Corporate lawyers at Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados possess ‘high technical knowledge’, according to sources. The team is frequently engaged by domestic and foreign companies and private equity funds to advise on local acquisitions and investment transactions, while it also supports on compliance work and day-to-day matters. The practice is led jointly by founding partner Diego Muñoz Tamayo, who specialises in corporate transactions, and Felipe Trías, who handles a mix of finance and corporate matters; together they advised World Host Group on the $7.2m acquisition of Colombia Hosting. Providing support is senior associate Juanita Esguerra, who focuses on corporate, M&A, and public law. Former senior associate Daniel Cardona left the firm in January 2025.
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Work Department
Corporate and M&A | Privatizations | Financial Regulatory | Banking & Finance | Projects | Infrastructure | Sports Law | Administrative and Regulatory Law | Competition Law | Tax Law | Dispute Resolution | Oil & Gas
Position
Diego is the Founding Partner of the Firm. Since founding the leading Bogotá Law firm in 1995, Diego Muñoz Tamayo has played a leading role in the field of public sector privatizations in Colombia, envisioning pioneering strategies to resolve challenges in uncharted areas. Developing a practice that focuses on corporate transactional business law, he is recognized for his exceptional talent in putting together complex deals, and his acumen when advising clients on strategic business negotiations. He has also participated in landmark cases in the health sector, arbitration and finance law.
For over 7 years, Diego was a Law Professor at the Universidad de los Andes, one of the country’s top universities, where he taught courses on Foreign Exchange Regulations, Negotiating Foreign Investment and External Debt, and International Contracts. Diego is known for his multicultural skills, capacity to bridge complex M&A transactions, ability to structure challenging project finance, and extensive experience in privatization.
When people say that Diego Muñoz Tamayo “wrote the book” on privatizations in Colombia, they’re not lying. Published in Bogotá in 2004, “Privatization in Colombia: The Legal Framework for the Transfer of State Property,” remains the most important doctrinal source on the topic today. He has also published many articles on the financial sector and on topics such as Colombia’s foreign debt and judicial and procedural aspects of public credit in Colombia.
Languages
Spanish | English | French | German
Memberships
Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. 2021
Gas Natural S.A. E.S.P. (now Naturgy)2017
Suramericana S.A., 2002-2011.
Münchener de Colombia S.A, 1997-2011.
Inversiones Rendiles S.A, 2008 – present
Publications Semana, 1999-2008.
Grupo Publicaciones Latinoamericanas S.A., 2001.
Pensiones y Cesantias Colpatria, 1995-1999.
Propescol S.A, 1990-1993. Sofasa S.A, 1987-1989.
Cerro Matoso S.A, 1986-1989.
Education
Master (M.Sc). in Public Policy in Latin America, University of Oxford, Saint Antony’s College, Oxford, United Kingdom (1986).
LL.M. in International Financial Law, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom (1985).
Specialist in Commercial Law, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (1983).
Law Degree, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (1983).
Law Degree with Social Sciences and Economics DEUG (BA equivalent), University of Paris II, Paris, France (1977).
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‘The team is fully committed and maintains personalised contact with the client. Lawyers demonstrate high technical knowledge.’
Key clients
- Kuaishou Kushki Wordl Host Group 3ESI Colombia S.A.S. América de Cali S.A. en Reorganización Monster Energy Company
Work highlights
Advised World Host Group on the $7.2m acquisition of Colombia Hosting.