Mrs Patricia Arrázola Bustillo > Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

Mrs Patricia Arrázola Bustillo

+57 1 3192900 Ext. 918 parrazola@gomezpinzon.com View profile

Work Department

Energy & Natural Resources, Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner, head of the Energy & Natural Resources practice group, member of the Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions practices.

Career

Patricia counts with more than 30 years of professional experience and leads the Energy & Natural Resources Group. She has extensive experience giving advice to companies in the energy and mining sectors, as well as other industry sectors, including services and infrastructure.

She acted as legal and regulatory advisor in the main privatizations of the country’s electricity sector on the side of potential investors, as well as in their financings, and is currently a consultant to important companies in the electricity and mining sectors.

Likewise, she participated in the structuring of the first regasification terminal in the country as adviser to the group of thermal generators of the Atlantic coast.

In the mining industry, Patricia has counseled multinational companies about mining titles in Colombia from the corporate, regulatory and mergers and acquisitions perspectives.

Patricia has also advised clients in the structuring of their businesses and in mergers and acquisitions. She also has considerable knowledge in corporate and contractual matters, which allows her to give comprehensive advice to clients and companies’ boards of directors.

She is the author of publications related to electrical, mining and corporate legislation.

Languages

English and Spanish.

Memberships

• Member of The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Steering Committee.
• Member of PDAC – Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.
• Member of Colombian Mining Association.
• Mining and Petroleum Bar Association.
• IBA Mining Committee Officer (International Bar Association).
• Colegio de Abogados Rosaristas.

Education

• Strategic Directions for International Practice, Bar Association of New York, 2001.
• Commercial Law, London Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 1994
• Advanced Studies in Corporate Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 1992
• Commercial Processes and Procedures. The new Reforms to Procedures, Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá and Commercial Lawyers Bar, 1990
• The new Administrative Procedure, Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá and Universidad de Los Andes, 1990
• Law, Universidad del Rosario, 1989