Pérez-Llorca

Lawyers at Pérez-Llorca (formerly Gómez-Pinzón Abogados until their July 2025 merger) are ‘highly professional, committed to the cause and analyse all aspects of a case’, according to clients. Demonstrating a strong record in domestic arbitrations, as well as international arbitrations under CCB rules, the team is routinely called upon by Colombian and multinational corporations across all industry segments, with particular activity in the energy, natural resources, infrastructure and financial services spheres. As a trained engineer, department co-head David Ricardo Araque is praised for his ’strong technical knowledge’; he represented Termobarranquilla in a local arbitration against Transelca concerning the breach of an asset-representation agreement. Veteran of counsel William Araque co-heads the practice and is recommended for his experience across the full scope of contentious work, including arbitration cases before the Chambers of Commerce of Bogotá, Medellín and Pereira. At associate level, the team includes seniors Carlos Alberto León, who has held multiple positions in Colombia’s judicial branch; Samuel Hernández Lizarazu, who handles a broad scope of litigation and arbitration cases; and Juan Guillermo Otero, who also maintains a broad dispute resolution practice. In June 2023, intermediate associate María Valentina Díaz left to study abroad. In July 2024, the firm welcomed the return of former managing partner Alejandro Linares, who rejoined following an eight-year stint as Justice of the Colombian Constitutional Court.