CMS Rodríguez-Azuero

CMS Rodríguez-Azuero’s energy and natural resources team is lauded for its ‘ability to understand the business from the inside out’. The Colombia practice forms a key part of the firm’s global energy offering, which is particularly recognised for its close relationships with oil-and-gas majors, as well as leading power companies. Managing partner Álvaro Josué Yáñez co-heads the department and contributes significant in-house experience following an eight-year stint at Pacific Rubiales Energy; he recently advised Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on hydrogen-related issues. The practice is additionally co-led by energy and natural resources specialist Álvaro Yáñez Peñaranda and Daniela Vergel, who handles environmental law, dispute resolution and mining law. Counsel Mónica Torres provides dedicated practice support. In July 2024, Leopoldo Olavarría left to become a freelance compliance adviser.