AUGUSTA, Ga., 9 November 2023 – As the oldest and most respected Purely Peer Review™ legal research and accolades company globally, Best Lawyers^® proudly announces the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Colombia™.

“We are honored to celebrate the Colombian lawyers recognized in the 14^th edition of The Best Lawyers in Colombia,” said CEO of Best Lawyers Phillip Greer. “Through Best Lawyers’ unique and transparent methodology and research process, the top lawyers as determined by the commendations of their peers in the legal industry.”

The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Colombia recognizes 563 lawyers across 45 practice areas. The five practice areas with the largest representation of awarded lawyers are Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Labor and Employment Law, Tax Law, Intellectual Property Law and Litigation. These accolades will have additional coverage with Diario Financiero SUD.

In addition to the traditional Best Lawyers accolades, 27 lawyers were bestowed a “Lawyer of the Year” designation in this 2024 edition. This distinction is only given to the one lawyer with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.

“Lawyer of the Year” Recipients Include: 
Alfonso Miranda Londoño - Competition / Antitrust Law 
Alfredo Lewin - Tax Law 
Andrés Fernández De Castro Muñoz - Technology Law 
Andrés Rincón - Life Sciences Practice 
Camilo Mutis Téllez - Immigration Law 
Carlos Fradique-Méndez - Banking and Finance Law 
Carlos Gustavo Arrieta Padilla - Administrative Law 
Eduardo Varela - Media Law 
Felipe Mariño Dueñas - Real Estate Law 
Gabriel Pardo-Otero - Insurance Law 
James Valdiri - Mining Law 
Jorge Suescún Melo - International Arbitration 
Jorge Torrado Angarita - Capital Markets Law 
José Roberto Herrera Vergara - Labor and Employment Law 
José Vicente Zapata - Energy Law 
Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero - Litigation 
Juan Pablo Cadena Sarmiento - Intellectual Property Law 
Juanita Acosta - Information Technology Law 
Lorenzo Villegas-Carrasquilla - Communications Law 
Manuel Fernando Quinche - Project Finance and Development Practice 
María Carolina Pardo Cuéllar - Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice 
Martín Gustavo Ibarra Pardo - Trade Law 
Nicolás Gamboa Morales - Arbitration and Mediation 
Oscar Buitrago - Customs and Excise Law 
Sandra Manrique Loaiza - Natural Resources Law 
Santiago Márquez - Advertising Law 
Sergio Michelsen Jaramillo - Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then does Best Lawyers recognize these lawyers.

For research purposes, smaller and more rural cities located within a reasonable distance to larger cities are combined into single geographical regions called “metro areas” to help collect as much feedback and data as possible. Bogotá has the largest number of listed lawyers.

Search Colombian honorees by lawyer name, firm, region and/or practice area by visiting www.bestlawyers.com/colombia.