Profile

Founded in 1934 and with over 80 years of experience, Brigard & Urrutia is recognised as a leading law firm in Colombia and one of the most prestigious in Latin America. The firm is committed to its clients and seeks to provide them with comprehensive and expert advice. It has an extensive record as a supplier of first rate legal services to a global clientele formed by industrial, commercial and service companies, banks and other financial institutions, private equity funds, insurance companies, as well as national and foreign government agencies and companies among others. It has a multidisciplinary team of over 140 specialised attorneys in various practice areas of business law, who follow the most rigorous ethical principles and the highest standards of professional excellence. All of its partners and associates are fluent in at least one language other than Spanish, and many of them are admitted to practice in foreign jurisdictions (most notably in the state of New York). The firm’s lawyers are graduates from top universities in Colombia and law schools located in the United States and Europe. Brigard & Urrutia also has a management team that is constantly innovating through solutions, best practices and trends to attain optimal customer experience levels.

Practice areas

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE: Antitrust and Competition Law; Banking and Financial Services; Capital Markets, Securities and Private Equity; Corporate M&A; Customs and International Trade; Due Diligence; Trust and Estate; Forex, Derivatives and Structured Finance; Immigration; Infrastructure and Public Utilities; Insurance and Reinsurance; Labour and Employment; Litigation, Arbitration and Insolvency; Natural Resources and Environmental law; Real Estate, Urban Regulation, Hotel and Agribusiness; Telecommunications, Media, Entertainment and Technology; Tax.