COLOMBIA PRACTICE
ABOUT HOLLAND & KNIGHT
Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 2,200 lawyers and other professionals in 34 offices throughout the world. Our Colombia Practice Team includes Colombia-licensed practitioners, in addition to lawyers who maintain dual practices with offices in the U.S. and Colombia. With more than 200 attorneys and professionals across the firm who are fluent in Spanish, we provide bilingual and bicultural representation to companies in Colombia and across Latin America, as well as in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Our physical presence in Colombia – combined with the depth and scale of our practices, regional relationships and international reach – enables Holland & Knight to provide comprehensive and seamless legal services to our clients regardless of where they are located.
We regularly counsel clients in cross-border transactions, taxation, labor and employment, international trade, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, venture capital and private equity investments, energy and environmental matters, international licensing and franchising, intellectual property, media and entertainment, public policy and regulation, healthcare and lifesciences, and international litigation and arbitration.
LATIN AMERICAN PRACTICE BY THE NUMBERS
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT US
2025 Chambers Global
attorneys fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese, with multicultural and multilingual services to help clients succeed
years of representing local and international clients doing business in the region
foreign-trained lawyers have worked in our U.S. offices through our renowned Foreign Lawyer Trainee Program
COLOMBIA OUTLOOK
Among the “world’s leading firms” in Latin Americawide: Banking & Finance; Colombia: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Tax and International & Cross-border Capabilities
Colombia recognitions for Camilo Gantiva Hidalgo, José Gutiérrez Mestre, Juan Camillo Riveira, Danilo Romero, Juliana Saa, Julia Velásquez, José Vicente Zapata
2025 Legal 500 Latin America
Recommended for Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution - Arbitration and Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources, Environment, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Public Law and Tax
Recognition for José Vicente Zapata, Enrique GómezPinzón, Camilo Cuervo, Camilo Gantiva, José Gutiérrez, Gustavo Pardo, Danilo Romero, Juan Casallas, María Juliana Saa, Edwin Cortés, Julia Velásquez, Inés Elvira Vesga, Daniel Fajardo, Estefanny Pardo, María Camila Aponte, Juan Felipe Fontecha, Camila López and Lorena Martínez
2025 Latin Lawyer 250
Holland & Knight is recognized in Latin America for its ability to “build up a credible reputation” with 39 individuals earning mention; Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Arbitration, Litigation, Energy, Environment, Intellectual property, Labor & Employment, Tax and ESG
Bogotá office praised for lawyers’ “agility, quality of service, timeliness and depth of knowledge.”
Colombia recognitions for Diego Acevedo Gámez, Juan Casallas, Camilo Cuervo Díaz, Camilo Gantiva Hidalgo, Enrique Gómez-Pinzón, José Gutierrez, Danilo Romero Raad, Juan Carlos Valencia Marquez and José Vicente Zapata
2025 Chambers Latin America
27 attorneys honored as “Latin America’s best advisors” with top rankings in International Counsel: Banking & Finance and Project Finance
Colombia recognitions for José Vicente Zapata – Hall of Fame - Energy & Natural Resources: Environment | Diego Acevedo - Labor & Employment | Camilo Cuervo - Labor & Employment | Camilo Gantiva - Capital Markets - Banking & Finance | Juliana Saa - Up & Coming - Banking & Finance - Projects | José Gutiérrez Mestre - Dispute Resolution | Juan Camilo Riveira – Associate to Watch - Tax | Gustavo Pardo - Tax | Danilo Romero Raad - Competition/Antitrust - Intellectual Property | Julia Velásquez - Corporate/M&A
2024 IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Guide
Recognized in Colombia for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, M&A, Projects: Mining, Project Development
Recognitions for José Vicente Zapata, Enrique GómezPinzón, María Juliana Saa, Camilo Gantiva, Manuel Ocampo and Daniel Fajardo
Holland & Knight is well-positioned to address client needs and goals with our full-service representation and value-added services around the globe. We are highly experienced in helping clients in the strategic areas of growth in Colombia, including in financial services, energy, M&A, and transportation and infrastructure. www.hklaw.com
We represent global and Fortune 500 companies, other public corporations, emerging companies, financial and insurance institutions, governmental agencies and private companies.
Collaboration across practices and offices, along with highly focused management of matters and cases, enables us to deliver seamless and efficient support.
