Mr Jose Daniel Porras Nicholls > Suma Legal > Medellín, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

Suma Legal
CALLE 5A #39-93, EDIFICIO CORFIN (OF. 601)
MEDELLÍN
ANTIOQUIA
Colombia

Work Department

Private Law, Public Law, Contractual Law. Leads the entrepreneurship area in Suma Legal

Position

Senior Lawyer

Career

Her professional practice is focused on working with social organizations in the areas of corporate, administrative and contractual law, with experience in project formulation and accompaniment in entrepreneurship, business development and in science, technology and innovation entities.

His practice is framed within the framework of comprehensive legal support to organizations such as Fundación Proantioquia, Corporación Ruta N, Corporación Biosuroeste, Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín, Parque Explora, Atlético Nacional, EAFIT, Comfama, Cámara de Comercio de Medellín, Créame; institutions that have led Medellín’s transformation process in the last few decades.

Projects:
– Proyecto Taparales: first pilot project to involve the private sector in the reincorporation of former combatants of the guerrilla group  FARC in Colombia.
– Biosuroeste: first public-private agro-park based on science, technology and innovation created as a platform for territorial development.
– Centro para la Cuarta Revolución Industrial de Colombia: accompanying the formalization of the first center for the fourth revolution in Latin America in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, the national government and the territorial government.

Languages

Español e inglés

Education

Lawyer from EAFIT University, specialist in Public Law from EAFIT University and MBA from EAE Business School in Barcelona.

Lawyer Rankings

Colombia > City focus > Medellín

Business law-focused Suma Legal is a 19-lawyer strong boutique that acts as a ‘strategic ally to its partners’. Established in 2006, the firm is noted for its focus on insurance matters, where its ‘very good knowledge of the health area’ attracts praise from clients. Other significant areas of work include corporate and M&A, tax and trusts, labour and employment, real estate and dispute resolution. Founding partner Mauricio Ortega Jaramillo maintains a broad practice and brings three decades of experience in corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution and investment transactions to the table; he has recently undertaken work for Fundación Proantioquia, Universidad EAFIT and Avanto Tech. Other senior contacts include Carmela Rodriguez Jaramillo, who specialises in corporate, M&A, foreign investment and tax matters; and Mateo Peláez García, who heads the dispute resolution, insurance and real estate groups. The firm also draws on a deep bench of associates, including seniors Marcela Flórez Sierra (corporate, contractual and tax law), and José Daniel Porras (private, public and contractual law); and lawyer co-ordinator Alejandro Gómez Zapata (dispute resolution, real estate and trust law).