Ms Carolina Pardo > Baker McKenzie S.A.S. > BOGOTÁ, D.C, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Carolina Pardo
Work Department
Antitrust & Competition
Position
Partner
Career
Carolina Pardo joined Baker McKenzie in 1994 and has been a Partner of the Firm since 2008. She currently serves as Latin America Chair of the Investigations, Compliance and Ethics Steering Committee and is a member of the Global Steering Committee of the Firm’s TMT industry group. She was a member of the Firm’s Global Antitrust and Global Competition Steering Committee from 2016 to 2020 and is currently a member of the Latin America Antitrust Steering Committee.
She graduated as a lawyer and specialist in International Business Law from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. She obtained an LL.M. with emphasis in International Private Law and Competition Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
For more than 25 years, she has advised major national and international clients on matters related to data protection, competition and consumer law compliance. She has represented clients in investigations and filings related to data protection and competition matters in Colombia and has successfully coordinated and drafted proposed articles for national authorities on behalf of major industry groups in Colombia.
In 2016, Global Competition Review selected her as one of the 100 most influential women in antitrust. The last two Superintendents of Industry and Commerce have selected Carolina as Non-Governmental Advisor to the Colombian Antitrust Regulator.
For more than 25 years, she has advised important national and multinational clients on legal matters. She has led legal defense teams in competition, data protection, compliance and consumer investigations against clients in Colombia and has successfully coordinated and drafted regulatory proposals to national authorities on behalf of Colombia’s main industrial groups.
Rankings:
- Hall of Fame, Competition & Antitrus, Legal 500 Latin America, 2024
- Band 1, Competition & Antitrust, Chambers Latin America, 2024
- Band 3, TMT, Chambers Latin America, 2024
- Leading Individual, TMT, Legal 500 Latin America, 2024
- LACCA Approved, Anti-Corruption investigations and compliance, competition and antitrust, Latin Lawyer, 2024
- Leading, Competition & Antitrust, Leaders League, 2024
- Leading, Compliance, Leaders League, 2024
- Recommended, Competition, Who’s Who Legal, 2023
Languages
Spanish - English
Memberships
- Colombian Association of Competition Law- Member
- Colombian Association of Data and Privacy- Member
Education
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M.) (2001)
- Universidad de los Andes (Specialization in International Business Law) (1997)
- Universidad de Los Andes (J.D.) (1995)
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > TMT
(Leading partners)Baker McKenzie S.A.S.’s TMT practice is valued by clients for its ‘technical knowledge and experience in regulatory and telecoms issues’. Alongside its robust telecoms offering, the team also handles a significant volume of media and technology-related matters, including data privacy law. Regulatory specialist Carolina Pardo fronts the TMT and IT departments and has recently undertaken regulatory work for AT&T and Eutelsat Oneweb, among others. Newly promoted (January 2024) partner Angelica Navarro Acevedo maintains a broad regulatory practice, with notable skill sets in consumer protection and data privacy.
Colombia > Compliance and white-collar crime
According to clients, Baker McKenzie S.A.S. houses a ‘very robust compliance practice, which has demonstrated leadership in the LATAM region’. The strength of its compliance group is evidenced by the impressive roster of leading corporates who turn to the team for support, including AT&T and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Significantly, its compliance and investigations expertise is underpinned by an increasingly prominent white-collar crime offering, which routinely handles criminal proceedings regarding white-collar crime, corruption and disloyal administration, among other issues. High-profile competition specialist Carolina Pardo is additionally a key contact for the compliance practice and co-heads the department together with Bibiana Cala, who specialises in criminal litigation. Former senior associate Luís Alberto Castell departed the firm in June 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Tax