Juan Carlos Forero > Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
CARRERA 9 74-08
OFFICE 105
BOGOTA
Colombia

Work Department

Criminal Law and Compliance

Position

Partner

Career

Partner at PPU expert in Criminal Law. Juan Carlos is a renowned litigation attorney, with more than twenty years of experience in criminal law, with a focus on corporate criminal law. He is a pioneer in the handling of criminal matters related to the business sector. Doctor SUMMA CUM LAUDE in Law. Juan Carlos has a Law Degree from Universidad del Rosario. He also has a Post-graduate Degree in Criminal Law from Externado de Colombia University and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Law from Pompeu Fabra and Central Universities, in Barcelona. Former Dean of the Jurisprudence department at Universidad del Rosario de Bogotá. He has served as General Attorney of the Nation and Deputy General Attorney of the Nation. Has been Associate Judge of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and of the Sectional Council of the Judiciary. Member of the Monitoring Commission for the Accusatory Penal System. Also he has advised the Ministry of the Interior and Justice in the reform and implementation of the accusatory criminal system and is member of the Comisión redactora del Código de Procedimiento Penal.

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

Doctor SUMMA CUM LAUDE in Law. Juan Carlos has a Law Degree from Universidad del Rosario. He also has a Postgraduate Degree in Criminal Law from Externado de Colombia University and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Law from Pompeu Fabra and Central Universities, in Barcelona.

Lawyer Rankings

Colombia > Compliance and white-collar crime

The ‘very dynamic team’ at Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría maintains an interdisciplinary approach to white-collar crime issues, where it benefits from its ability to lean on the wider full-service firm to provide coverage of contentious and non-contentious matters. On the compliance front, the group advises domestic and multinational corporations on the development of internal compliance and risk prevention programmes. On the white-collar crime side, the team is predominantly known for its representation of victims in criminal matters, although it also acts for defendants. Led jointly by Pamela Alarcón, who focuses exclusively on compliance and criminal law matters, and former Attorney General of the Nation Juan Carlos Forero, the group also draws on the specialist support of associate Armando Lacouture. Associate Andrea Succar left in September 2022.