Holguín Neira & Pombo

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Holguín Neira & Pombo Abogados is a law firm formed by lawyers specialised in various legal areas, with ample management and negotiation experience, providing integral consultancy services to its clients. The firm’s goal is to be a cornerstone allowing its clients to make decisions upon executing successful deals.

Holguín Neira & Pombo Abogados is recognised for its legal work in corporate legal issues and business law, including banking and finance, mergers, spin-offs, acquisitions, restructuring and incorporation of companies and branch offices. In addition, the firm is considered to be the leader in the natural resources field (including mining, hydrocarbons, and the environment), environmental law and energy areas, in legal structuring of privatizations, concessions, and state contracting related issues as well as in private public offerings (PPP’s). The firm has widely recognised experience in financial law, public utilities and the mining and hydrocarbon industries. Its practice covers litigations, tax law, telecommunications, the aeronautical industry, labour and social security.

Holguín Neira & Pombo Abogados was founded in the late 1960s by lawyers Guillermo Ospina Fernández, Luis Carlos Neira Archila and Jorge Holguín Pombo, who at the time were recognised as the most important lawyers in Colombia, not only for their outstanding professional performance but for their very important academic work.

Holguín Neira & Pombo has developed in an impressive manner, to the extent that it now stands out as one of the most recognised law firms in Colombia. Its partners and associates have not only developed a remarkable professional performance but also have maintained continuous academic activity in specialised forums and in national and international universities.

Holguín Neira & Pombo Abogados has been present in probably the most important business deals concluded in Colombia in the private and public arenas. In the public field, it has participated in infrastructure processes, concessions and privatisations for a total amount far exceeding US$10,000 million. In the private field, the firm is recognised for its performance in banking and finance, corporate mergers and acquisition processes and for its consultancy services provided to multinational companies from the real estate and financial sectors during their entry to the Colombian market, and in the subsequent development of their businesses. In addition, it has accompanied its national clients in the acquisition of enterprises outside the Colombian territory and in their entry to foreign markets.

Its members have ample experience in litigations, particularly in those related to popular actions and commercial arbitration.

Head Office

Carrera 7 No. 71 – 52 Torre B Oficina 1502

Bogotá DC, Colombia

Tel: +57 1 312 24 73

Fax: + 57 1 312 25 13

hnp@hnpabogados.com.co

www.hnpabogados.com.co