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FIGUEROA SIERRA & ASOCIADOS ABOGADOS
Established in 1986
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Carrera 11 No. 82-01 Oficina 1002,
Centro Andino
BOGOTÁ D.C., COLOMBIA
Telephone: PBX +571 611 3090, 611 3004
Telecopier: +571 611 3018, 621 6421
Email: fsa@fsa-law.com
Web Site: www.figueroasierra.com |
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Corporate, Commercial and Contracts, Foreign Investment and Exchange, Taxation, Labor, Administrative, Oil and Gas, Mining, Telecommunications, Cyberspace, Information Technology, Residential Public Services Regulation, Environmental, Banking and Insurance, Competition, Bankruptcy, Aviation, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Criminal Law, Arbitral and Judicial Litigation.
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| FIRM PROFILE: Figueroa Sierra & Asociados Abogados provides full service counsel to major foreign companies in Colombia. Since the early 1980's the firm's attorneys have counseled and implemented transactions in most areas of the Colombian economy. A significant part of its representative clients have been so for many years. Please see www.figueroasierra.com |
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| AUGUSTO FIGUEROA SIERRA,
born 1950; admitted, 1980, Colombia. Education: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Doctor in Law, 1975); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (M.A., 1976; Ph.D. candidate, 1979). Experience: Certified as Foreign Legal Consultant in Colombian Law in the State of Florida, 1999—.Senior Attorney, Cavelier Abogados, 1881-1986; Founder and main partner, Figueroa Sierra & Asociados Abogados, 1986. Founder and President, Figueroa Sierra & Asociados, LLC, 1999. Languages: Spanish and English (first language). Practice Areas: Corporate; Contracts; Foreign Investment and Exchange; Oil and Gas; Residential Public Services Regulation; Finance; Taxation; Litigation, Arbitration. E-mail: afigueroa@fsa-law.com.
LUIS SERRANO ESCALLON, born 1952; admitted, 1978, Colombia. Education: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Doctor in Law, 1978); Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Specialization in Commercial Law, 1987). Experience: General Counsel, Corporación Popular de Ahorro y Vivienda-Corpavi, 1976-1980; General Counsel, Financiera Bermudez y Valenzuela S.A., 1981-1984; independent private litigator, 1984-1997. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil and Commercial Law; Litigation; Real Estate. E-mail: lserrano@fsa-law.com.
RODRIGO GALARZA NARANJO, born 1970; admitted, 1993, Colombia. Education: Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario - University (Attorney at Law, 1992), Universidad de los Andes, (Specialization in Banking, 1996). Experience: General Counsel, Banking and Financial Entities Association of Colombia (ASOBANCARIA), 1993 – 1995; General Counsel, Bogota Stock Exchange S.A. [currently Colombia Stock Exchange], 1995 – 1998, General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Colombian Association of Pension andSeverance Funds Administrators (ASOFONDOS) 1999 – 2007; independent practitioner, 2007 – 2009. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Capital Markets, Financial and Insurance law; Commercial and Corporate law. E-mail: rgalarza@fsa-law.com. |
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| Taxation Law, Tax Planning and Accounting Assesment Services |
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RICARDO ANAYA VISBAL, born 1966; admitted, 1990, Colombia. Education: Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia (Doctor in Law, 1989); Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Specialization in Tax Law, 1991); Columbia University, New York, N.Y. (LL.M., in International Law, 1997). Experience: General Counsel, Departamento del Atlántico Governor’s Office (1992-1994); Practitioner and litigator in tax law (1997—). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Taxation and Tax Litigation, Administrative. E-mail: ranaya@fsa-law.com.
CARLOS ALBERTO RINCÓN CORTÉS,
born 1960; Education: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Public Accounting, Santiagode Cali, Colombia (Public Accountant, 1981). Experience: Arthur Andersen & Co., 1980-1997 (Tax Partner, 1996-1997);
CPA Consulting (Founder and main partner, 2004—). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Business financial accounting and taxation; strategic tax planning and consulting; national and local corporate tax returns; compliance with formal tax obligations. E-mail: carincon@fsa-law.com.
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| Intellectual Property |
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MÓNICA WOLF DE CAMHI, born 1964; admitted, 1987, Colombia. Education: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Attorney at Law, 1986). Experience: Founder and main partner, Wolf Méndez Abogados, 1992—. Member of Counsel, Figueroa Sierra & Asociados Abogados. Languages: Spanish, English and French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. E-mail: monwolf@fsa-law.com.
JESÚS MARÍA MÉNDEZ BERMUDEZ,
born 1968; admitted, 1999, Colombia. Education: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Attorney at Law, 1996); Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (Specialization in Intellectual Property, 1997). Experience: Founder and main partner, Wolf Méndez Abogados, 1992—. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Sanitary and Health Product Registration Procedure; Administrative Litigation. E-mail: jemendez@fsa-law.com.
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JUAN FERNANDO CÓRDOBA MARENTES,
born 1971; admitted, 1998, Colombia. Education: Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia (Attorney at Law, 1998); Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (Specialist in Telecommunications Law, 1998); University of Queensland, Australia (LL.M., 2003). Experience: Professor of IT Law, Graduate Level, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (2003—); Intellectual Property and New Technologies, Universidad de la Sabana. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Cyberspace; Information Technology; Corporate and Contracts. E-mail: jfcordoba@fsa-law.com.
PATRICIA GÓMEZ MÉNDEZ, born 1961; admitted 1984, Colombia; admitted 2003, Florida. Education: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia (Doctor in Law, 1983); Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Specialization in International Contracts, 1994); Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2002). Experience: Founder and main Partner, Law Office of Patricia Gómez, P.A., Florida, U.S.A; General Counsel, Carbones de Colombia S.A., 1990-1998; Counsel, Directive Council of Foreign Trade, Incomex, 1988-1999; Languages: Spanish, English (first language proficiency) and French. Practice Areas: Mining, Corporate; Contracts, Foreign Investment and Exchange. E-mail: pgomez@fsa-law.com.
MARÍA CATALINA LAVERDE MACHADO, born 1979; admitted, 2002, Colombia. Education: Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (Doctor in law, 2002); University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (LL.M in Contractual and Commercial Law, magna cum laude, 2008); Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (candidate, Masters Degree in Economic Law). Experience: Cham (2003 – 2005); Cuberos Cortés Gutiérrez Abogados Asociados (2005 – 2006); Lozano Vila & Abogados Asociados (2006 – 2007). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Corporate, contracts, Foreign investment and Exchange. E-mail: mclaverde@fsa-law.com.
MARCELA ÁLVAREZ RUSSI, born 1960; admitted, 1996, Colombia. Education: Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (Attorney at Law, 1987); Université de Droit d'Economie et de Sciences Sociales de Paris (Paris II, Panthéon-Assas), Diplôme Supérieur de l'Université en Droit Commercial, 1990; Diplôme Supérieur de l'Université en Droit International Privé, 1992. Experience:
Figueroa Sierra & Asociados Abogados, 1995—. Languages: Spanish and French (first language proficiency). Practice Areas: Corporate; Contracts; Foreign Investment and Exchange. E-mail: maralvarez@fsa-law.com.
LILIANA ARCINIEGAS VANEGAS, Born 1981; admitted, 2008, Colombia. Education: Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (Attorney at Law, 2008). Experience: José Lloreda Camacho & Co. (2008-2009), Cuesta & Asociados (2007-2008), Asociación Colombiana de Propiedad Industrial ACPI (Colombian Association of Industrial Property, 2007-2008). Languages: Spanish, English and German. Practice Areas: Commercial Law. E-mail: lilarciniegas@fsa-law.com
ALVARO GARCÍA DUEÑAS, born 1972; admitted, 2000, Colombia. Education: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia (Attorney at Law, 2000). Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Immigration. E-mail: agarcia@fsa-law.com.
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VICENTE BELTRÁN ROLDÁN, born 1944; admitted, 1966, Colombia. Education: Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (Doctor in Law, 1966). Experience: Legal Counsel, Foreign Exchange Office, Bank of the Republic, 1969-1973. Deputy General Counsel, Bank of the Republic, 1973-1975. Deputy Director of the Exchange Office, Bank of the Republic, 1975-1978.
Private practitioner in foreign exchange law, 1978—. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Foreign Investment; Exchange Control; Litigation; Exchange Sanctions; Foreign Trade Sanctions. E-mail: vbeltran@fsa-law.com.
JAIME CERÓN CORAL, born 1948; admitted, 1971, Colombia. Education: Universidad Externado de Colombia (Attorney at Law, 1971); Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia (Specialist in Labor Law, 1973); University of Salamanca, Spain (Postgraduate studies in Employment Law, 2000). Experince: Chief of Personnel, Coltabaco S.A. (1971-1975); Director of Industrial Relations, Coltabaco, S.A. (1975-1980), Independent Private Practitioner since 1981. Mr. Ceron has been a Professor of Individual Labor Law, Collective Labor Law and Labor Procedure since 1980, in Universities such as Universidad Santo Tomás, Universidad del Rosario, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Universidad de los Andes and Director of the Universidad de la Sabana Postgraduate Social Security Forum. Languages: Spanish, English. Practice Areas: Labor Law. E-mail: jceron@fsa-law.com.
ALEJANDRO HERNÁNDEZ MORENO, born 1950; admitted, 1976, Colombia. Education: Universidad La Gran Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (Attorney at Law, 1976); Universidad Externado de Colombia (Specialization in Criminal Sciences, 1979). Experience: Colombian Government Representative to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (Office of the President of the Republic), Washington, D.C., 1993-1995. Legal Counsel and Advising Minister to the Human Rights Advisory Office (Office of the President of the Republic), Washington, D.C., 1993-1995.
Founder and main partner, Hernández Moreno Abogados (criminal defense law practice), 1996—. Languages: Spanish and Italian. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense Attorney. E-mail: ahernandez@fsa-law.com.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.; BNP Paribas Capital Markets; Carrier Corporation; Centragas Transportadora de Gas de la Región Central AP Gasoductos Administración & Cía, S.C.A.; Convergia Networks Inc; CGG Veritas Services SA; Energy Services, Inc. (a United Technologies Company); Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation; Havi Group LP; IrisWireless LLC; Lactalis USA; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Mitsui Energy Resources Management; Noble Americas Corp.; Orica Mining Services; PAE Group Services Inc. (a Lockheed Martin Company); Pratt & Whitney (a United Technologies Company); Qantas Airways Limited; Sistema de Tratamiento de Lixiviados – STL S.A. E.S.P.; Sagem Communications SAS; Sagem Securité SA; Sandwell Engineering Inc.; Sikorsky Aircraft Consolidated, Inc.; Sunbeam Products, Inc.; Tesco Corporation; Wavefield Inseis ASA.
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