Brigard Urrutia expands its Mergers & Acquisitions practice with the appointment of two new Partners

We are proud to announce the strengthening of our Corporate/M&A team with the appointment of Fernando Castillo and Tomás Holguín as new Partners of the Firm.

The new partners are lawyers who have stood out for their personal qualities and for their professional skills, demonstrating exceptional leadership in the legal services market and achieving an important trajectory in the Firm. Colombia has been and continues to be a highly attractive market for foreign and local investors; and we are sure that Fernando and Tomás will play a very important role in the growth of the team and the Firm in the interest of our clients.

Fernando Castillo Mayorga

Lawyer from Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario. He has a postgraduate degree in Contract Law and Financial Law from the same university. Fernando obtained the Master 2 (Finalité Recherche) on General Private Law at Université Paris 2 (Panthéon-Assas) with a scholarship from the Corporation Pour les Études en France (CEF) and obtained an LL.M from New York University (NYU) as Dean's Scholar.

He has been a member of the Firm since 2007, where he advises national and international companies on local and cross-border M&A transactions. In addition to this, he also provides advice on corporate governance matters.

Admitted to practice Law in Colombia (2005) and in the State of New York (2014). He has international experience and is currently a professor of Civil Responsibility in the master’s program at Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, professor of the Seminar on Civil and Commercial Contracts, at the same faculty and professor of Contracts in the Commercial Law postgraduate program of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia.

Tomás Holguín

Lawyer from Universidad del Rosario designated as Senior Collegiate, the highest recognition for any student of the University. He has a postgraduate degree in Financial Law from the same institution and obtained an LL.M from Columbia University. He has been a professor at Universidad del Rosario and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali.

He has been a member of the Firm since 2006, where he advises national and international clients in matters relating to the incorporation and operation of companies in Colombia; the negotiation of mercantile agreements, as well as the definition of structures for the investment in companies and vehicles across several sectors of the economy.

He has experience in international firms, having worked as a foreign lawyer at Pinheiro Neto Advogados in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Simpson Thacher & Barlett LLP in New York, representing Latin American clients in capital market operations, operations of credit and transnational M&A operations.

Sincerely,

Carlos Umaña

Managing Partner of Brigard Urrutia

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