Mrs Ximena Zuleta > Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas‘ strength in advising on the local leg of multi-jurisdictional merger reviews was recently demonstrated by its roles in a clutch of high-profile transactions. Ximena Zuleta has an emphasis on public law, competition and dispute resolution and acted for Groupe Lactalis on the merger control procedure connected to its acquisition of the international cheese business of Kraft Heinz. Senior associate Carlos Arboleda left the firm.

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas fields a full-service dispute resolution practice, which is equipped to advise on the full spread of contentious matters, from pre-litigation advice through to major litigation and arbitration proceedings. The firm’s extensive global network marks it as a key partner for multinational companies, with Ford, Samsung and Donaldson Company among its representative clients — it also enjoys close relationships with leading domestic and regional corporations. Andrés Fernández de Soto co-heads the department and brings nearly four decades of experience to his role; he recently paired up with public law and competition specialist Ximena Zuleta to represent Aecom Technical Services in landmark state-private company litigation, in which a governmental entity is claiming breach of contract for the supervision of a major Colombian resettlement project. Senior associate Paula Vejarano co-leads the practice and combines strength in litigation and arbitration matters. Other key associates include Carlos Miranda, who is noted for commercial and administrative litigation, and Daniel Jimenez Pastor, who has a focus on dispute resolution connected to corporate transactions.

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas advises domestic and multinational companies on a broad array of public law matters, including contentious procurement issues and sanctions proceedings. Department lead Ximena Zuleta is a ‘skilful attorney with a very relevant commercial awareness‘ and has an emphasis on bidding processes, including contentious work. Andrés Fernández de Soto is noted for his record in administrative law disputes and Pablo Jaramillo is focused on project transactions. At associate level Laura Streubel, who sits in the project development group, and the ‘fully committed‘ Nicolás Díaz are recommended.