Garrigues

The ‘very agile and practical’ lawyers at Garrigues’ are valued by clients for their ’ability to integrate with in-house teams’. The Bogotá-based practice additionally stands out for its ability to plug into the wider firm’s extensive international network, which takes in offices across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. As a result of its robust multi-jurisidictional capability, the group is a popular choice to advise on cross-border transactions — it also handles domestic deals. Dual-qualified (New York/Colombia) practice co-head Andrés Ordóñez brings to bear extensive international experience gained during stints at firms in New York and Washington DC; he recently advised Canada-based Mitel on the Colombian aspects of the acquisition of Unify from its French parent Atos, including its subsidiary Unify Brasil. Ignacio Londoño co-heads the department and teamed up with the firm’s Chile and Mexico offices to advise Denmark’s Better Collective on its acquisition of Playmaker Capital. The group also draws on an experienced group of non-partners, including senior associate Guillermo Andrés Gómez; intermediate Maria Alejandra Sánchez; and new senior María Paula Cruz Ordóñez, who joined in July 2023 from Tannus & Asociados. Former principal associate Cristina Copete left to become legal head at Cine Colombia in December 2023.