Cuatrecasas

Cuatrecasas’ increasingly dominant corporate offering is staffed by lawyers commended for their ‘extensive technical knowledge but also, importantly, business sense’. The practice is distinguished by its industry-based approach, where it particularly excels in transactions involving the infrastructure, energy, real estate and TMT areas. Additionally, as the Colombian arm of an international firm, the team is recognised for its ability to plug into its global network for support on large-scale, cross-border deals. Juan Felipe Vera is a go-to specialist for corporate and M&A and recently advised GFT Technologies on the bidding process to acquire 100% of the share capital of Sophos Colombia and its subsidiaries in Chile, Mexico, Panama, Peru, India and the USA. Vera co-heads the department together with Felipe Mariño, who specialises in infrastructure and real estate M&A; and corporate and commercial partner Jaime Moya, who joined in December 2024 from Novit Abogados. The team further draws on an accomplished bench of senior associates that includes Natalia Villamizar, who is singled out for her ’experience and in-depth knowledge’; Pablo Martínez, who re-joined the firm in July 2024 following a one-year stint at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York; and Daniel Cardona-Aranda, who arrived from Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados in February 2025. Senior associate Carolina Trejos Robledo left the firm in December 2024, while fellow senior Fabio Ardila joined Drummond Energy the following month. Since publication, Mariño has been posted to the firm’s New York office – effective as of October 2025.