Ms Cristina Vásquez > Posse Herrera Ruiz > Medellin, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Posse Herrera Ruiz Offices
CRA 43A NO 1-50
TORRE A, OFICINA 864
MEDELLÍN
Colombia
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Ms Cristina Vásquez
Work Department
Infrastructure and Public Law
Position
Cristina Vásquez is partner of Infrastructure at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her professional practice focuses on Infrastructure, Projects, and Administrative Law.
Career
Cristina has more than twenty years of experience in the Infrastructure area in highway, airport, and rail modes, project structuring, public-private partnerships, concessions, and financing.
She also has extensive experience in accompaniment in bidding and selection processes in general, as well as in permanent accompaniment in contractual execution. She also has extensive experience in negotiating EPC contracts.
Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she was General Secretary of Construcciones El Cóndor S.A.
Cristina has been involved in important infrastructure projects in the country, among which are the award of Opain, structuring, awarding and financing of Pacifico 2 and Ruta al Mar, acquisition and financing of Pacifico 3.
She is a specialization professor at the Universidad del Rosario, being in charge of holding the chair of Typology of Public Contracts – PPPs and their financing.
Languages
She speaks Spanish and English.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > City focus > Medellín
Comprising professionals who are ‘well trained and very experienced’, Posse Herrera Ruiz’s Medellín platform has evolved into one of the firm’s key service centres. The 14-lawyer team houses strong capabilities in infrastructure, international trade, dispute resolution, tax, investment funds, and fintech, among other areas, which equips it to handle strategic matters for key locally-based clients such as UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones, Consorcio Hidroitunago, and Sura Asset Management — as well as national and international companies. Cristina Vásquez heads the office and specialises in projects, infrastructure and public law; she recently advised Odinsa on its negotiations with Macquarie Asset Management to create a platform for highway assets in Colombia and the region. At senior level, Vásquez is supported by high-profile dispute resolution expert Carolina Posada and international trade and tax partner Juan Camilo De Bedout — both split their time between Bogotá and Medellín. The group further benefits from the emerging expertise of customs and international trade director María Paula Sánchez; newly appointed (May 2023) director Julián Aguirre, who is now in charge of fintech and investment funds nationally; and dispute resolution-focused associate Natalia Tobón.
Colombia > Public law
Posse Herrera Ruiz’s public law practice demonstrates ‘clear knowledge and understanding of the public and administrative legal environment’, according to sources. Primarily recognised for its work in the public procurement and projects spheres, the group also advises on contentious matters, including sanctions proceedings. The multidisciplinary group is co-led by infrastructure, projects and public law partner Cristina Vásquez, alongside dispute resolution expert Daniel Posse. Other senior-level contacts include litigator Carolina Posada and transactional infrastructure specialist José Alejandro Torres. Associate Juan David Fiallo, who specialises in dispute resolution, provides support.
Colombia > Projects
Posse Herrera Ruiz’s cross-practice projects offering is composed of ‘subject matter experts who are extremely knowledgeable’, according to some. Consistently working alongside other practice groups from across the firm, the team advises on a broad scope of work, including tender processes, project financings, and dispute resolution. Banking and finance specialist Mariana Posse jointly leads the department together with energy and natural resources expert Alvaro José Rodríguez, and infrastructure and public law partner Cristina Vásquez. Other key contacts include finance-focused Jesús Albarrán, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, and associate Catalina Posada, who also advises on finance matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- City focus > Medellín
- Tax