Mrs Paola Larrahondo > Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) Offices
CALLE 67 NO. 7-35
OF. 1204
BOGOTÁ
Colombia
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Mrs Paola Larrahondo
Work Department
Infraestructure, Administrative & Constitutional
Position
Director of the Infraestructure and Administrative & Constitutional practice groups.
Career
Paola is a Lawyer of Los Andes University admitted to practice in 2007, Specialist in Public Management and Administrative Institutions (Universidad de los Andes) and Master in Law and Economics (Universita di Bologna/ Aix-Marseille Université -EMLE European Master in Law & Economics). Recipient of the Colfuturo scholarship (2014).
Paola is the Director of the Administrative, Constitutional and Infrastructure Team. Prior to joining our law firm, she was working as a legal advisor of the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and has experience as public server in national and local institutions as a Legal Chief or Legal advisor.
Her practice focuses on administrative procedures, in constitutional and contentious administrative lawsuits, public policy design, public affairs and public procurement procedures.
Her thesis, “The Fourth Generation of Road Concessions in Colombia and the New PPP Legal Model: What have we learnt from over-renegotiation and over-litigation trends?” was selected for publication at the Public Law Review of Los Andes University.
Team leader and responsible of the lawmaking process, legislative process and approval process of the Infrastructure Law No. 1682 of 2013.
Advisor in the cross- sectorial coordination within the agencies of the transport sector; planning public policy and public-private partnerships, creation of public strategies and conducting studies related to the promotion of viable and modern transport infrastructure projects in the country.
Executive director in charge of creating, fundraising, designing business processes and operating the Colombian Pro Bono Foundation. This social responsible project that provides legal services to the most vulnerable citizens in Colombia.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Education
Attorney from Universidad de Los Andes; Specialist in Public Management and Administrative Institutions from the same University; Has a European LL.M in Law & Economics from Università di Bologna and Université d’Aix-Marseille.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Projects
(Next Generation Partners)Lawyers at Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) are ‘diligent and proactive in finding solutions’, according to sources. The interdisciplinary projects group handles a broad scope of public bidding processes, project finance, project development, and contentious matters; with the ability to draw on its wider full-service practice to resource larger matters. Department co-head Paola Larrahondo sits in both the infrastructure, and the administrative and constitutional law teams and acts for a mix of concessionaires, public entities, and investors on projects work. Fellow co-head José Luis Suárez is recommended for his project finance expertise. Senior associates Juan Antonio Ucrós (infrastructure and administrative law) and Catalina Prieto (banking and finance) are also noted.
Colombia > Public law
(Next Generation Partners)The interdisciplinary group at Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) demonstrates ‘strong knowledge of the management of concessions with the state’. The team, which acts for a diverse mix of private and public entities, routinely advises on bidding processes, public procurement procedures and infrastructure project development — it also has experience in administrative sanctioning proceedings. The department is co-led by infrastructure and administrative law specialist Paola Larrahondo together with José Luis Suárez, who specialises in public law and finance matters. Senior associate Juan Antonio Ucrós is also recommended public law and infrastructure work.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Colombia > Public law
- Next Generation Partners Colombia > Projects
- Projects Colombia
- Public law Colombia
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