About this office:
The firm was established in 1971 by the attorneys at Law Gustavo Ibarra Merlano and Ramiro Araujo Grau. It is a leading Latin American Firm on free trade zones advising. It specializes in the legal and economic aspects of international trade and also offers a full range of legal services in corporate legal practice. It has participated in many of the largest oil, gas, power generation and telecommunications foreign investments made in Colombia in recent years, and has advised, the private and public sectors of Colombia and other countries including Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela. The firm has an interdisciplinary staff of 40 Lawyers and Economists.
Member of the following Bi-national Chamber of Commerce in Colombia: American, British, Mexican, Spanish and Venezuelan. Also member of American Association of Free Trade Zones and the World Free Trade Zone Association.
Statement of Practice Summary:
International Trade; Foreign Investment; Litigation; Outsourcing In International Trade Law; International Negotiations; Tariffs; Calcifications; Dumping; Subsides Investigations; Assessments In Infrastructure Projects Development; Tax Law; Fiscal Planning In International Trade; Customs Law; Consultancy In Legal Aspects; Seminars; Training Programs In International Trade; Integral Advising On Free Trade Zones; Free Trade Agreements; Antitrust; Arbitration; Free Trade Zones; Countervailing; Antidumping Duty Law; International Contracts; International Private Law Litigation; Commercial Law; Oil And Gas Law; Mining Law; Shipping; Aviation Law; Transportation; National; International Leasing; Andean Pact; Administrative Law; Environmental Law; E-Commerce; General Practice.
Year Established: 1971
Representative Clients:
Alpina S.A.; Avianca; Cámara de Industriales de Pichincha, Ecuador; CNZF of Dominican Republic; Dupont; General Electric; Industria Química Penwalt; Ecopetrol S.A.; ICEX; International Resources Corp. (Intercor); Morrison Knudsen Company Inc.; N.C.R.; Occidental de Colombia Inc.; Open Systems; Xerox; Pavco, S.A.; Cadbury Adams Colombia S.A.; Halliburton Co.; Bavaria S.A.; British Petroleum Company; Hocol S.A.; Zona Franca Privada de Bogotá; Zona Franca Privada de Rionegro-Medellín; Zona Franca Privada Parque Industrial de la Candelaria-Cartegena; Compañía Colombiana Automotriz S.A.; Drummond Promigas S.A.; Shell Colombia S.A.; Sociedad Portuaria de Buenaventura; Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena; Carvajal S.A.; Coltejer S.A.;Refineria de Cartagena S.A.; Termoflores 1, 2 & 3.; Termopaipa; Zona Franca Metropolitana de Quito.