Cristhian Ferrer

Brigard Urrutia

Founded in 1934, Brigard Urrutia enjoys a global reputation as one of South America's leading law firms. The firm's size gives it the ability to offer an unparalleled range of first-class legal services and bespoke legal solutions to its global client base which includes leading domestic and foreign financial institutions, multinational corporations, private equity/venture capital funds, state-owned enterprises, governments and multilateral agencies. The firm frequently advises on complex cross-border matters, and its attorneys have been involved in many of Colombia's groundbreaking landmark transactions. Brigard Urrutia attorneys are recognized as leading practitioners and many of them have earned post-graduate degrees from prestigious American and European universities; several attorneys are admitted to practice in the State of New York. The firm's clients include American Airlines, Goldman Sachs, LAEFM, Credit Suisse, Danone Groupe, Endesa Internacional, BlackRock, General Electric, BBVA, Hewlett-Packard, HSBC Securities, BP, McDonald's, SABMiller, Cargill, The World Bank Group, Brookfield Asset Management and Votorantim Metais. Brigard Urrutia consistently ranks in the top tiers of various global law firm rankings, including Chambers, Who's Who Legal, LatinLawyer (which has twice awarded the firm "M&A Deal of the Year") and IFLR1000. The firm is a member of Lex Mundi, Pacific Rim Advisory Council, World Services Group, The Interlex Group, Ius Laboris - Global Human resources lawyers and Club de Abogados, among others.