Mr Andrés Montoya > Posse Herrera Ruiz > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Posse Herrera Ruiz Offices
CRA 7 NO 71-52
TORRE A, PISO 5
BOGOTÁ
Colombia
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Mr Andrés Montoya
Work Department
Land Use, Urban Planning and Develpment
Position
Andrés Montoya is a Partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He heads the Real Estate, Urbanism & Agribusiness practice area.
Career
Andres has experience advising local and international clients in the structuring and development of real estate projects. He has been involved in the negotiation of acquisitions, short and long-term contracts, construction, transfer, and use of urban and rural real estate properties, as well as in dispute resolution in urban and real estate matters. He has led due diligence processes for numerous forestry and agribusiness projects.
He advises private investment funds, promoters, developers, constructors, and in general companies with real estate investments in Colombia related to housing, hotels, shopping centers, infrastructure, and telecommunications. Additionally in different issues regarding agro-industrial projects in Colombia.
He has also been dealing with national and international arbitration and in projects regarding infrastructure, utilities, telecommunications, acquisitions, public bidding processes, and contractual liability.
Languages
He speaks Spanish and English.
Education
• McGill University Master of Laws LL.M., 1999 Montreal, Canada
• Universidad de Caldas J.D., 1996 Manizales, Colombia
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Real estate
(Leading individuals)Posse Herrera Ruiz ‘demonstrates infinite patience and seeks the best way to reconcile difficulties’, according to sources. Routinely working alongside other teams from across the firm, including corporate, environmental law and energy, the real estate practice’s broad focus encompasses traditional real estate, agroindustry and forestry law, as well as energy and infrastructure projects. Department head Andrés Montoya advises domestic and multinational clients on a mix of transactional, project development, and contentious work; he recently advised Phoenix Tower International on the acquisition of 628 rooftop sites from Colombia Telecomunicaciones. Other key contacts include Alejandro Turbay, who leads the urban planning and zoning regulation team, and talented associate Héctor Otálora.
Colombia > TMT
Posse Herrera Ruiz’s interdisciplinary TMT offering routinely acts alongside teams from across the full-service firm to advise TMT clients on a range of transactional, regulatory and contentious matters. The department is co-led by real estate head Andrés Montoya, whose infrastructure practice lends itself well to involvement in telecoms projects; together with competition partner Jorge de los Ríos, who handles data protection and regulatory matters. Other key contacts include IP and digital law partner Ernesto Cavelier, and associate Laura Torrado, who is noted for data protection.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- City focus > Medellín
- Tax