Ms Maria Isabel Molinares Saenz > DG&A-Abogados > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
DG&A-Abogados Offices
CARRERA 7 # 74 -21, PISO 6
BOGOTA
Colombia
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Ms Maria Isabel Molinares Saenz
Work Department
Commercial Law Department
Position
Associate
Career
María Isabel is an associate lawyer at DG&A, in the commercial and corporate law department. She has more than 9 years of professional experience in law firms, and joined DG&A in 2016. Currently she coordinates the staff of senior and junior lawyers in the commercial and corporate law department. Her main fields of expertise are commercial law, corporate law, consumer protection litigation, and intellectual property,
Mrs. Molinares stands out for her skills and experience in the structuring and negotiation of all kinds of commercial contracts, in consumer litigation procedures carried out in the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, management of trademark and patent portfolios, including infringement prosecution procedures, and legal consultancy in intellectual property matters.
During 2021 she actively participated in the forums, trainings, and committees carried out by the ANDI, in connection with the new SAGRILAFT compliance measures that became mandatory for law firms.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Colombian American Chamber of Commerce -AMCHAM- Committee of Intellectual Property.
Education
Lawyer’s Degree – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana – Bogotá, Colombia, 2013.
Postgraduate title in Commercial Law – Universidad de los Andes – Bogotá, Colombia, 2014.
Expert Course in Intellectual Property and New Technologies – School of Business Law (ISDE) and Pons (Business School) – Madrid, Spain, 2019
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Corporate and M&A
(Rising stars)Attracting strong reviews from sources, DG&A-Abogados secures acclaim for its ability to provide ‘solution-driven brainstorming focused on in-country realities’. The team additionally stands out for its niche strength in the retail sector, including in complementary areas such as franchising, which sees it provide ongoing corporate and commercial advice to major domestic and multinational brands such as D1, American Apparel Colombia and Tugo. Managing partner and department head María Del Rosario Gómez impresses with her ‘extensive experience in the retail business’, while former associate practice co-ordinator Maria Isabel Molinares – who provides ‘detailed and thoughtful analysis’ – was raised to the partnership in January 2023. Associate Juan Carlos Fresen, who supports the corporate and administrative law teams, is also noted. Associate Santiago Adarve left for Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas in June 2022.