According to clients, Holland & Knight ‘cares about understanding the business realities and contexts of the companies it advises’. The group continues to consolidate its position in the market following the firm’s May 2023 absorption of Cuberos Cortés Gutiérrez Abogados, and it added several new clients during 2023/24, including Opp Film Colombia and Boston Scientific. Arguably best known for its record in cross-border transactions, where it can link up with its wider international network, the team also handles domestic M&A and advisory matters. Executive office partner Enrique Gómez-Pinzón, who operates from Bogotá and Washington DC, steers the practice. Other recommended partners include Gustavo Cuberos, who contributes ’seriousness and dynamism’; Julia Velásquez, who is ‘a great leader’; Alba Malagón, who specialises in corporate and finance deals; and transactional energy specialists José Vicente Zapata and Ines Elvira Vesga. Associates Natalia Cuberos, Diana Paola Serrano and Isabella Díaz are also noted.
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‘Holland & Knight is a firm that cares about understanding the business realities and contexts of the companies it advises. The team participates in making informed decisions and is very clear and sensible in its proposals.’
‘Lawyers are kind, straight people with a great capacity for service: Julia Velásquez is a great leader; and Gustavo Cuberos is an eminence in corporate matters and brings seriousness and dynamism to the firm.’
Key clients
- Azelis Americas
- Opp Film Colombia
- EXL Service Colombia
- Philips Colombiana
- PUIG Colombia
- Getinge Colombia
- Adelte Servicios Colombia
- CI Grodco Ingenieros Civiles (in reorganisation)
- Carbones de los Andes (in judicial liquidation)
- Disan Colombia
Work highlights
- Advising Azelis Americas on the acquisition of its Colombian parent company and consequent control of its subsidiaries and affiliates in Central and South America.
- Advising Opp Film Colombia on the structuring of equity contributions and debt facilities for the construction and operation of a new manufacturing and production plant in Atlantico, Colombia.
- Advising PUIG Colombia on all corporate matters, including on the preparation of minutes of the shareholders assembly and compliance issues.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Enrique Gómez Pinzón; José Vicente Zapata; Gustavo Cuberos; Julia Velásquez; Alba Malagón