Mr Juan Felipe Acosta > OlarteMoure > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

OlarteMoure’s competition practice has a strong IP dimension, in line with the firm’s signature strength. Predominantly recognised for its activity in competition and consumer law-related disputes, the team also has experience in compliance matters and merger reviews. Seasoned competition and IP expert Juan Guillermo Moure possesses significant regulatory expertise gained during his former role as deputy head of the Office for the Promotion of Competition at the SIC. The team also includes life sciences and telecoms specialist Carlos Olarte and dispute resolution director Juan Felipe Acosta, as well as regulatory associates Santiago Lombana and Camilo Andrade.

OlarteMoure’s Medellín branch has been advising clients for over a decade and its local credentials are evidenced by its activity for some of the region’s leading business entities, including Grupo Nutresa, Grupo Familia and Cementos Argos. That being said, the firm also services its enviable roster of multinational clients from its Medellín base. The sizeable 18-lawyer practice group specialises in intellectual property —in line with the larger national firm’s signature strength— with robust offerings in patents, trade marks and anti-piracy, among other practice areas. The ‘always attentive’ María Clara Múnera heads the Medellín office and handles a mix of trade mark, copyright, corporate affairs, consumer protection and patent-related work. Litigation head Juan Felipe Acosta splits his time between Medellín and Bogotá, which demonstrates the strategic importance of the branch to the wider firm. Additionally, the anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting team is led nationally from Medellín, with department head Camilo Bernal noted for his broad experience in contentious matters. The office also draws on a sizeable second line of associates, as well as various other IP professionals, including engineers.

With offices in Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellín, as well as Bogotá, along with a presence in Tokyo, Japan, IP and competition boutique OlarteMoure offers both genuine national coverage and extensive regional and international capabilities. Noted for its ‘great teamwork’, the practice scores highly with sources for its ability to ‘identify strategies to defend the client’s interests’. The group is primarily recognised for its patents prowess, where it frequently aligns with its top-notch life sciences department to handle a range of patent drafting, portfolio management, and contentious work. The practice also demonstrates great competency advise on trade marks, copyrights, anti-counterfeiting and technology transfer matters, among other areas. Names to note include patents head Carlos Olarte, who is highly regarded for his expertise in the biopharmaceutical and telecom spheres, and trade mark lead Juan Moure. Other experienced partners include patent specialist Alexander Agudelo and litigator Juan Felipe Acosta. The team additionally benefits from emerging expertise of directors María Alejandra Pava and Mónica Guevara, who handle trade marks and patents respectively.