Ernesto Lopez > Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
CRA. 7 NO 71-52
TORRE B, PISO 9
BOGOTÁ
Colombia
Ernesto Lopez  photo

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Ernesto is a partner in the Firm’s Tax group. He has been with the Firm since 2000 and focuses on tax, mergers and acquisitions, and foreign exchange matters. He has been involved in several due diligence matters for the purchase and sale of companies in the mining sector in order to list such mining companies with the Canada Stock Exchange.

He provides advice to companies in other sectors such as financial, industrial and manufacturing, among others. He is currently a member of various boards of directors for clients in such sectors. His practice benefits from his previous experience with KPMG.

Ernesto graduated from Universidad Externado and has two LLM’s from Universidad de los Andes and from Universidad del Rosario.

Languages

english and spanish

Memberships

  • Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario
  • International Fiscal Association

Education

Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, 2000, LL.M., Tax Law

Universidad de los Andes, 1995, LL.M., International Contracts Regime

Universidad Externado de Colombia, 1994, JD

Lawyer Rankings

Colombia > Tax

Among Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas’ main attributes, it stands out for its ability to draw on the wider firm’s global network for support on cross-border tax matters, which is a key advantage for multinational clients. A strong performer in transactional tax, including corporate, finance, and capital markets-related work, the team also routinely advises on tax litigation. Experienced sector specialist Camilo Cortés covers the full range of contentious and non-contentious tax law, with a focus on tax planning, advisory, and transaction structuring. Cortés co-heads the department together with Carmen Sanabria, who handles tax litigation and advisory matters; and transactional tax partner Ernesto Lopez. Senior associate Nathalie Medina provides capable support.