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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 and Foreign Investment, Litigation and Outsourcing in International Trade Law, International Negotiations, Tariffs and Califications, Dumping and Subsides Investigations, Assessments in Infrastructure Projects Development, Tax Law and Fiscal Planning in International Trade and Customs, Consultancy in Legal Aspects, Seminars and Training Programs in International Trade and Customs, Integral Advising on Free Trade Zones, Free Trade Agreements, Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Customs Law, Free Trade Zones, Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Law, Foreign Investment, International Contracts, International Private Law Litigation, Commercial Law, Oil and Mining Law, Shipping Law, Aviation Law, Transportation Law, National and International Leasing, Andean Pact Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, E-commerce and 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; International Petroleum Company; International Resources Corp. (Intercor); Morrison Knudsen Company Inc.; N.C.R.; Occidental de Colombia Inc.; Open Systems; Xerox; Pavco, S.A.; Petroquímica Colombiana S.A.; Techint; Intercor; 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.; Scancol S.A.; Sociedad Portuaria de Buenaventura; Sociedad Portuaria de Cartagena; Carvajal S.A.; Coltejer S.A.; Transtel; Termoflores 1, 2 & 3.; Termopaipa; Zona Franca Metropolitana de Quito.
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