COLOMBIA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Maria Carolina Pardo and Carlos Ignacio Arboleda Baker McKenzie Baker McKenzie has a six-person connected compliance team that advises local and interna - tional clients in corporate compliance matters. Carolina Pardo, head of the team, has over 20 years of experience in compliance matters and is a well-recognised expert in the field. The firm has expertise in administrative procedures be - fore TMT regulators in regulatory, data protec - tion, litigation and cybersecurity matters, includ - ing mandatory registrations and the obtention
of licenses and permits, representation before authorities in investigations and proceedings and day-to-day advice to secure compliance with local industry regulations. Baker McKen - zie’s presence in the Latin America region, in key jurisdictions such as Mexico and Brazil, as well as throughout the world, allows the firm to work with teams located around the globe and offer advice that is consistent yet also tailor- made for multijurisdictional matters.
Authors
Maria Carolina Pardo leads the TMT/IT law practices in the Bogota office of Baker
Carlos Ignacio Arboleda is a senior associate in the Bogota office of Baker McKenzie dedicated to competition, merger control, data protection, internal investigations and
McKenzie. Maria is a member of Baker McKenzie’s IP/tech Latin American steering committee, IP/tech global privacy and security business unit and global AI committee. She also co-ordinates the TMT task force of the firm’s global antitrust group and the global investigations, compliance and ethics committee.
regulatory TMT matters. Carlos has been recognised as an “associate to watch” in competition law by Chambers & Partners in 2025, and has also been highlighted by other legal directories in the area of competition and antitrust between 2022 and 2025.
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