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Partners
Claudia Lozano Afanador / Partner Colombia
Felipe Rubio / Partner Colombia
Luis Felipe Barrios Cadena / Partner Colombia
Monica Serrano / Partner Colombia
Myriam Montenegro / Partner Colombia
Associates
Clara María Sabogal Gómez / Associate Colombia
David Beltrán Castañeda / Associate Colombia
Lorenzo Pizarro / Associate Colombia
Laura Arboleda / Associate Colombia
Lorena Parrado / Associate Colombia
Ludy Natalia Muñoz Roberto / Associate Colombia
Luz Angélica Cuervo Navarro / Associate Colombia
Manuela Guzmán Suárez / Associate Colombia
Santiago Cardozo Pardo / Associate Colombia
Tatiana Medina Otero / Associate Colombia
Valentina Gómez Salgado / Associate Colombia
Valentina Mateus López / Associate Colombia
Valentina Barbosa Díaz / Associate Colombia
External Advisors
Ana María Giraldo / External Consultant Colombia
Carlos J. Seade / External Consultant Colombia
David Bedoya / External Consultant Colombia
Juan Camilo Arango / External Consultant Colombia
Mauricio Rueda / External Consultant Colombia
Paralegal
Margarita Clopatofsky / Paralegal Colombia
Valeria Rugeles Soto / Paralegal Colombia
Our team
Claudia Lozano Afanador / Partner Colombia
clozano@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Industrial property
EDUCATION
Doctor in Law and Jurisprudence. Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario 1988-1992.
PROFILE
LOZANO ASSOCIATED LAWYERS 2007-FOUNDING PARTNER.
RCN TELEVISION S.A.- AUGUST 2007 – AUGUST 2012.
CAVELIER LAWYERS- AUGUST 1995 – AUGUST 2007.
TOP MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL - SEP.1994 – AUGUST 1995.
VERNOT LAWYERS- JANUARY 1994 – SEPTEMBER 1994.
THOMAS GREG & SONS S.A.- APRIL 1993 – DECEMBER 1993
Claudia Lozano
Felipe Rubio / Partner Colombia
frubio@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Intellectual property
Advertising, Entertainment and Audiovisual Production
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Universidad de los Andes
Specialization in industrial property, copyright and related rights. Universidad de los Andes
PROFILE
Member of the Colombian Center for Copyright (CECOLDA).
Currently, with more than 30 years of professional experience, Felipe stands out by offering professional advice to producers and users of copyright, related and industrial property rights, with a view to providing them with efficient and productive management in the processes of entrepreneurship. Likewise, he is recognized for advising in judicial processes related to these matters, as well as in cases of competition law and consumer protection.
Representative for Colombia in the Group of Negotiations between Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela on Intellectual Property in the Group of Three (G-3).
Representative of the Colombian Government in the Committee of Experts regarding a Possible Protocol to the Bern Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in 1993.
Felipe Rubio
Luis Felipe Barrios Cadena / Partner Colombia
lfbarrios@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate and Business
Mergers and Acquisitions
Advertising, Entertainment and Audiovisual Production
Private Clients and Family Businesses
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Universidad del Rosario
Specialization in Media. Universidad de los Andes
PROFILE
Over 35 years of professional experience. He has worked as associate lawyer at Cavelier Abogados, Prieto Montoya Estrada & Asociados (today PPU) and, currently, partner of law firm BBGS Colombia Barrios Montenegro (initially Barrios, Vélez & Asociados) since its foundation in 1994. He has advised multiple M&A processes and has acted as advisor for companies in various sectors, both in corporate and contractual matters and the organization of governance structures. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Legis S.A. and Lexco S.A., among other entities. Since 2012, he has been recognized by international rankings such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League and Best Lawyers, as leading lawyer in technology, media and communications, corporate and M&A. He is currently a professor at the Faculty of Continuing Education, Universidad de los Andes, in the entertainment law course.
Luis Felipe Barrios
Mónica Serrano
Monica Serrano / Partner Colombia
mserrano@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate and Business
Fusions and acquisitions
Compliance.
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Specialization in Commercial Law. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
INFOLAFT S.A.S. Course for Real Sector Compliance Officers with emphasis on SAGRILAFT regulations.
September 16 to November 5, 2021.
PROFILE
He has actively participated in large-scale projects from a corporate point of view, such as the purchase of the shares of the company Teleset S.A.S. by Sony Pictures Television International, the purchase of the Chilean Bestway Group by the English company Rentokill, the acquisition of 100% of the company Sed International Colombia S.A.S. by Ark Investments LLC, the merger of the Spanish group Emergia, the incorporation and start-up of companies such as AXN Colombia Networks S.A.S. and HBO LAG Servicios Internacionales S.A.S., Dirtykitchen S.A.S., Edupol S.A.S. and Blush-Bar S.A.S., among others.
Likewise, from the legal point of view, he has led real estate projects such as the expansion of the Andino Shopping Center and the structural reinforcement of the facilities of the Modern Gymnasium in Bogotá.
Myriam Montenegro / Colombia Partner
mmontenegro@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate and Business
Advertising, Entertainment and Audiovisual Production
Digital Media and New Technologies
Labor
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Universidad del Rosario
Specialization in Administrative Law. Universidad Externado de Colombia
Specialization in Contract Law. Universidad del Rosario
PROFILE
She has extensive experience in the leadership and development of negotiation and contracting processes in the private sector, with an emphasis on the areas of entertainment, advertising and new technologies.
She has actively participated in the structuring of co-productions and distribution agreements for audiovisual products between Sony Pictures Television International, RCN Televisión SA and Teleset SAS
She has led the contracting processes of Teleset SAS in Colombia and Mexico, for the acquisition of rights related to both the production of audiovisual works, and all aspects of pre-production, production and post-production thereof.
Additionally, it provides legal advice on the acquisition of content rights to be adapted to television and new media.
Myriam Montenegro
Clara Maria Sabogal
Clara María Sabogal Gómez / Associate Colombia
csabogal@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate and Business
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
Specialization in Commercial Law from Universidad de los Andes and Master's Degree from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
PROFILE
Advice on contractual, corporate and exchange matters. Management and daily support to national and international companies, branches and non-profit organizations. Structuring and negotiation of documents necessary for local and cross-border acquisitions at BBGS Abogados.
Advice to national and international companies on various issues of commercial and corporate law. Advice on the preparation and negotiation of commercial contracts and issues related to consumer protection at Brigard & Urrutia Abogados SAS.
Responsible person, with a high level of commitment, excellent interpersonal relationships, willing to work as a team.
David Beltrán
David Beltran Castañeda/ Associate Colombia
dbeltran@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate and Business
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Course: “Understanding Economic Regulation in the European Union”. Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, Universidad de Sevilla y Corvinus University Budapest. June, 2018
Diploma: M&A Legal and Corporate Transactions. Universidad de los Andes. (February – March, 2023)
PROFILE
Experience in the Oil & Gas industry, working in the Downstream and Commercial sector at Ecopetrol SA, advising on contractual matters and preparation of MOU's and NDA's.
Laura Arboleda
Laura Arboleda / Associate Colombia
larboleda@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Labor and immigration
Corporate and Business
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Universidad del Rosario
Master in Labor Law Advice and Consulting. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (España)
PROFILE
She has been an associate of the firm since 2017 and was awarded a scholarship throughout the Universidad del Rosario.
His professional practice began at the Lloreda Camacho firm, where he was part of the labor law team. Later he worked at Parra Rodríguez Abogados, in the area of labor and immigration law.
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Lorenzo Pizarro / Associate Colombia
lpizarro@bbgscolombia.com
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Conflict Resolution.
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Universidad de los Andes.
Specialization in International Business Law. Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).
Specialization in Civil Procedural Law. Externado University of Colombia.
PROFILE
Director of the Dispute Resolution area.
Associate of the firm since 2016.
Member of the List of Secretaries of the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá.
Advises national and international companies in various litigations before judges of the Republic and arbitration tribunals, in the areas of contractual and non-contractual civil liability, insolvency regimes and corporate reorganization, as well as in disputes over consumer rights, among others.
Obtained the recognition of Best SABER Pro (Higher Education Quality Exam) at national level (Colombia).
RECOGNITIONS
Legal 500: Recommended lawyer in dispute resolution and Intellectual Property.
Leaders League: Highly recommended lawyer in Insolvency and Corporate Reorganization.
Lorenzo Pizarro
Lorena Parrado
Lorena Parrado Prieto / Associate Colombia
lparrado@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, 2013
Specialist in Administrative Law. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, 2013
PROFILE
Experience as a litigant in contractual and non-contractual liability processes in the civil jurisdiction, in contentious-administrative processes before that jurisdiction and in sanctioning-administrative processes representing different companies in the real sector and companies in the insurance sector. He has taught undergraduate Administrative and Constitutional Law at the Javeriana University.
Graduated with the Medal for Academic Merit in undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
Ludy Natalia Muñoz Roberto / Associate Colombia
lmunoz@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Qadvertising, entertainmentwednto and Audiovisual Production.
Civil contracts and eatingcials.
Intellectual property.
EDUCATION
Lawyer. Pregado in law. Externado University of Colombia (2018).
Master in Telecommunications Lawnes, Data Protection, Audiovisual and information society: Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain. (2022).
PROFILE
Junior Lawyer at Silva & Associates S.A.S. (July 2018-Jan 2020).
Legal coordinator at 1493 S.A.S. (Jan 2020- Aug 2021).
Data protection consultant at Noxdata Soluciones Digitales, S.L. (Madrid) (May-Aug 2022).
Ludy Muñoz
Luz Angélica Cuervo Navarro / Associate Colombia
lcuervo@bbgscolombia.com
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Labor and Immigration.
EDUCATION
Attorney at Law. Bachelor of Laws. Universidad del Rosario (2003).
Specialization in Labor Law. Universidad Javeriana.
PROFILE
Palacio Palacio & Associates.
Addecco Services Colombia S.A.
Universidad del Rosario mention in private law for the registration and approval of subjects in the area.
Luz Cuervo
Manuela Guzmán Suárez / Associate Colombia
mguzman@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
EDUCATION
Lawyer with emphasis in Commercial Law and International Law. Universidad del Rosario.
PROFILE
Practitioner in the Supreme Court of Justice.
Member of the Seedbed of International Economic Law of the Universidad del Rosario, 2021.
Manuela Guzman
Santiago Cardozo / Associate Colombia
mguzman@bbgscolombia.com
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Personal data and new technologies.
EDUCATION
Jurisprudence. Universidad del Rosario.
Specialization in State Contracting and its Management. Universidad del Rosario.
PROFILE
Lawyer, National Protection Unit. Analyst. 2018.
Lawyer, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications. 2019-2023.
Santiago Cardozo
Tatiana Medina Otero / Associate Colombia
tmedina@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Conflict resolution
EDUCATION
Lawyer with emphasis in Commercial Law. Universidad del Rosario.
PROFILE
Junior Associate of the litigation area of Godoy & Hoyos Abogados.
Practitioner in the Superior Court of Bogotá – Civil Chamber.
Scholarship holder of the Universidad del Rosario during the entire undergraduate course.
Academic Honors for the Saber Pro-2020 exam.
Tatiana Medina
Valentina Gómez
Valentina Gómez Salgado / Associate Colombia
vgomez@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate
EDUCATION
Lawyer with emphasis in Private Law and International Law. Universidad del Rosario.
PROFILE
Junior Lawyer at the Legal & Business and Consulting firm.
Legal Practitioner at Xtrategy Center.
Academic monitor of International Recruitment at the Universidad del Rosario.
Scholarship holder of the Universidad del Rosario during the entire undergraduate course.
Member of the International Legal Clinic of the Universidad del Rosario.
Co-author of the Memorial sent to the OPCV of the International Criminal Court (CPI) entitled “Forced Marriage and Its Legal Characterization as a Crime Against Humanity: Sexual Slavery, Other Inhumane Acts, or Both?”.
Valentina Mateus López / Associate Colombia
vmateus@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate
EDUCATION
Undergraduate: Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Postgraduate: Specialization in Commercial Law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
PROFILE
Lawyer in Training at the Firm López & Associates S.A.S.
Monitor of labor settlements in the Legal Clinic of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
Junior Lawyer in the Legal Vice Presidency of Alianza Fiduciaria S.A.
Senior Lawyer in the Legal Vice Presidency of Alianza Fiduciaria S.A.
Scholarship of 50% of the enrollment for academic average during the exchange carried out at the Pontifical University of Comillas.
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Valentina Barbosa Díaz / Associate Colombia
vbarbosa@bbgscolombia.com
AREAS OF PRACTICE
EDUCATION
Lawyer with a major in Psychology. Universidad del Rosario. 2023.
Undergraduate student of Psychology. Konrad Lorenz University.
WIPO Academy DL-101 course. 2023.
Training in arbitration module of the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota Social Arbitration. 2022.
PROFILE
Intern at JGA lawyers.
Researcher in the inter-institutional project "Cartography of popular work initiatives for the socioeconomic reactivation in the Alto Fucha-Bogota territory" of the National University of Colombia and Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario (2021-2023).
Member of the Clinic against Domestic and Gender Violence of the Universidad del Rosario (2021-2022).
Member of the Semillero de Infancia y Adolescencia of Universidad del Rosario (2021-2022).
Scholarship for academic excellence maintained throughout undergraduate studies at Universidad del Rosario.
Score of 100/100 in a single written preparatory exam with emphasis in public contracting, contract law and international arbitration.
Preferential admission to the law program at Universidad del Rosario after presenting a score above 95% in the ICFES state test.
Valentina Barbosa
Ana María Giraldo
Ana María Giraldo / External Consultant Colombia
info@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
• Labor
EDUCATION
• Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Specialization in Labor Law. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
PROFILE
• External Advisor on issues of individual Labor Law and Social Security, procedural labor law, as well as in the presentation of Guardianships and claims before the National Health Superintendence.
• For more than 20 years, she has been a trial lawyer, specialized in labor and social security litigation.
• He has also been an arbitrator in various Arbitration Courts, as well as Professor at various universities in the country, such as the Universidad Javeriana, Universidad del Rosario and the Universidad Santo Tomás.
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Carlos J. Seade / External Advisor Colombia
info@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
• Telecommunications.
EDUCATION
• Lawyer. Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
PROFILE
• Graduated from Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Bogotá DC, Colombia, with master's degrees in International Banking Law, Boston University, Boston, USA and in International Business Legal Studies, The University of Exeter, Exeter, UK_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
• Lawyer with solid skills in negotiation and mediation with extensive experience in Information and Communication Technologies -ICT-, corporate, administrative and commercial law, protection of personal data and real estate assets.
• He has been a consultant and legal advisor in both the public and private sectors. He is currently a partner and General Manager of ASR GLOBAL SAS, he has served as Deputy Superintendent for Telecommunications and Director of Investigations of the Superintendency of Residential Public Services, Legal Advisor of the then Banking Superintendence (today Superfinancial), of the Telecommunications Regulation Commission (today CRC), was a partner of Lawyers and Consultants, General Manager of LeaseTech CA, Manager of the International Custody Division of Banco Venezolano de Crédito.
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David Bedoya / External Advisor Colombia
info@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
• Tax
EDUCATION
• Lawyer. Universidad de los Andes
• Specialization in Commercial Law. Universidad de los Andes
• Specialization in Tax Law. Universidad de los Andes
• LLM in International Tax Law. Leiden University (The Netherlands)
PROFILE
• His work focuses on the provision of tax advice, with an emphasis on tax structuring at the national and international level, as well as on local, national and international taxes, in addition to national commercial and corporate consulting.
• He has more than 15 years of experience in firms such as Ernst & Young Colombia, Brigard & Urrutia and Houthoff Buruma in the Netherlands.
• During his professional career, he has directed and participated in various consulting, tax planning, due diligence, diagnosis and tax compliance projects for various companies, as well as in structuring national and international businesses and transactions, tax litigation and commercial and corporate consulting.
Juan C Aran
Juan Camilo Arango / External Consultant Colombia
info@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
• Infrastructure and Public Law
EDUCATION
• Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Specialization in Administrative Law. Universidad Externado de Colombia
PROFILE
• External Consultant of the firm in the areas of Infrastructure and Public Law.
• He has worked professionally as a legal advisor in the structuring of different Public Private Associations (PPPs) and important and strategic infrastructure projects.
• Before starting his activities as a consultant, he co-directed the Infrastructure and Public Law practices at Rodríguez - Azuero Abogados and Selfinver Abogados.
• He has also served as Legal Advisor in the areas of structuring projects, infrastructure and public services of Selfinver Investment Banking and in important State Entities where he was in charge of handling various matters related to state contracting, mining law and administrative law.
Mauricio R
Mauricio Rueda / External Consultant Colombia
info@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
• Environmental law
EDUCATION
• Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Specialization in Administrative Law
PROFILE
• External Advisor for issues related to environmental law and other related areas such as corporate social management, land use and basic sanitation.
• He has been legal advisor to companies, including (i) Concesia SAS on environmental and social issues for their participation in bidding and contractual processes related to the fourth generation of road concessions (2013-2015); (ii) ISAGEN on environmental issues and prior consultation with indigenous communities (2011-2012). (iii) Acerías Paz del Río SA (2008 - 2010), in judicial representation; and other companies and unions on environmental content issues.
• Likewise, he has been a consultant to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development for the review, drafting and translation of documents and the preparation of concepts, administrative acts and legal studies necessary for the negotiation of agreements, treaties and other documents that must be signed by that Ministry, especially in the process of joining the OECD (2017).
Margarita Clopa
Margarita Clopatofsky / Paralegal Colombia
mclopatofsky@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
• Industrial Property
PROFILE
• She is a paralegal of the firm's Industrial Property team.
Valeria Ruge
Tatiana Beltz / Colombia
tbeltz@bbgscolombia.com
PRACTICE AREAS
• Private clients and family businesses.
EDUCATION
• Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
• Specialization in Spanish Law for Foreign Jurists at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
PROFILE
• Master in International Management from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MInnesota, USA.
• Since 2019 she is the Executive Director of the Alianza BBGS Abogados.
• He has held legal, administrative and compliance positions in both real and financial sector companies and Law Firms.
• For more than ten years he has been a member of Boards of Directors and has experience in managing family assets and family businesses.
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