Felipe Cuberos > Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría Offices
CARRERA 9 74-08
OFFICE 105
BOGOTA
Colombia
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Felipe Cuberos
Work Department
Corporate / M&A, Insolvency
Position
Partner
Career
Partner at PPU expert in Corporate/M&A and Insolvency law. His professional practice focuses on corporate and contractual matters, and commercial proceedings (arbitration and insolvency). He has advised local and international clients structuring and implementing new businesses, joint ventures, corporate matters, commercial contracts, corporate reorganizations and foreign investments. In the last years, he has advised various corporate and M&A deals, having actively participated in the international expansion plans of clients such as Empresas Lipigas, SBA Torres and Synlab Group, among others. He has broad experience in dispute resolutions related to complex distribution transactions and corporate matters, and he is an arbitrator before the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota, and the arbitration court of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
- Director of private law, Fundación Social group of companies, 1998 – 2000
- Partner Cuberos y Cía. Consultores Asociados 1993 – 1997
- Legal secretary, Fiducomercio S.A. (a trust entity) 1993 – 1994
Education
He has a Law Degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (1992), a Postgraduate Degree in Commercial Law from Universidad de Los Andes (1994) and an LL.M. on International Business Law, graduated with merit from Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, United Kingdom (1998). He was the winner of a JICA fellowship for Private Sector Middle Management for Pacific Cooperation, Tokyo, Japan (1994).
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Ranking among Colombia’s most dominant corporate practices, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría earns plaudits for its ‘specialised lawyers committed to corporate issues’. The international-facing group combines a formidably deep domestic bench with a strong regional network that takes in offices in Chile and Peru; it also benefits from platforms in Europe through its partnership with Iberian powerhouse, Uría Menéndez. Despite being managing partner, M&A heavyweight Martín Acero
remains highly sought after by sources for his ‘personalised attention’; he recently advised Ferro and Gema de Inversiones on the acquisition of a 17.64% stake of Hojalata y Laminados. Claudia Barrero is also a go-to corporate specialist and recently teamed up with the firm’s Peru and Chile offices to advise Latam company, Quelaris Internacional, on its acquisition by IMCD Group. In another multi-jurisdictional highlight, Felipe Cuberos advised Inversiones Kaufmann on the acquisition of the Mercedes Benz truck and bus division in Colombia from Daimler. Other key partners include: Juan Carlos Rocha, who blends strength in corporate and real estate matters; Hernando Padilla, who sits in the banking, capital markets and corporate practices; and up-and-coming corporate and restructuring specialist Nicolás Tirado, who recently advised Kaufmann Ventures on the seed round it led in Colombian start-up, Velocity-X. Among the group’s sizeable band of associates, principals Luz María Mercado, Juan José Castaño, David Beltrán and Juan Guillermo Nur all stand out for their broad corporate and M&A activity. Senior associates Paula Buriticá and Alejandro Medina left in May 2022 and November 2022, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
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