Garrigues’ projects offering drives a significant proportion of its public law work, with the team recently advising several public sector-entities (including FDN and Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano) on project structuring and public procurement, as well as advising concessionaires on PPP contracts. On the contentious front, the team handled a mix of sanctioning procedures, consumer law-related matters and constitutional litigation. Adriana Espinosa specialises in procurement, infrastructure projects and sanction proceedings and co-heads the practice together with José Miguel De La Calle, who is a former Superintendent of Industry and Commerce; together, they advised the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies on a 5G spectrum auction. Key non-partners include counsel Iván Fierro (public law and infrastructure), principal associate Melissa Castro (administrative law), and senior associate Juan Ospina (public law and infrastructure).
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Key clients
- Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN)
- Draeger Colombia
- Editorial Santillana
- Matrix Giros y Servicios
- Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano
- Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones
- Sociedad Portuaria Río Grande
- Agencia Nacional de Defensa Jurídica del Estado.
- Whirlpool Colombia
- Gastronomía Italiana en Colombia
Work highlights
Advising FDN on the structuring of the legal framework for the construction of Metro de Bogota’s second line.
Advising the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies on the auction to award the available spectrum to develop 5G network and extend 4G connection in Colombia.
Defending postal service provider, Matrix, in three lawsuits filed by a competitor relating to a bidding process carried out by the Colombian public contracting authority, which seek to annul the contracts awarded to Matrix.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Melissa Castro
Iván Fierro
Practice head
José Miguel De La Calle; Adriana Espinosa