Sergio Alejandro Chemás Vélez > Chemás & Asociados > BOGOTÁ, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Chemás & Asociados Offices
CALLE 67 No 4-21
Colombia
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Sergio Alejandro Chemás Vélez
Work Department
- Private contracting
- Public and administrative law
- State contracting and project consultancy
Position
Head of Public Law and Member of Dispute Resolution
Career
Sergio Alejandro Chemás has more than 10 years of professional experience in the department of Litigation and Arbitration regarding Administrative Law, public procurement and concession contracts, commenced in the field of energy, infrastructure, telecommunications and Public Conveniences..
From his beginnings as an assistant at Chemás & Asociados and especially now, upon his return from studying abroad, Mr.Chemás has proven to be an integral part of the Chemás & Asociados team.
He has been actively working at the firm since 2012 and is Junior Partner of the Chemás & Associados office since 2019.
Languages
Spanish
English
French
Education
Lawyer from the Externado University of Colombia, Professor and researcher at the Department of Administrative Law of the Externado University of Colombia, has written various publications in the area of Administrative Law, concerning: fundamentals, Public Services and State contracting. Sergio Alejandro Chemás specialized in Administrative and Public Law at the Paris 2 Pantheon-Assas University, Paris-France (2017) and completed his Master’s Degree in Comparative Law at the Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University (2018) in Paris – France. In 2019, earned his LL.M from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in USA and received as well, the Certificate in Business and Law from the Wharton School at the same university. Mr. Chemás is currently awaiting his oath at the New York Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Dispute resolution > Arbitration
Chemás & Asociados houses a thriving arbitration practice, which is particularly well versed in representing domestic and multinational corporations in proceedings against public sector entities, including ANI, the National Agency for Legal Defence of the State (ANDJE), and the National Highway Institute (INVIAS), among other agencies. While the team is primarily engaged to advise on domestic cases, it does also handle arbitral proceedings under international rules. Founding partner Jorge Eduardo Chemás is noted for his extensive experience in public procurement-related disputes; he recently represented Telefónica Móviles in arbitral proceedings concerning an alleged breach of contract by ETB (the Telecommunications Company of Bogotá) related to the incomplete payment of tariffs for accessing international traffic. Chemás co-leads the department together with Ingrid Soraya Ortiz and Sergio Alejandro Chemás Vélez, both of whom are also recommended for public law-related cases. At associate level, Manuela Sossa Sánchez has a focus on domestic arbitration and litigation.