Sergio Rojas > Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán rebranded as Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa in May 2024, following the decision of its local partners to cut ties with the wider DLA Piper network. The group’s dispute resolution offering is expected to make gains following the change, due to the reduced potential for client conflicts going forward. The litigation practice now draws on seven partners with contentious experience — following the February 2024 promotions of Sergio Londoño and Juan Pablo Amaya — and sources say, it ‘responds to needs and concerns with agility and high professionalism’. Key names include managing partner Camilo Martínez, whose broad practice spans transactional and contentious matters; he teamed up with José Miguel Mendoza, who focuses on corporate conflicts, as well as Julián Solorza, Sergio Rojas and Londoño, to advise Jaime Gilinski on a corporate dispute aimed at acquiring control of Grupo Nutresa. On the contentious insolvency side, Nicolás Polanía is noted. The group also benefits from the support of several non-partners including associate director Ricardo Alarcón, who manages the international arbitration practice, and senior associates Andrés Sarmiento, David Felipe Benítez and Carlos Pareja. Since publication, Polanía has left the firm to establish his own bankruptcy boutique – effective as of January 2025.

During 2023/24, Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa’s insurance team added nine new clients to its roster, which should stand the practice in good stead following the termination of the firm’s co-operation agreement with DLA Piper in May 2024. The group acts for a broad range of industry stakeholders but its work for insured entities, in both claims litigation and advisory matters, is particularly notable. It also acts for insurers and reinsurers on policy drafting, new product development issues, transactions and contentious matters. Up-and-coming partner Sergio Rojas demonstrates ‘impeccable analytical skills’ and specialises in insurance, litigation and crisis management. Managing partner Camilo Martínez is also noted.

Martínez Quintero Mendoza González Laguado & de la Rosa’s decision to exit the DLA Piper network in May 2024 should prove interesting on the arbitration front, with its independent status reducing the potential for conflicts going forward. The group has traditionally focused on corporate arbitration, including M&A disputes, and its recent experience also spans construction, energy and natural resources, public contracts and insurance. Managing partner Camilo Martínez combines transactional and contentious expertise and co-heads the department together with Sergio Rojas, who specialises in corporate conflicts, and dispute resolution partner Julian Solorza. Formar arbitral practice director Ricardo Alarcón chose to stay with DLA and relocated to México in June 2024.