Iberian giant Garrigues’ litigation group in Bogotá is ‘characterised by its delivery of fast results in complex matters’. Despite its compact size, the one-partner team scores highly for its ’promptness’ and ‘personalised attention’, while its international outlook ensures that it enjoys close links with multinational as well as domestic clients. Alberto Acevedo spearheads the practice and provides ’out-of-the-box and elegant legal strategies’; he successfully represented Frontera Energy in a class action filed by a group of minority shareholders claiming that it failed to inform the stock market of its restructuring plans in 2016. Acevedo is supported by a strong group of non-partners, including counsel Guillermo León Ramírez, who joined from the Superintendence of Corporations in March 2023 and is particularly noted for contentious insolvencies; and senior associates María Carolina Sarmiento (who specialises in arbitral proceedings), Lina Marcela Moreno (who focuses on insurance, litigation and administrative law), and Daniel Quintero, who returned from study leave in October 2023.
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‘Alberto Acevedo stands out for his expertise in the field of procedural law and for generating innovative procedural strategies. His writings are concise and concrete. He is a facilitator in reaching agreements; he locates a reasonable position and implements a strategy to balance procedural, legal and economic burdens.’
‘The Garrigues team has excellent professionals, very willing to work on our matters.’
‘Alberto Acevedo is an excellent professional and provides us with his services first-hand. Daniel Quintero is an outstanding lawyer.’
‘Garrigues overall is a legally sophisticated law firm. The support of the team is comprehensive and it is characterised by its delivery of fast results in complex matters.’
‘Alberto Acevedo rendered sound advice in complex affairs. He has been deeply inquisitive in understanding the company's core business in order to provide out-of-the-box and elegant legal strategies. Associate Daniel Quintero has an eye for detail, and has provided fast results with remarkable quality.’
‘This is a high-level and experienced team that provides detailed attention to the queries raised. We highlight the firm's promptness and personalised attention to requirements.’
‘Alberto Acevedo is an extraordinary lawyer. His knowledge of procedural law, and law in general, allows him to provide us with exceptional service, with which we are very satisfied.’
‘Alberto Acevedo and his team know the country's judicial system very well, they have business expertise and a practical sense of doing things, which we consider makes them distinctive.’
Key clients
- Frontera Energy
- SWPCOL
- Itec (Catalonia Institute of Construction Technology)
- OHL
- MSL Technology (Atos)
- Estrella Andina
- Aon
- Perimetral Oriental De Bogota
- Enel
- Suppla
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Enel Colombia in filing a liabilities’ claim following the wire-tapping of Enel’s legal representative.
- Defended Frontera Energy in a class action filed by a group of minority shareholders claiming that it failed to inform the stock market of its restructuring plans in 2016.
- Represented Perimetral Oriental de Bogotá in a claim brough by a group of business owners claiming that construction works performed by POB severely affected their businesses.
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Alberto Acevedo