Winners 2026
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Ricardo Fandiño, Pérez Llorca (formerly Gómez-Pinzón Abogados – GPA)
Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year
Jesús Albarrán, Posse Herrera Ruiz
Capital Markets
Capital Markets Firm of the Year
Pérez Llorca (formerly Gómez-Pinzón Abogados – GPA)
Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Luis Gabriel Morcillo, Brigard Urrutia
Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year
Camilo Gantiva, Holland & Knight
Competition and Antitrust
Competition and Antitrust Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie S.A.S.
Competition and Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Alejandro Garcia de Brigard, Brigard Urrutia
Competition and Antitrust Next Generation Partner of the Year
Alejandro Ibarra, Ibarra Abogados Rimon Law
Compliance
Compliance Firm of the Year
Fabio Humar Abogados
Compliance Lawyer of the Year
Nadia Carolina Mendieta, MestreMendieta Penalistas
Compliance Next Generation Partner of the Year
Bibiana Cala, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.
Corporate and M&A (Mid-market)
Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Firm of the Year
Serrano Martínez CMA
Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Lawyer of the Year
Andrés Hidalgo, Lloreda Camacho & Co.
Corporate and M&A (Mid-market) Next Generation Partner of the Year
Maria Isabel Molinares, DG&A-Abogados
Corporate and M&A (High-end)
Corporate and M&A (High-end) Firm of the Year
Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa
Corporate and M&A (High-end) Lawyer of the Year
Lina Uribe, Pérez Llorca (formerly Gómez-Pinzón Abogados – GPA)
Corporate and M&A (High-end) Next Generation Partner of the Year
Andrés Ordóñez, Garrigues
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Firm of the Year
Posse Herrera Ruiz
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Rafael Rincón, Rincón Castro Abogados
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Next Generation Partner of the Year
Juan Felipe Merizalde, Adell & Merizalde
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Firm of the Year
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Lawyer of the Year
David Araque, Pérez Llorca (formerly Gómez-Pinzón Abogados – GPA)
Dispute Resolution: Litigation Next Generation Partner of the Year
Juan Ignacio Guerra, Rincón Castro Abogados
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources Firm of the Year
Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year
Sandra Manrique, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Energy and Natural Resources Next Generation Partner of the Year
Ángela María Salazar, Lloreda Camacho & Co.
Environment
Environment Firm of the Year
Holland & Knight
Environment Lawyer of the Year
Luís Fernando Macías, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year
Margarita Lorduy, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
Insurance
Insurance Firm of the Year
DAC Beachcroft Colombia
Insurance Lawyer of the Year
Lucas Fajardo, Brigard Urrutia
Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year
Sergio Rojas Quiñones, Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Lloreda Camacho & Co.
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
Eduardo Varela, Cavelier
Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year
Natalia Franco Onofre, Lloreda Camacho & Co.
International Trade and Customs
International Trade and Customs Firm of the Year
Araújo Ibarra
International Trade and Customs Lawyer of the Year
Gabriel Ibarra, Ibarra Abogados Rimon Law
International Trade and Customs Next Generation Partner of the Year
Nicolás Potdevin Stein, Pérez-Llorca
Labour and Employment
Labour and Employment Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie S.A.S.
Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year
Mirna Wilches, Chapman Wilches
Labour and Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year
Carolina Porras, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Life Sciences
Life Sciences Firm of the Year
OlarteMoure
Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year
Karl Mutter, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero
Life Sciences Next Generation Partner of the Year
Daniel Cardona, Lloreda Camacho & Co.
Projects and Infrastructure
Projects and Infrastructure Firm of the Year
Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados
Projects and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
César Felipe Rodríguez, Brigard Urrutia
Projects and Infrastructure Next Generation Partner of the Year
Francisco Noguera, Garrigues
Public Law
Public Law Firm of the Year
Durán & Osorio Abogados Asociados
Public Law Lawyer of the Year
Yady Villaquirán, Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados
Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year
Paola Larrahondo, Pérez Llorca (formerly Gómez-Pinzón Abogados – GPA)
Real Estate
Real Estate Firm of the Year
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Juan Manuel González, Pinilla González & Prieto Abogados
Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year
Juan Esteban Agudelo, Serrano Martínez CMA
Tax
Tax Firm of the Year
Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa
Tax Lawyer of the Year
Juan Pablo Godoy, Goh
Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year
Daniel Duque, Brigard Urrutia
TMT
TMT Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia
TMT Lawyer of the Year
Carolina Pardo, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.
Marketing Team of the Year
Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa
Medellín Firm of the Year
Contexto Legal S.A.
Deal of the Year (M&A)
$400m sale of Telefónica’s Stake in Colombia Telecomunicaciones to Millicom Spain (awaiting confidentiality check)
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- Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & De La Rosa – Colombian counsel to Telefónica
- Latham Walkins – New York counsel to Telefónica
- Brigard Urrutia – Colombian counsel to Millicom
- Milbank – New York counsel to Millicom
Deal of the Year (Finance)
$600m refinancing of Autopistas del Nordeste’s “Conexión Norte corridor project” by SMBC, Bancolombia, Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional, BlackRock, Banco de Crédito del Perú and Allianz Capital Partners
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- Brigard Urrutia – Colombian counsel to Autopistas del Nordeste (and its shareholders)
- Paul Hastings – New York counsel to Autopistas del Nordeste (and its shareholders)
- Cuatrecasas – Colombian counsel to the lenders
- Clifford Chance – New York counsel to the lenders
International Firm of the Year
Milbank LLP
Rising Star Associate of the Year
María Fernanda Díaz, Cuatrecasas
Next Generation Partner of the Year
Andrés Ordóñez, Garrigues
Boutique Firm of the Year
Alvarez, Lievano, Laserna S.A.S
Up-and-Coming Firm of the Year
DRET Legal
Lawyer of the Year
Jaime Cubillos, Posse Herrera Ruiz
Senior Partner of the Year
Claudia Benavides, Benavides Mejía Dispute Resolution
Colombia Firm of the Year
Brigard Urrutia
In-house Diversity and Inclusion Champion
Juliana Hoyos Flórez, SierraCol Energy Limited
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Olga Lucía Varón, Scotiabank Colpatria
In-house Team of the Year
Adriana Londoño Ángel, Ocensa
Most Innovative In-House Team
Alejandra Bonilla, Frontera Energy