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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Manuel Quinche
Quick facts
# Partners

12

# Other qualified practitioners

62

# Total number of practitioners

74

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Financial and corporate
M&A
Project development
Firm overview

Cuatrecasas Colombia offers full-service advice with a multidisciplinary and specialist approach. Our teams are the forefront of the market and provide advice in all areas of business law, including: finance, project finance, banking & finance, infrastructure, M&A, public law, energy and capital markets, regulatory, antitrust, compliance, tax, real estate, labour and employment, dispute resolution, amongst others.

We combine our local resources in Colombia with our network of offices in Latin America, and the rest of the world, to offer clients a unique experience that adds value to their businesses.

The firm currently boasts 300 professionals working in Latin America, spread across four local offices: Bogota, Lima, Mexico City and Santiago. All of our teams work seamlessly and use the synergies between offices to provide our clients with comprehensive domestic and cross-border full-service advice.

The firm’s clients in the continent include many leading Latin American companies as well as a mix of international players from Europe, Asia and the rest of the world.

Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Address:
Carrera 11 No. 79-35 Oficina 701
Bogotá, 110110
Tel:+576017953030 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.cuatrecasas.com/en/global/
Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 2
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Brigard Urrutia
9 practice areas
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Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas
11 practice areas
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Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
11 practice areas
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Posse Herrera Ruiz
11 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
5 practice areas
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Garrigues
8 practice areas
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Parra Rodríguez Abogados
4 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Rodríguez-Azuero
4 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
10 practice areas
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Muñoz Aya
2 practice areas
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Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Lloreda Camacho & Co
7 practice areas
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Mendoza Abogados
6 practice areas
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Notable

Cavelier Abogados
2 practice areas
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Esguerra JHR
5 practice areas
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GODOY
4 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 3
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Brigard Urrutia
9 practice areas
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Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
11 practice areas
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Posse Herrera Ruiz
11 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Garrigues
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
5 practice areas
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Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas
11 practice areas
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Mendoza Abogados
6 practice areas
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Notable

A&O Shearman
1 practice area
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Holland & Knight
10 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Brigard Urrutia
9 practice areas
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Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
11 practice areas
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Posse Herrera Ruiz
11 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Rodríguez-Azuero
4 practice areas
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Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas
11 practice areas
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Garrigues
8 practice areas
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Lloreda Camacho & Co
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

BDO Colombia
1 practice area
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Cuatrecasas
5 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
10 practice areas
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Parra Rodríguez Abogados
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Mendoza Abogados
6 practice areas
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Serrano Martinez
2 practice areas
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Solvere
2 practice areas
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Notable

BBGS Abogados
2 practice areas
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Chalela I Abogados
2 practice areas
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Correa Merino Agudelo
3 practice areas
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Deloitte
3 practice areas
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Esguerra JHR
5 practice areas
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GODOY
4 practice areas
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Gamboa, García, Roldán & Co
2 practice areas
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Paniagua & Tovar Abogados
3 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Brigard Urrutia
9 practice areas
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Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
11 practice areas
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Posse Herrera Ruiz
11 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
10 practice areas
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Castro Leiva Rendón Abogados
2 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
5 practice areas
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GODOY
4 practice areas
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Garrigues
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Rodríguez-Azuero
4 practice areas
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Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas
11 practice areas
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Esguerra JHR
5 practice areas
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Holland & Knight
10 practice areas
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Infraestructura Legal
2 practice areas
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Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados
4 practice areas
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Notable

Mendoza Abogados
6 practice areas
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Palacios Lleras
3 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1917 Cuatrecasas is an international law firm headquartered in Barcelona with about 27 offices in in 13 countries including Spain, Portugal, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm advises mainly on M&A and banking practice. In M&A the firm advises on a wide range of transactions including asset and business transfers, joint ventures, distressed M&A and corporate restructuring 

The firm also specialises on private equity and venture capital investment. The firm also advises on structuring and implementing all types of financing operations including restructuring and refinancing processes, project finance and banking regulatory matters. 

 

Key clients 

The firm’s key clients includeVía 40, Concesión Túnel Aburrá Oriente, Doble Calzada Oriente, Bancolombia, Ruta al Sur, La Pintada, Nuevo Cauca, Rutas del Valle, Metro Línea, Essity, Linzor Capital, Yinson, Summum Energy, Hoya Vision Care, Teka Capital, Laika Universe and Varian. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Essity AB - M&A
2021-04-22
Cuatrecasas
Colombia
M&A
Juan Vera, Pablo Martinez
Essity AB
Buyer
Linzor Capital Partners LP - M&A
2021-01-26
Cuatrecasas
Colombia
M&A
Antonio Baena, Delcia Capocasale, Diego Perez-Yarza
Linzor Capital Partners LP
Buyer
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Cuatrecasas
Colombia
Bond issue
Interconexion Electrica SA ESP
Issuer
Accel-KKR LLC - M&A
2023-03-21
Cuatrecasas
Colombia
M&A
Mariano Ucar
Accel-KKR LLC
Buyer
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