Praised for its ‘extensive experience in regulatory and transactional matters’, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas’ projects team is equipped to support on a broad scope of project structuring, asset acquisitions and disposals, project finance, restructuring and administrative law litigation. The ’creative, insightful and timely’ Pablo Jaramillo leads the transactional side of the practice, where he has recently managed mandates for project sponsors, public sector entities and lenders. The group also includes public law partner Ximena Zuleta, who is recommended for bidding processes, government contracts and contentious work, as well as banking and finance partners Bernardo Cárdenas and Felipe Alarcon, who are noted for project finance.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Dentons' projects team has extensive experience in regulatory and transactional matters. Its team is comprised of partners and associates with extensive experience structuring projects in various sectors.’
- ‘Lawyers have extensive experience structuring projects in various sectors and are also well-versed in regulatory matters, which makes their advice very useful. They are always available and their response times are very fast. I have worked with partner Pablo Jaramillo and associate Rodrigo de Vivero.’
- ‘They are expert lawyers in their fields, particularly corporate and business law. Pablo Jaramillo and his team are creative, insightful, and timely in addressing clients needs.’
- ‘Pablo Jaramillo is a lawyer who is very empathetic to his clients' needs, very creative in finding solutions, and very proactive.’
- ‘We highlight the team’s ability to maintain a strong negotiating position and its availability. Lawyers are good advocates for business positions, provide quick responses, and demonstrate good availability.’
Key clients
- Grupo Energía Bogotá
- Societé de Promotion et de Participation pour La Cooperation Economique (Proparco) and Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN)
- International Finance Corporation, ICF Debt Pool Inc. and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden
- Puertos Inversiones y Obras (P.I.O.)
- Generadora Nare
- CrossBoundary Colombia
- Puerto Bahía Colombia de Urabá
- Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia
- Fábrica Nacional De Autopartes / Fanalca
- Globalvia Inversiones
- Electryon Power Colombia
Work highlights
Advising Puerto Bahía Colombia de Urabá on the Puerto Antioquia project.
Advising Proparco and FDN on the contractual management of a structured finance deal involving a key concessionaire of Cartagena’s mass public transport system.
Advising the lenders to Transambiental on the contractual management of a structured finance transaction.
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Practice head
Pablo Jaramillo