María Claudia Martínez Beltrán > DLA Piper Martinez Beltrán > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Martinez Beltrán
CARRERA 7 NO 71-21
TORRE B OF 602
BOGOTA
Colombia

Work Department

Competition, Data Protection, Compliance and Intellectual Property

Position

María Claudia is a partner in the Competition, Data Protection, Compliance and Intellectual Property practice areas.

Career

She has wide experience representing corporations and single individuals before the Competition and Data Protection Authority in administrative investigations and obtaining clearance of different requirements handled by this authority. Additionally, she provides permanent and preventive support to companies on best practices regarding legal compliance.

She began her professional career in 2009 at Martínez Neira Abogados, focusing on corporate matters. She later joined the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, first as a member of the competition investigation team and then as an advisor to the Superintendent.

María Claudia is a lawyer and economist; therefore, her support goes beyond legal issues. Her goal is to enhance her clients’ businesses.

Languages

Spanish, English and French

Memberships

  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Founding Member of the Colombian Ethics, Integrity and Compliance Association (ACIEC)
  • Co-Director of the Women and Diversity Committee of the Center for Procedural Law Studies (CEDEP)
  • President of the Women Committee of the Colombian Competition Law Association (ACDC)
  • Member of the Women in the Profession Colombian – Committee Vance Center – Womens Committee Colombia

Education

  • Master’s Degree in Law (LL.M.), King’s College London (England)
  • Postgraduate Degree in Corporate Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
  • Economist, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
  • Lawyer, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
  • Law Degree, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Lawyer Rankings

Colombia > Competition and antitrust

(Next Generation Partners)

María Claudia MartínezDLA Piper Martinez Beltrán

An innovative firm that is constantly looking for ways to do things better’,  DLA Piper Martinez Beltrán houses an interdisciplinary competition and consumer protection department. The team’s broad regulatory offering marks it as a solid choice to advise on contentious matters, including investigations and competition litigation, with particular experience in matters combining antitrust and consumer law issues. Group head María Claudia Martínez covers a mix of corporate, competition, consumer law, and data protection-related work. Other key contacts include litigator Julian Solorza, who sits in the dispute resolution, regulatory, and financial services practices, and senior associate Natalia Fernández.

Colombia > TMT

DLA Piper Martinez Beltrán has experience in advising technology, media and telecoms clients on transactions, regulatory issues and data protection law. IP and data protection partner María Claudia Martínez heads the department and is well versed in advising corporations on privacy matters, including administrative investigations before the Data Protection Authority. The team also includes senior associate Natalia Fernández, who provides support on a mix of competition, data protection and consumer law matters.