Durán & Osorio Abogados Asociados

Few firms can match Durán & Osorio Abogados Asociados’ breadth of public law expertise, with the team praised by clients for ‘setting the standard for how relationships between the State and the private sector are handled and structured’. High-profile expert Álvaro Mauricio Durán Leal is a first port of call for market-transforming public law mandates; he is currently advising IFC and ProPacífico on analysing financing mechanisms for Colombia’s tertiary road network to evaluate a potential bankable structure that could encourage private capital participation. Firm co-founder Jorge Gabriel Taboada also contributes premier public law experience and recently paired up with Álvaro Gasca, noted as an ’absolute reference in the sector’, to advise the Secretariat of Infrastructure of Valle del Cauca on structuring a new public agency to develop regional infrastructure. Rounding out the partners is Felipe Herrera, who is commended as ‘one of the smartest minds in the region’; he specialises in public procurement and project structuring with a focus on the rail, road and airport sectors. A formidable second line of senior associates includes Sebastián Duque and Daniela Mejía, who are highlighted together for their ’exceptional ability to handle matters of the highest complexity’, as well as Edgardo Maya Araújo, who specialises in projects, public law and dispute resolution.