Medellín-headquartered boutique Tamayo Jaramillo & Asociados scores highly with clients for its ‘constant communication and clear information management’. Distinguished by its expertise in insurance, liability, transport and general civil law, the team is geared towards advising on claims-related matters, including environmental contamination, product liability, medical malpractice, machinery breakdown and construction, among others. Firm founder Javier Tamayo Jaramillo is widely acknowledged as a dean of the Colombian insurance bar; he successfully represented Inversiones Techcolombia before the Supreme Court in a dispute with Seguros Bolívar concerning a rejected claim following a warehouse flood. Other key partners include Daniel Ossa Gómez, who specialises in civil liability and insurance law; Carlos Andres Gonzales Galvís, whose practice focuses on insurance and risk analysis; and up-and-coming specialist Laura Castaño Echeverri, who excels in insurance litigation, with particular strength in medical liability. Associate Daniel Bedoya is also noted for his emphasis on civil liability and procedural law.
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‘The team's experience, combined with its significant and nationally recognised academic work, in my opinion generates the greatest confidence in their defence strategies, especially concerning those in the insurance sector. They also enjoy high reputational, ethical, and professional recognition.’
‘The team maintains constant communication and clear information management. All of this, combined with the high academic standards of the partners and professionals who comprise it. We highlight Javier Tamayo Jaramillo and Daniel Ossa Gómez.’
- ‘The lead attorney, Javier Tamayo Jaramillo, is a person of high moral and professional character who maintains this line in his firm, as we have seen over several years.’
- ‘Attention and interest in the matters we entrust to a team are essential in any organisation providing legal services, and this firm excels in this.’
Key clients
- Inversiones Techcolombia
- Aktion Trade Service
- Compañía Aseguradora de Fianzas (Confianza)
- Mapfre Seguros Generales de Colombia
- HDI Seguros
- Chubb Seguros Colombia S.A.
- Inducolvi
Work highlights
Successfully advised Inversiones Techcolombia on an appeal (and plea before the Supreme Court) in a lawsuit against Seguros Bolívar.
Represented Aktion Trade Services in its lawsuit against Chubb Seguros in a matter concerning international transportation insurance.
Successfully represented Seguros Confianza in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit stemming from the damages caused by the “Palmas” avenue.
Lawyers
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Daniel Bedoya
Practice head
Javier Tamayo Jaramillo; Daniel Ossa Gómez; Carlos Andrés González Galvis