Brigard Urrutia

‘Proactive in proposing solutions’, Brigard Urrutia’s capital markets team is a popular choice to advise major issuers on large-scale debt and equity offerings — as was recently evidenced by its work for the Republic of Colombia on its $3.6bn global bond offering. The group additionally contributes experience in representing underwriters on local and cross-border capital markets transactions. Managing partner Carlos Fradique-Méndez co-heads the department, where he leverages extensive expertise in both domestic and international securities offerings and structured finance transactions; notably he is dual qualified in New York and Colombia. Fellow practice co-head Luis Gabriel Morcillo is equally adept in representing companies and investment banks in public and private issuances of debt and equity; he recently acted alongside Fradique-Méndez and the banking and finance practice group to lead on Colombia’s aforementioned global bond offering. A strong bench of associates includes senior Viviana Araújo, who specialises in capital markets work and is ’very attentive to clients’; senior Nicolás Arocha Roldán, who focuses on capital markets, finance and corporate law; and intermediate Diana Useche, who supports on capital markets, securities and private equity-related matters.