Brigard Urrutia

Legal Services | Colombia
tel: +57 60 1 346 20 11 | fax: +57 60 1 310 06 09
Calle 70 Bis # 4 - 41, Bogota D.C. | Calle 6 norte # 1 - 42, Cali / Carrera 53 # 80 - 198, Barranquilla | Bogota | 110231 | Colombia

Main Contacts

Jaime Robledo Vasquez

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Partner

Maria Catalina Jaramillo

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Partner

Carlos Umana

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Partner

Jose Francisco Mafla

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Partner

Offices

Bogota, Colombia

Overview

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 a proven track 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.

It has a multidisciplinary team of over 150 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 Colombia's top universities and many have completed postgraduate programs in law schools located in the US 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.

Year this Office was Established: 1934
Lawyers Worldwide: 181

Notable

Areas of Practice

  • Antitrust and Competition Law
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Cannabis Law
  • Capital Markets, Securities and Private Equity
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Crime, Compliance and Investigations
  • Customs and International Trade
  • Environment and Sustainable Business
  • Family Law
  • Forex,Derivatives and Structured Finance
  • Immigration
  • Infrastructure and Public Utilities
  • Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labour and Employment
  • Litigation, Arbitration and Insolvency
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Natural Resources
  • Public Law
  • Real Estate, Urban Regulation, Hotel and Agribusiness
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
  • Sports Law
  • Tax
  • Telecommunications, Media and Technology
  • Trust and Estates

Representative Clients

  • The Firm attends both local and international clients in antitrust filings and competition investigations in Colombia. Among our most relevant and recent clients we include:
  • - Exxon Mobil
  • - Primax Colombia S.A.
  • - Maersk
  • - Intertug
  • - Ecopetrol

Professionals

Partner

Juan Pablo Cadena

Juan Pablo Cadena

Managing Partner Brigard Castro
Alvaro Cala

Alvaro Cala

Partner
Paula Camacho

Paula Camacho

Partner
Nicolas Cardona Baquero

Nicolas Cardona Baquero

Partner
Fernando Alfredo Castillo

Fernando Alfredo Castillo

Partner
Isabel Cristina Delgado

Isabel Cristina Delgado

Partner
Daniel Duque

Daniel Duque

Partner
Lucas Fajardo

Lucas Fajardo

Partner
Ricardo Forero

Ricardo Forero

Partner
Mario Alejandro Forero

Mario Alejandro Forero

Partner
Alejandro Garcia de Brigard

Alejandro Garcia de Brigard

Partner
Ángela García Páez

Ángela García Páez

Partner
Andres Hernandez de Leon

Andres Hernandez de Leon

Partner
Tomas Holguin Mora

Tomas Holguin Mora

Partner
Maria Catalina Jaramillo

Maria Catalina Jaramillo

Partner
Sebastian Lora Burman

Sebastian Lora Burman

Partner
Jose Francisco Mafla

Jose Francisco Mafla

Partner
Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo

Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo

Partner
Luis Gabriel Morcillo

Luis Gabriel Morcillo

Partner
Maria Victoria Munevar

Maria Victoria Munevar

Partner
Claudia Navarro Acevedo

Claudia Navarro Acevedo

Partner
Jaime Robledo Vasquez

Jaime Robledo Vasquez

Partner
Cesar Felipe Rodriguez

Cesar Felipe Rodriguez

Partner
Catalina Santos

Catalina Santos

Partner
Johann Schomberger

Johann Schomberger

Partner
Martin Torres

Martin Torres

Partner
Carlos Umana

Carlos Umana

Partner
Francisco Uribe

Francisco Uribe

Partner
Carlos Urrutia Valenzuela

Carlos Urrutia Valenzuela

Senior Partner

Director

Laura Angel Jaramillo

Laura Angel Jaramillo

Director of IP Litigation at Brigard Castro
Juanita Bermudez O'brien

Juanita Bermudez O'brien

Director
Daniela Caicedo

Daniela Caicedo

Director
Carlos Mauricio Cerratto

Carlos Mauricio Cerratto

Director
Andrés Fernández de Castro

Andrés Fernández de Castro

Director
Paola Guerrero

Paola Guerrero

Director
Monica Gutierrez

Monica Gutierrez

Director
Juan Carlos Padilla

Juan Carlos Padilla

Director
Wilben Palacios

Wilben Palacios

Director
Margarita Solorza

Margarita Solorza

Director
Raul Antonio Vargas

Raul Antonio Vargas

Director

Senior Associate/Associate

Viviana Araujo Angulo

Viviana Araujo Angulo

Senior Associate/Associate
Luisa Fernanda Giron

Luisa Fernanda Giron

Senior Associate/Associate

Other

Ana Maria Aguirre

Ana Maria Aguirre

Marketing, Communications and BD Director
Nicolás Albornoz Carranza

Nicolás Albornoz Carranza

Associate
Carlos Fradique-Mendez

Carlos Fradique-Mendez

Managing Partner
Camilo Castrillon

Camilo Castrillon

Camilo Mutis

Camilo Mutis

Irma Isabel Rivera Ramirez

Irma Isabel Rivera Ramirez

Catalina Riveros Manrique

Catalina Riveros Manrique

Adrian Rodriguez

Adrian Rodriguez

Cristina Roman

Cristina Roman

Maria Fernanda Sanchez

Maria Fernanda Sanchez

Articles

Colombia quickly became a hot spot for highly sophisticated standard essential patent litigation

Brigard Urrutia, July 2025

By Laura Ángel-Jaramillo, Director of Intellectual Property Litigation at Brigard Castro Email: [email protected] In the world of technology and cellular communications, intellectual property disputes often revolve around Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)—patents that are indispensable to the implementation of a specific technical standard. A technical standard is a set of established norms or requirements for a particular technology, often developed by standard-setting organizations (SSOs) such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), or the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)...

Knowledge of Non-Compliance: Ordinary Insurance Prescription

Brigard Urrutia, May 2023

Through the sentence 67240 OF MARCH 1, 2023, the Third Section of the Council of State (hereinafter, the " CE ") resolved an appeal filed by a public entity against the first instance ruling handed down by the Administrative Court of Arauca, which acquitted an insurer of payment of the indemnity derived from compliance insurance, considering that the actions derived from the insurance contract against the insured entity had prescribed. In its considerations, the EC supported the reasons set forth by the court of first instance and resolved to confirm the contested decision. This decision was accompanied by the following considerations: 1 ...

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Press releases

Carlos Fradique-Mendez new Managing Partner at Brigard Urrutia

Brigard Urrutia, April 2023

Brigard Urrutia's senior partner was unanimously elected as the firm's managing partner as of April 2023. Carlos is a recognized expert in financial law and has led the development of complex structures and financial instruments in matters such as project and infrastructure finance, capital markets, PE/VC funds, asset management and financial derivatives, as well as in the successful resolution of complex disputes in the local and international market, among others. Carlos served as Chief Legal Officer of the Ministry of Finance/Treasury Department of Colombia as member of the Disciplinary Court of the AMV and as Director of several leading financial institutions...

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