Our substantive background includes key legal services such as: We have the knowledge and experience to assist our energy clients in preparing for, and participating in, the rapidly changing electric and natural gas sectors. Our Energy Team in Colombia is focused on the oil and gas, energy and natural resources industries, with more than 20 years of experience in environmental compliance and regulatory litigation, oil and gas projects, mining projects, project finance, foreign investment projects, mergers and acquisitions, and complex corporate reorganizations and financial restructurings.Īmong these transactions, the team currently advises and represents multiple upstream and downstream oil and gas and mining multinational and local industry participants in complex and sensitive contract negotiations, environmental site assessments and compliance audits, and evaluation and resolution of environmental liability concerns, among other issues. We have provided corporate counsel in complex international mergers of large commercial groups in Colombia, and have served as counsel, lead arranger and administrative agent on several multimillion dollar syndicated loans and multi-bank syndicates in Colombia. The team represents clients in a wide range of transactions, including M&A, formation of new companies, corporate reorganizations, spinoffs and capitalization structures, real estate and contracts. We have extensive experience in the following areas: Corporate Services and Mergers & Acquisitions We are committed to providing superior client service and employ a practical real-world approach to all matters in order achieve our clients' short and long-term goals. They frequently speak at conferences, lecture at distinguished universities, and write articles about corporate, finance and energy-related topics. All of our attorneys are familiar with the civil and common law systems. Our understanding of cultural differences and our multilingual capabilities (fluency in English, Spanish and Portuguese) enables us to play a key role in moving a case through the international process. In addition, our Colombia Practice has a Labor, Employment and Benefits Group that complements and supports our corporate transactions. We serve the needs of our clients in several projects announced by the Colombian government. Our Energy Team has great synergy with our Corporate and Financial Services practices, which has enabled us to participate in important energy and energy finance projects. Our Dynamic Interdisciplinary Team and Global Understanding The firm has extensive experience in Colombian and Latin American environmental compliance and regulatory litigation, oil and gas projects, mining projects, project finance, foreign investment projects, mergers and acquisitions, complex corporate reorganizations and financial restructurings. In addition, we provide regulatory advice to foreign companies doing business in Colombia, as well as Colombian companies doing business abroad.Īdditionally, the Colombia Practice Team has a strong energy and environmental law practice focused on the oil and gas, energy and natural resources sectors. We regularly counsel clients in cross-border transactions, international trade, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, venture capital and private equity investments, international licensing and franchising, intellectual property, competition, media and entertainment, public policy and regulation, and international litigation and arbitration. Members of our team assist clients in all aspects of their business operations, with an emphasis on transactional matters and international disputes. Our Colombian Practice Team offers solutions to Colombian companies with local and international legal needs as well as non-Colombian companies that wish to enter the Colombian market. 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. With more than 120 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 the United States and other countries around the world. Our Colombian Practice Team includes Colombian-licensed practitioners based in Bogotá, in addition to lawyers who maintain dual practices with offices in both the United States and Colombia. Ours is one of the few U.S.-based firms with a full-service office in Colombia, which allows us to play a key role in helping clients achieve their short and long-term goals. With over 35 years of experience representing clients in Latin America, Holland & Knight expanded in the region by opening an office in Bogotá in 2012.
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