrutiaTax2023 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedBrigard Urrutia is a respected full-service firm that is highly experienced advising on the tax optimisation of cross-border business operations and corporate transactions in Colombia. Brigard Urrutia's know-how encompasses the tax aspects of M&A, disposals of local subsidiaries and structuring large-scale infrastructure projects, in addition to investments in the real estate sector. The law firm is also well placed to handle controversies before municipal authorities and the DIAN.3 DLA Piper Martínez BeltránTax2023 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedGlobal firm DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán possesses a well-rounded tax practice. Its Bogotá-based team is adept at advising large corporate clients on tax-efficient structures for local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as incorporating local subsidiaries in Colombia. DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán is frequently mandated by high-profile clients across different industry sectors such us technology, energy, oil and gas. The department's client wins include Alpina, Barry Callebaut, and Asociación Colombiana del Petróleo.
Band 4
4 GarriguesTax2023 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedGarrigues fields a solid department that is well known for representing key clients in contentious and transactional tax mandates in Colombia. Garrigues offers significant experience representing clients before the DIAN, as well as advising on the tax optimisation of corporate restructuring.4 JIMÉNEZ HIGUITA RODRÍGUEZ & AsociadosTax2023 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedJIMÉNEZ HIGUITA RODRÍGUEZ & Asociados is a boutique firm that is well placed to assist clients with strategic tax efficiencies in corporate restructuring, as well with the tax implications of transactions in the capital markets and private equity arenas. PayU Colombia is a new client win for the firm.4 Mauricio A. Plazas Vega Abogados & CIATax2023 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedMauricio A. Plazas Vega Abogados & CIA is a boutique firm that boasts extensive experience advising clients on contentious-administrative tax disputes and nullity actions against regulatory decrees in Colombia. Mauricio A. Plazas Vega Abogados & CIA represents both public and private entities, including clients hailing from the construction, energy and life sciences industries.4 SanintRivasTax2023 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedSanintRivas offers a significant tax practice advising clients on transfer pricing, the optimisation of foreign investment structures and Colombian legislative reforms. The legal team is also adept at assisting multinationals with the tax implications of corporate transactions. General Catalyst is a notable addition to the law firm's client roster.