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Mr Jaime Trujillo
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Partner
Career
For over 30 years, Jaime Trujillo has advised clients on transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals in both public and private acquisitions and divestitures. He has been involved in major transactions for the purchase and sale (including privatization) of infrastructure (pipelines, power plants, transportation systems and telecommunications networks) in Colombia, Peru and Central America, among others. Jaime has played a meaningful role in some of the most relevant M&A transactions in Colombia’s recent past.
Jaime concentrates on private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance as well as general corporate matters. He represents buyers, sellers and their financial advisers in a wide variety of transactions involving Colombia and the broader Latin American region. He specializes in cross border transactions involving targets with operations across the Andean region and Central America, in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
He has also played a significant role in the leadership of Baker McKenzie, as the Firm’s Acting Global Chair (2018-2019), a member of the Firm’s Global Executive Committee, the chair of its Latin American Regional Council and its Financial Committee (2017-2021), the Managing Partner in Colombia (2011-2017), and the leader of Baker McKenzie’s Latin America Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Practice Group (2013-2016).
Jaime has been ranked in Band 1 in M&A/Corporate by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 several times and is currently in Legal 500’s Colombian “Hall of Fame”.
Jaime has been a member of the board of directors of the Colombian subsidiary of a major international bank, the chairman of the Colombian Chamber of Law Firms (Cámara de Servicios Legales – ANDI), the chairman of the board of governors of one of the most reputable international schools in Bogotá and a member of the board (committee) of the Vance Center for International Justice in New York.
He helped establish Baker McKenzie’s Latin American pro bono practice and is the pro bono partner in Baker McKenzie’s Colombia office.
Rankings:
- Hall of Fame, Corporate / M&A, Legal 500, 2023 – 2024
- Market Leader, M&A, IFLR 1000, 2019 – 2022
- Excellent, Corporate / M&A, Leaders League, 2024
- Excellent, Banking and Finance, Leaders League, 2024
- Band 1, Corporate / M&A, Chambers Global, 2011-2017
- Band 1, Corporate / M&A, Chambers Latin America, 2009-2017
Languages
Spanish - English
Memberships
- Acting Global Chair of Baker McKenzie (2018-2019).
- Member of the Firm’s Global Executive Committee (2017-2021)
- Chair of the Firm’s Financial Committee and the Latin America region (2017-2021)
- Managing Partner in Colombia (2010-2017)
- Leader of Baker McKenzie’s Latin America Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Practice Group (2013-2016)
Education
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M. International Business Law) (1994)
- Universidad de Los Andes (J.D.) (1988)
Personal
Publications:
- Colombia Law and Practice, Chambers, 2024
- Colombia Trends and Development, Chambers, 2024
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Banking and finance
‘Very committed to moving the business forward’, the Bogotá office of global firm Baker McKenzie S.A.S. stands out for its capability in cross-border transactions, where it acts for a broad mix of domestic and international corporate borrowers, banks and alternative lenders. The group is well placed to advise on the full range of corporate finance, project finance, structured finance and funds-related transactions, while it also possesses significant regulatory expertise. Department co-head Ricardo Trejos Robledo is the most active partner in the team and is particularly noted for his close relationships with international banks and alternative lenders, including funds. Senior corporate and private equity specialist Jaime Trujillo
also contributes experience in banking and finance transactions. At associate level, banking and finance-focused senior Mónica Cubillos Iregui is routinely recommended by sources. Also noted are juniors Adriana Riobó — who arrived in October 2023 from BBVA — and Victoria Luque.
Colombia > Corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)Baker McKenzie S.A.S.’s corporate and M&A practice in Bogotá forms a key part of the global firm’s wider Latin America offering, serving as a strategic hub for cross-border work across the region. Commended for its ability to provide ‘solutions from a practical and legal point of view’, the sizeable group handles the full range of corporate, M&A and restructuring work, with particular experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions involving multiple countries and regulatory issues. In a recent example, go-to corporate heavyweight Jaime Trujillo acted together with Clare Montgomery (who fronts the companies, restructuring and investment practice) and the New York office to advise Sanofi on the sale of Genfar — its generics business in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador — to Eurofarma Laboratorios. The ‘outstanding’ Andrés Crump spearheads the M&A and private equity practices and teamed up with the Palo Alto office to advise Snowflake on its indirect acquisition of the Colombian subsidiary of Mobilize.Net. Rounding out the senior names is dual-qualified (Colombia/New York) partner Natalia Ponce de León, who had leading roles on a string of matters during 2023/24, with a focus on the healthcare and energy industries. The department additionally draws on a deep pool of associates including senior Alexandra Montealegre, who has strong international experience gained during an earlier career stint at a New York firm; and intermediates Karen Santamaría, Paola Gonzalez and Juliana Gómez. Senior associate Adriana Combatt moved in house at Altra Investments in March 2023, while senior associate Isabel Torres departed for Geopark in October 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Tax