Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

Baker McKenzie S.A.S.’s ability to draw on its prominent global arbitration offering is a big draw for multilatina and multinational clients seeking local representation, and the team acts for a host of major international corporations on arbitral proceedings involving Colombian parties — it also routinely advises local companies. With strong recent activity in handling ICC cases, the group demonstrates significant experience in handling complex international arbitrations under key institutional rules. Practice head María Angélica Burgos re-joined the firm in May 2025, following two years leading her own firm; she has acted as counsel in a string of ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under major global rules, including the ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL. The department also draws on newly made-up (May 2025) partner Sebastian Quintero, who has advised on disputes involving the energy, infrastructure and life sciences fields, among other areas. Senior associates Estefanía Contreras and Ana Carolina Abreo are also noted for arbitration work. In December 2024, former department head Claudia Benavides left the firm along with partner Cristina Mejía and associates Felipe González Arrieta and Laura Rincón; independently, former senior associate Daniela Páez Cala also left the firm concurrently.