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.
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 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:
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.
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.