Adriana Nieto > Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
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Adriana Nieto
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Partner of the Public Law and Infrastructure areas of practice
Career
Adriana joined Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos in February 2019, as a lawyer working in the areas of Public Law and Infrastructure.
Her professional experience includes positions at Gómez-Pinzón Abogados S.A.S., Peña Cediel Abogados S.A.S. and Édgar Nieto & Asociados Ltda. In the context of her professional practice, she has advised both national and international clients in the structuring of public-private partnerships (PPP) related to infrastructure projects, all from private initiatives. Furthermore, Adriana accompanied several private companies through bidding proceedings and in the performance of public contracts. She has facilitated the conception and negotiation of operation and maintenance agreements as well as engineering, procurement and construction contracts to be entered into by financial entities and subcontractors. Moreover, litigations stemming from the performance of concession and construction agreements have been activities she has partaken in.
Adriana has participated in advising public entities on matters of administrative law and public procurement. Also, she represented public and private clients before administrative courts.
Additionally, she has guided public and private entities in the development of anti-corruption policies and frameworks.
Languages
English, Spanish and French
Education
- Universidad de Los Andes, Lawyer. Bogotá, Colombia, 2010.
- Universidad de Los Andes, Graduate Degree in Public Management and Administrative Institutions, Bogotá, Colombia, 2014.
- Universidad de los Andes, Masters Degree in Public Law for Administrative Management, Bogotá, Colombia, 2015.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Public law
(Next Generation Partners)‘An expert in Colombian public and administrative law’, Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos is particularly admired for its contentious firepower, where it frequently handles high-stakes constitutional and administrative law disputes — in both judicial and arbitral forums. The group also advises a diverse roster of local and multinational companies and public entities on bidding processes, project structuring and public contracts, among other matters. Name partner Juan Carlos Esguerra
maintains a prominent disputes practice; he recently paired up with Felipe Piquero to represent Ecopetrol in two different collective rights protection suits aimed to block its $3.5bn acquisition of the government’s stake in ISA. The team also includes next-generation public law specialist Adriana Nieto, as well as public-law focused associates Jorge Andrés Gómez and María Fernanda Barraza Díaz. Associate Carlos Lasprilla left in July 2022 to study abroad. Since publication, the firm has merged with tax specialist firm Jiménez, Higuita, Rodríguez & Asociados (Tax & customs) to become Esguerra JHR – effective as of February 2024.