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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 25^th, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt, Bogotá, Colombia.

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

• Affinitas is the strongest legal services alliance in the region, composed of the law firms Barros & Errázuriz from Chile; Gómez-Pinzón from Colombia; Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes from Mexico; and Miranda & Amado from Peru. 
• Marcelo Armas has over 30 years of experience in the legal sector and recently served as a partner at the Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría firm in Chile. 

Lima, September 25, 2023. Marcelo Armas, a Chilean lawyer with recognized prestige in the Latin American legal sector, will take office as of October 1 as the new Chair of Affinitas, the most robust legal services alliance in the region, made up of Barros & Errázuriz studies from Chile; Gómez-Pinzón from Colombia; Mijares, Angoitia, Cortes and Fuentes of Mexico; and Miranda & Amado from Peru. 

Marcelo worked for 33 years at Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, where he also served as Regional Co-President from 2018 to 2020. This lawyer, an expert in banking, financial, and capital markets law, has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top lawyers in Latin America in the legal rankings of Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR, and others. 

“It will be an honor to lead Affinitas and continue working for this legal services proposal that has brought together these four leading law firms in their respective markets for nearly 20 years. The alliance has allowed them to offer legal advice with the same level of excellence, efficiently and collaboratively to their clients, which is the hallmark of Affinitas,” stated Marcelo Armas. 

The new Chair will replace Juan Luis Avendaño, partner at the Miranda & Amado law firm in Peru, who has served in this role for 5 years. 

“With this appointment, the Affinitas Management Committee takes another step towards consolidating the alliance as a key player in the provision of legal services in Latin America, particularly focused on the Pacific axis,” added Juan Luis Avendaño. 

About Affinitas 

Affinitas was established in 2004 and now has more than 470 lawyers in 21 areas of business law. The regional alliance is composed of the law firms Barros & Errázuriz (Chile); Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia); Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes (Mexico); and Miranda & Amado from (Peru), all leaders in their respective countries and recognized by various national and international publications for their track record. 

The four member firms of Affinitas have been shortlisted in seven categories of the Chambers Latin America Awards 2023 and Chambers D&I Awards: Latin America 2023.

These awards recognize the achievements of the firms in the region over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, notable strategic growth and continued excellence in client service. Furthermore, they celebrate remarkable advancements in diversity and inclusion throughout Latin America.

The Affinitas firms were shortlisted in the following categories:

• Chile Firm of the Year | Barros & Errázuriz
• Colombia Firm of the Year | Gómez-Pinzón
• Mexico Firm of the Year | Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes
• Peru Firm of the Year | Miranda & Amado
• Environment and Sustainability: Outstanding Firm | Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes | Gómez Pinzón 
• Pro Bono: Outstanding Firm | Gómez-Pinzón | Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes
• Diversity and Inclusion: Outstanding Firm | Miranda & Amado

Likewise, one of our lawyers was nominated in the Chambers D&I Awards: Latin America 2023.

• Diversity and Inclusion: Future Leader | Ángela María Jurado Echeverri – Gómez-Pinzón

The winners will be announced at the award ceremony scheduled for November 17, 2023, in Miami. You can check the complete list of nominees here.