Affinitas delegation to participate in IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

A multi-disciplinary team from Affinitas will be attending the IBA Annual Conference in Paris 2023, taking place at the Palais de Congrès de Paris from October 29th to November 3rd.

This year, our delegation consists of:

If you are in Paris from October 29th to November 3rd, and wish to meet with our team, please contact Natalia Chu at nchu@affinitaslegal.com to arrange introductions.

Affinitas firms awarded top rankings in IFLR1000 2023

Affinitas firms have earned multiple top rankings for their practices and lawyers in the recently published IFLR1000 2023. This guide is a top-tier international legal directory that highlights both legal firms and their lawyers based on their transactional work. Barros & Errázuriz, Gómez-Pinzón, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Miranda & Amado achieved a total of 24 practice area rankings and 51 leading lawyers.

The IFLR1000 2023 rankings included the following practice areas at Affinitas firms:

Barros & Errázuriz (Chile):

  • Banking and finance | Tier 2
  • Capital markets: Equity | Active
  • Project Development | Tier 2
  • Capital markets: Debt| Tier 1
  • M&A | Tier 1

Gómez Pinzón (Colombia):

  • Banking and Finance | Tier 1
  • Capital markets: Equity | Active
  • Project Development | Tier 2
  • Capital markets: Debt | Tier 1
  • M&A | Tier 1
  • Project development: Mining | Notable

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes (Mexico):

  • Banking | Tier 1
  • Capital markets: Equity | Tier 1
  • M&A | Tier 1
  • Project Finance| Tier 1
  • Investment Funds | Tier 1
  • Project development | Tier 1
  • Restructuring and insolvency | Active

Miranda & Amado (Peru):

  • Banking | Tier 1
  • Project development | Tier 2
  • Project Finance | Tier 2
  • Capital Markets: Debt | Tier 1
  • M&A | Tier 1
  • Project development: Mining | Tier 3

For more information, visit: https://www.iflr1000.com/Stub/NewGlobalRankings

 

Gómez-Pinzón shortlisted for The Legal 500 Colombia Awards 2023

We are pleased to announce that Gómez-Pinzón is one of the firms with the highest number of nominations in the recent publication of The Legal 500 Colombia Awards. Additionally, 9 lawyers  are listed as “Lawyers of the Year”, 14 as “Rising Stars” and 10 practice areas are listed in the “Firm of the Year” category.

The nominations include:

  • Firm Sustainability Award
  • Colombia Law Firm of the year
  • Deal of the year: M&A
  • KKR’s acquisition of a $500m, 60% stake in Colombia Telecomunicaciones (Telefonica)’s fiber-optic network for the establishment of Colombia’s first independent wholesale open access digital infrastructure company.
  • Deal of the year: Finance
  • $1bn club deal financing to Ecopetrol in a liability management transaction.
  • $672 Puerto Antioquia financing for the construction, operation and maintenance of the multipurpose port terminal located in the Gulf of Urabá (Antioquia).
  • Senior Partner of the year: José Luis Suárez
  • Next Gen partner of the year: Nicolás Potdevin Stein
  • Lawyer of the year: Ricardo Fandiño De La Calle

Several individuals have been nominated as “Lawyers of the Year” and “Rising Stars” in different practice areas, including:

Lawyers of the year:

  • Banking and finance lawyer of the year: Ricardo Fandiño De La Calle
  • Capital markets lawyer of the year: Daniel Londoño
  • Compliance lawyer of the year: Adriana Bueno Buitrago
  • International trade & customs lawyer of the year: Nicolás Potdevin Stein
  • Corporate and M&A: high-end lawyer of the year: Lina Uribe
  • Dispute resolution: arbitration lawyer of the year: David Araque
  • Environment lawyer of the year: Lina Uribe
  • Intellectual property lawyer of the year: Mauricio Jaramillo
  • Real estate lawyer of the year: Paula Samper
  • Tax lawyer of the year: Mauricio Piñeros
  • TMT rising star of year: Andrés Fernández de Castro

Rising Stars:

  • TMT rising star of year: Andrés Fernández de Castro,
  • Rising star associate of the year: Mauricio Montealegre
  • Banking and finance rising star of the year: Catalina Prieto
  • Capital markets rising star of the year: Daniel Flórez Linero
  • Competition and antitrust rising star of the year: Biviana Helo
  • Corporate and M&A: high-end rising star of the year: Paola Valderrama
  • Dispute resolution: arbitration rising star of the year: Samuel Hernández Lizarazu
  • Dispute resolution: litigation rising star of the year: Carlos Alberto León
  • Environment rising star of the year: Lina Correa
  • Insurance rising star of the year: Consuelo González Barreto
  • Intellectual property rising star of the year: Catalina Arango
  • Labour and employment rising star of the year: Mauricio Montealegre
  • Projects and infrastructure rising star of the year: Juan Antonio Ucrós
  • Real estate rising star of the year: María Camila Parra
  • Tax rising star of the year: Alejandro Sanabria

In addition, 10 practice areas are listed in the “Firm of the Year” category:

  • Banking and finance firm of the year
  • Capital markets firm of the year
  • Compliance firm of the year
  • Corporate and M&A: high-end firm of the year
  • Dispute resolution: arbitration firm of the year
  • Dispute resolution: litigation firm of the year
  • Environment firm of the year
  • Real estate firm of the year
  • Tax firm of the year

The Legal 500 Colombia Awards acknowledge the prominent legal professionals in private practice and corporate roles who have made valuable contributions to both the Colombian and international markets.

The winners will be announced on January 25th, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt, Bogotá, Colombia.

For more information, please visit: https://www.legal500.com/events/colombia-awards/