Yady Villaquirán Castro > Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados Offices
CARRERA 7, #71-21
OFICINA 1601, TORRE B
BOGOTA DC
Colombia
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Yady Villaquirán Castro
Work Department
Administrative law and public contracting/Mining – oil and gas
Position
Partner
Career
Lawyer from Universidad Externado de Colombia with specialty in Finance and Stock Market Law of the same university, and specialty and Master’s in Public Law from Universidad de los Andes. Director of the Area of Public and Mining Energy Law of the Firm since 2012, a position from which she has represented and advised state entities and national and foreign companies in topics of administrative law, constitutional law, public contracting and mining law. She has additionally structured several infrastructure projects for the State, among which there are Transversal de las Americas – INCO, INVIAS Concession of Service of Toll Collection, Dique Canal, among others.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
Educational Background:
• Universidad Externado de Colombia. Lawyer 2004.
• Universidad Externado de Colombia. Specialist in Financial and Stock Market Law 2007.
• Universidad de Los Andes. Specialist in Public Management and Administrative Institutions 2013.
• Universidad de Los Andes. Master’s in Public Law for Administrative Management 2014.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Projects
The ‘creative and determined’ projects team at Arrieta Mantilla & Asociados ‘reviews problems from multiple perspectives’, according to satisfied clients. The group frequently works hand-in-hand with the wider firm’s public law practice to specialise in representing public entities, concessionaires and other sector stakeholders on major infrastructure projects and public contracts. Alongside its dominant position in toll-road concession contracts, the group is equipped to handle the full range of projects as demonstrated by its recent roles in airport, irrigation and energy-related matters. Senior partner Álvaro Mantilla
is widely revered as a go-to sector expert for his broad experience spanning project development, secondary transactions, and contentious work. The team also draws on public law specialist Yady Villaquirán Castro; administrative law and projects-focused Álvaro Mantilla Sánchez; and up-and-coming partner Ramón Enrique Ramírez. As associate level, Julián González Torres is recommended for his emerging expertise in public procurement processes, among other matters.