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Ariza & Marin Offices

Ariza & Marin
CALLE 7 SUR #42-70
EDIFICIO FORUM (OF. 1203)
MEDELLÍN
ANTIOQUIA
Colombia
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Ariza & Marin > The Legal 500 Rankings

City focus > Medellín Tier 1

From its Medellín headquarters, Ariza & Marin fields nationally recognised practices in projects, public law, litigation and insurance. Predominantly focused on contentious work, the group also handles infrastructure development in the roads, energy and sanitation spheres, among other areas. Firm co-founder Carolina Ariza contributes extensive expertise in public law and dispute resolution, where she represents local, national and multinational clients in contentious matters, with a focus on public project-related cases. Among Ariza’s recent highlights, she represented highway concessionaire, Desarrollo Vial al Mar, in administrative litigation concerning its alleged responsibility for a mass movement affecting local inhabitants’ homes. Fellow co-founder Camilo Marín specialises in public and private infrastructure projects and dispute resolution; he represented road consortium, Consorcio Vías del Centro, in legal proceedings related to disasters caused by heavy rainfall. The firm also benefits from the experience of senior associate Luis Felipe Estrada, who leads the insurance unit; senior counsel Tomás Cuartas Orrego, who serves as litigation co-ordinator; and administrative law-focused intermediate associate, María Paz Restrepo.

Practice head(s):

Carolina Ariza; Camilo Marín

Colombia > Insurance Tier 4

The increasingly prominent insurance practice at Ariza & Marin continues to gain traction in the market. From its Medellín headquarters, the group specialises in representing insurers, brokers and insured companies on a ever-expanding range of policy issues, arbitral and judicial disputes and fiscal liability proceedings. As a former legal director of Seguros Sura, senior associate and department head Luis Felipe Estrada is well versed across all facets of the industry; he is particularly noted for his combination of insurance and public law expertise.

Practice head(s):

Luis Felipe Estrada

Key clients

Willis Towers Watson Corredores de Seguros

Berkley International Seguros Colombia

Compañía Mundial de Seguros

O-Tek Central

La Equidad Seguros Generales OC

Work highlights

  • Represented O-Tek Central before an arbitral tribunal to obtain the coverage of a surety bond, which was denied by the insurance company, due to stability failures at a construction site.
  • Represented Berkley International Seguros Colombia in all lawsuits concerning compliance policies (surety bonds) in the city of Medellín.
  • Represented Compañía Mundial de Seguros in various matters, including in administrative sanctioning processes concerning compliance policies.

Colombia > Projects Tier 4

Work highlights

Colombia > Public law Tier 4

Ariza & Marin’s public law practice is primarily recognised for its record in contentious work. The team is chiefly focused on representing concessionaires and corporate clients in nullity claims, state liability proceedings, fiscal liability cases and administrative sanctioning proceedings, while it also advises on state contacts and regulatory matters. The department is led jointly by firm co-founder Carolina Ariza, who specialises in public law, projects and dispute resolution; and intermediate associate María Paz Restrepo, who specialises in administrative law.

Practice head(s):

Carolina Ariza; María Paz Restrepo

Key clients

Desarrollo Vial al Mar (DEVIMAR)

Construcciones AP

Redyco

Valores Simesa

Fundación Grupo Argos

Grupo Argos

Vías de las Américas

Caja de Compensación Familiar de Antioquia (Comfama)

Hyundai Engineering and Construction

Concesión Ruta al Mar (Corumar)

Idom – Consulting, Engineering, Architecture

Compañía Colombiana de Tejídos

Work highlights

  • Represented highway concessionaire, Desarrollo Vial al Mar, in administrative litigation concerning its alleged responsibility for a mass movement affecting local inhabitants’ homes.
  • Represented concessionaire, Vias de las Americas, on filing an administrative lawsuit against the the National Infrastructure Agency.
  • Represented a former head of security of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) before the disciplinary control office of EPM, in connection with accusations of interference in a contracting process.

Dispute resolution > Litigation Tier 5

From its Medellín headquarters, Ariza & Marin’s litigation practice harnesses the wider firm’s robust public law and projects practices to focus on representing infrastructure companies in construction disputes. The group, which routinely appears before all levels of courts as well as before administrative agencies, additionally brings to bear skill sets in contentious employment, tax and insurance matters. Infrastructure and public law specialist Camilo Marin co-heads the team together with senior associate and litigation co-ordinator Tomás Cuartas Orrego. The department additionally benefits from the senior experience of co-founding partner Carolina Ariza.

Practice head(s):

Tomás Cuartas Orrego; Camilo Marín

Key clients

Ménsula

Consorcio Loma Alta

Consorcio Vías del Centro

Comercializadora SYE

Hidroeléctrica Barrancas

Consorcio Obras Edeso 2019

Rehabiductos

Conjunto Residencial Atavanza

O-tek Central

Unión Temporal Mejía Acevedo

Coningecon

Grupo SYC

Caja de Compensación Familiar

Rave Agencia de Seguros

Juan Felipe Uribe

Work highlights

  • Acted for Rehabiductos in its efforts to obtain compensation for damage derived from the change of technology during the execution of a contract, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Represented Consorcio Vías del Centro, as the consortium in charge of the maintenance and improvement of the road from Manizales to Bogotá, in legal proceedings related to disasters caused by heavy rainfall.
  • Represented Grupo SYC in legal proceedings against the Department of Caldas concerning a construction contract.

Ariza & Marin > Firm Profile

Ariza & Marín is a national firm which focuses on transactions, conflict resolution and litigation in the following areas of law: public contracts, commercial contracts, civil and state contractual and extra-contractual liability, insurance, consumer law and public law. The partners, Carolina Ariza and Camilo Marín, are renowned lawyers who lead in a customized way the legal strategies of each of the affairs handled by the firm. The key to their success lies in the thoroughness of their legal analyses, in their ability to identify and measure risks and manage uncertainty, in their agility in managing the requirements of their clients, and evidently in the human and professional quality of the members of their team.

Ariza & Marín has extensive experience in the defence of party interests before dispute boards and judicial and arbitral courts. Due to the expertise of the team in these areas, the firm has managed to position itself in sectors such as energy, consumer goods, real estate, consulting and technology. In fact, the firm is known for obtaining closings, direct settlements, in addition to the design and implementation of legal strategies adapted to the specificities of each client, based on the meticulous analysis of their respective business settings.

Ariza & Marín has a long history in the infrastructure sector, where it has represented national and international companies in public bids for the awarding of important projects and provides legal advice during the execution of contracts for the design, construction, assembly and auditing of roads, public buildings, energy networks, waste water treatment plants, hydroelectric power plants, among others. In this field, the firm has been chosen by some of the main companies in the region, the country and some of the largest international business groups with presence in the Colombian infrastructure market, to represent their interests.

Likewise, Ariza & Marin has vast experience in public law, particularly in sanctioning processes, expropriation, administrative acts and constitutional actions. The firm possesses a profound knowledge of administrative procedures and litigation in specialized jurisdictions. Its lawyers have intervened in numerous and representative proceedings initiated by national and regional public authorities and are experts in the analysis of the legality of State actions.

For further information we invite you to visit: www.arizaymarin.com

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Dispute Resolution, Public Law and Projects Carolina Ariza [email protected] +573006194058
Dispute Resolution, Public Law and Projects Camilo Marin [email protected] +573206748064

Meet The Team(s)

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