COLOMBIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Clare Montgomery, Karen Santamaria, Catalina Garzón and Diana Guerrero, Baker McKenzie S.A.S.
Baker McKenzie S.A.S. has been present in Colombia for 80 years and is a leading figure in the legal landscape of South America. Its office in Bogotá works on cross-border transactions with the Baker McKenzie network in the region and across the globe, primarily with the London office as well as the New York, Chicago, Hou - ston and West Coast offices in the US, seam - lessly supplying its clients with relevant and effective advice. It assists national and multina -
tional companies with the legal needs of their businesses in the country and abroad. Having acted in some of the country’s largest transac - tions and projects, it is recognised as one of the top legal advisers in the country. It has global capabilities and an instinctively global mindset which gives it the ability to embrace complexity across boundaries with pragmatism, ease and sophistication. Being global is really a part of its DNA and has been its defining focus.
Authors
Clare Montgomery joined Baker McKenzie’s Bogotá office in
Karen Santamaria is a senior associate with 13 years of experience in corporate and commercial law. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2015 as a member of the companies,
1994 and has been the head of the companies, restructures and investment practice group since 2007. She was appointed as a partner in 2019 and focuses her practice on corporate and company law, mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations, foreign exchange law, free trade zones and foreign investment. She regularly participates in complex cross-border reorganisation and restructuring projects, mergers and acquisitions of multinational and local companies in Colombia, joint ventures and shareholder disputes. She also leads the company law and foreign exchange group.
restructures and investment practice group. She focuses her practice on corporate and company law, mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations, foreign exchange law, free trade zone and foreign investment. She regularly participates in complex cross-border reorganisation and restructuring projects, mergers and acquisitions of multinational and local companies, joint ventures and shareholder disputes. She also provides advice to international companies on the incorporation of their business in Colombia, capitalisation processes, liquidation and by-law amendments, among others.
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