Brigard Urrutia

‘Experienced, committed, and deeply dedicated’, Brigard Urrutia’s specialist insurance practice ranks among the best in the country. Highly regarded for its breadth of practice, the group stands out for its strong skill sets in regulatory work, transactions and new product development, while it also routinely works hand-in-hand with its dispute resolution lawyers to handle high-stakes insurance litigation. Clients include some of the largest names in both the domestic and global market — including Liberty Mutual and Munich Re — and it also continues to grow its share of the market, adding eight new clients during 2024/25. Department head Lucas Fajardo is ’establishing himself as one of Colombia’s leading insurance lawyers’; he recently advised Grupo Habitat (a joint venture between Cámara Chilena de la Construcción and Prudential Financial) on proceedings held before the Superintendence of Finance to obtain approval for the incorporation new local life insurer, Andina Compañía de Seguros de Vida. In April 2025, Insurance litigator Irma Rivera-Ramírez left to go freelance, while insurance-focused senior associate Juan David Marín moved in house.