MEMBERS

Founder Member:

EDGAR SUAREZ ORTIZ .Founder Associate. Lawyer Partner-Economist from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, with specialization in Business Law and Labor Law, from the same University. Professor of Entrepreneurial Law in the Universidad Javeriana. Member of Industrial Property Inter-American Association of Industrial Property - ASIPI. Member of Colombian Center of Authors' Rights - CECOLDA and of Colombian Association of Industrial Property - ACPI. Consultant for several national and foreign companies in Foreign Investment, National Contracting, Corporations and Industrial property matters.

Partner:

MARTHA LUCIA BOHORQUEZ PATARROYO. BS Business Administration and MBA from University of Hartford (CT, USA). Wide experience of over thenty years handleling mainly business financial area. Specialized in the industrial sector.

ASSOCIATES:

HUMBERTO SERNA GOMEZ. Lawyer M.A. from University of Standford. Specialized in Planning and Social Policy from Harvard. Professor of Business School at Universidad de Los Andes. Companies' advisor in Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Venezuela, Central America, and United States of America.

MARTHA ELISA MONSALVE CUELLAR. Lawyer from the Universidad La Gran Colombia; Specialized in Labor Law, Industrial Relations and Social Security; specialized in Conciliation and arbitration; post-graduation studies in Labor Relations and Social Security in the Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Toledo-Spain. Delegated from Colombia to the 89th OIT conference held in Geneva Switzerland (July 2001). Member of the Ibero-American Association for the right to Work Advisory Council, 1996-1998; Vice-President Advisory Council. Advisor Consultant for several companies. Litigation Lawyer. Advisor in Collective negotiations. ACRIP 2000 honorary Member.

JUAN CARLOS MEJIA. Lawyer from Pontificia Bolivariana University. Specialist in Commercial law, from the same University. Auxiliary Professor of Graduate in the Specialization of Commercial Law at Pontificia Bolivariana University, and the Specialization in Business Management at the School of Business Administration – EAFIT. Lawyer in exercise, expert in litigations and judiciary representation in conflicts related to commercial, civil, family and administrative law; advisor in enterprise conflicts; companies participation, controversies among companies, and enterprise conflicts; arbitration tribunals, extraordinary rejections; annulling, revision and cassation resources.

ENRIQUE ARANGUREN-LAURENS. Lawyer from Javeriana Pontificia University, specialist in Commercial Law from de los Andes University. During his exercise of Private Practice he has specialized in Advising on topics related to Industrial Property and Author Rights, Sanitary Law, and Corporate.

MÓNICA URIBE GIRALDO. Lawyer from Javeriana Pontificia University, specialized in Commercial Law, and Master of Economic Law from the same University. Graduate in Financial Law from de los Andes University. She has performed as Legal Advisor to the Presidency of Del Estado Bank; Juridical Director and General Secretary of Mazda Credit; she developed personal bank and mounting and operation of the juridical area of such Division at Citibank; she served in the Division of Legislative Structuring and Pension funds of Banking Superintendence; she performed as Intendant or Fiduciary Societies and Depot General Warehouses; General Secretary at Selfin Bank; General Secretary and Vice-President of Aurora Insurance. Consultant on topics related to commercial, financial, and societies law.

ANGELA VICTORIA GARCIA BOCANEGRA, Socio-economist Lawyer graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, International Master in Business Administration of the Instituto de Empresa, Madrid (Spain); Master in International Surrounding Strategy, London Business School, London, England; Lawyer degree homologated in Spain. She has worked for the Consulate of Spain in Bogotá in charge of the Juridical Affairs, Civil Registration and Notary Protocol for seven years; Seguros Atlas S.A. Manager; INCOMEX Juridical and Economic Counselor; Industrias e Inversiones Samper S.A. Division Chief; Acerias Paz del Rio S.A. Financial Division Assistant, among other important posts. Professional with wide knowledge and specialized management in International Private Relations and Compared Law, and knowledge and Management of improvement processes.

RAQUEL CESPEDES SALAZAR, Lawyer graduated from the Universidad Javeriana, with Specialization in Commercial Law of the Universidad de los Andes, Attorney and Juridical Director of Multinational companies such as KNOLL Colombiana S.A., BASF Laboratorio Farmaceutico and Quimica Colombiana S.A. Wide experience for managing corporate and company matters.

MARIA CLARA AMADOR.  Licensed attorney, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá. LLM in Commercial Law, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá. US Legal System, Loyola University of Chicago. Intellectual Property Specialization Program, World Intellectual Property Worldwide Academy (WIPO) - South Africa University. Associate of Negret Mosquera Attorneys at Law (Bogotá D.C.); Goldberg & Kohn Ltd. Attorneys at Law (Chicago, US), DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, LLP (Chicago , US), Director of the Intellectual Property Department at Vásquez Villarreal Attorneys at Law ( Bogotá D.C.) and Attorney at Price Waterhouse Coopers (Bogotá D.C.).

GLADYS E. ROBLEDO R. Lawyer from Libre University; specialized in Family Law and Minor, and Civil Law from Libre University, among other studies. She has served as Legal Advisor in various institutions such as Mortoservis ARL, Distrimodas, Carrocerias Colombia, People’s Defender Office, Ecopetrol, Megabanco. She has served for more than thirty years in Areas of Civil Law, and Family Law, while serving as a Professor of Civil Law and Human rights in various education institutions.

NIDIA MARÍA BARRETO CRUZ. Lawyer from Externado de Colombia University, with Advanced studies in International, Port Maritime Law a Pronaval, Cartagena. Advanced Studies in Customs Law of the same University; Master in Foreign Trade from Carlos III University Madrid (Spain). Currently performing as Coordinator of Master Studies in Tax Law, Department of Fiscal Law, at Externado de Colombia University. She has served as Assistant to Piza Caballero Consultants Ltd and Delloite & Touche Legal Advisors and Tributary S.A.; research Assistant at the Center of Fiscal Studies, Department of Fiscal Law, Externado de Colombia University. Assistant Lawyer to the Legal Office Direction, at the General Direction of Cartagena Port.

MARTHA PATRICIA MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ. Lawyer from the Santo Tomás University, specialized in Public Management and Finance from Los Andes University. Consultant in Administrative Law and Business Law.

MARIA INÉS AWAD CUCALON. Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Consultant in Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Sanitary Law and Corporate Law matters.

NÉSTOR GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ. Lawyer from the Universidad Libre de Colombia. Consultant in Intellectual Property and Sanitary Legislation.

NUBIA CONSTANZA BONILLA PALOMINO. Lawyer from National of Colombia University. Specialist in Economic Private Law and Tax Law from Nuestra Señora del Rosario University. Experience on Financial sector. Litigant Lawyer and Advisor in Commercial Law, Societies and Civil.

MÓNICA MARÍA RESTREPO CAMPIÑO. Lawyer from Antioquia University. Researcher in Family Enterprises, and Corporate Government.

DANIEL ANDRÉS HERNÁNDEZ DÁVILA. Lawyer from San Buenaventura University, Cali city. Official of the Chamber of Commerce in Bogota. University Professor. Advisor in Mercantile, Societies and Non-Profit Entities areas. Experience in processes of forced liquidation. Specialized in International Contracting from Castilla la Mancha University, Toledo, Spain; and Financial and Stock Law from Externado de Colombia University.

MÓNICA VALLEJO MARTINEZ. Lawyer from Universidad del Rosario. Consultant in Commercial Law.

OSCAR SUÁREZ ORTIZ. Lawyer  from Santo  Tomas  University, specialized  in Criminal  Law and Commercial Law.  Professor  of the  Major   of Criminal Investigation, General Santander  Police Academy.   Consultant  in topics of  Civil  Liability. Litigant  in executive   proceedings   of  Cundinamarca  Power Company; and  in  criminal proceedings  of  Bogota Telephone  Company  (ETB).  Advisor   to Urban Transportation  Unions   in Bogota;  and  External  Lawyer  of  Agricola  Insurance  Company in the  Criminal  Area, and Civil  Liability extra and  contractual.   Registered  Conciliator.

YANETH SUÁREZ ORTIZ. Lawyer from Universidad Externado de Colombia; specialized in Criminal Law. Consultant in Civil Liability matters.

MARIELA PÉREZ GONZÁLEZ. Psychologist from Javeriana Pontificia University. She has served as External Professional Advisor to companies such as Feedback J. Esperon & Asociados Ltd.; Colpatria Bank, and Garper Engineering & Co. Ltd. where she had served as Director of Human Resources. Professional Advisor to the Computer Division Senate of the Republic; Personnel Director at Garper Medica Ltd, Bogota; Consultant at Human Resources Department at Incelt S.A. In the practice she focuses on Human relations and Psychological assistance, individual, group, family and community advise and orientation, with emphasis on intrafamily and enterprise orientation.

ALLIANCES:

MARIA ESMERALDA SANCHEZ AMAYA. Lawyer from Universidad Santo Tomás. Specialized in Administrative Law and Civil Law. Deputy Attorney for Bogotá in Administrative Contracting, and Budgeting Issues; advisor of the Colombian Presidency for the Housing Program through the Social Solidarity Net; United Nations Consultant in urban management issues for Bogotá and advisor for the Colombian Red Cross, and Ecopetrol among other positions. She has studied deeply the theme about the Real State register Law, as part of the civil law and its modern evolutions such as Horizontal Property peak in the country.

GILBERTO BUITRAGO BAHAMON. Lawyer from Universidad del Rosario; Doctor in Financial Law and Tax Law from the Universidad de Salamanca; director of the Masters Degree in Taxes of Universidad del Rosario, Professor of the taxes course Economical Law Masters Degrees at Universidad Javeriana; commissioned Director of the Colombia's Internal Revenue Office (Tax Direction) - DIAN in several opportunities.

NESTOR JAVIER GONZALEZ GUATAME. Lawyer from Universidad La Gran Colombia. Specialized in Intellectual Property and New Technologies. Specialized in evidence acquisition; director of The Asociación for development of Intellectual Property. Professor of Industrial Property in the Law faculty of Universidad La Gran Colombia. Advisor in Intellectual Property, Sanitary Law, Franchises, Quality Processes implementation, anti-trust and competition.

ENRIQUE LEYVA FRANCO, who has developed his professional career at managerial level with the most demanding administrative criteria. His link as consultant of one of the most important companies worldwide such as Deliotte & Touche Consultants, allows him to have an advanced management concept taken from the management of problems of the great number of companies advised, as well as to know current tools to direct a competitive company.