Juan Bernardo Tascon > UH Abogados > Medellin, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
UH Abogados Offices
Carrera 29C #10C - 125
Office 401. Select Business Tower
MEDELLIN
Colombia
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Juan Bernardo Tascon
Work Department
Litigation department
Position
Partner
Career
He is an arbitrator in commercial and insurance law at the Chambers of Commerce, and has more than 15 years of experience as a litigation lawyer, especially in matters of civil liability and insurance, class and group actions, arbitration, tax liability, and administrative proceedings. He has also provided various consultancies on conflict resolution, private procurement, and underwriting matters. He is a professor of civil liability and insurance in undergraduate and graduate programs at various universities in the country.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
Attorney from the Pontificia Bolivariana University, with a specialization in civil liability and insurance from EAFIT University and a Master’s degree in Law from the Pontificia Bolivariana.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > City focus > Medellín
Based in Medellín, UH Abogados’ alliance with national heavyweight Brigard Urrutia additionally provides the mid-sized firm with access to a leading Bogotá platform. The group is primarily recognised for its ‘extensive knowledge of real estate law’ as well as for its corporate practice (both departments are ranked nationally), while it also handles dispute resolution, corporate compliance, labour and employment, insurance and tax-related matters. Carolina Uribe and Carlos Henao jointly lead the real estate and the corporate teams; they recently paired up to advise Londoño Gómez and Arquitectura & Concreto on the structuring of a macro-project development intended for housing, commerce and services in the municipality of Bello in Antioquia. Rounding out the partner group is Juan Bernardo Tascón, who heads the litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution practice, and has more than 15 years of experience as a trial lawyer. Key associates include Maria Adelaida Zapata, who specialises in real estate; Daniela Vélez. who has an emphasis on corporate and commercial law; Óscar Fernando Jiménez, who supports on contentious work; and corporate-focused Maria Clara Palacio, who arrived in July 2022 from BDO Colombia.