Firm Description

THE FIRM: Founded by Germán CAVELIER in 1953, CAVELIER ABOGADOS combines experience and innovation and stands out as a leading firm in several fields of law. Using the most modern legal infrastructure and technology, the firm offers its clients legal services in both Colombia and abroad, making it a strategic partner for business development. The firm represents local and foreign clients from diverse economic sectors and industries, providing professional, comprehensive legal advice and optimal service.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Intellectual Property: Cavelier Abogados is a leader in this area, where it has a team of specialized lawyers and professionals from different scientific and technical backgrounds. The firm represents clients in matters concerning industrial property; copyright and entertainment law and has its own database for patent and trademark searches.

Corporate/M&A: The firm advises in corporations, contracts, M&A and foreign investment. In addition to our technical expertise, clients rely on the team’s market and sector knowledge for commercial advice. This area is complemented by market-leading tax, real estate, employment, banking, pensions, competition/antitrust and regulatory teams.

Finance Law: The financial regulation group of Cavelier Abogados is a core team of specialists and associates whose practice focuses on advising government bodies, investment banks, securities houses, exchanges, trading and settlements systems and other players in the financial services industry.

Capital Markets: Our expertise covers equity, debt, regulatory capital and equity-linked (convertible and exchangeable) bond issues, structured finance transactions and the full range of derivative and securitised products.

Labour & Migration Law: The firm provides services in the following branches of this area of practice: labour law; workplace safety; occupational health; migration.

Public Law: The firm advises clients in matters concerning: administrative and regulatory law; government contracting, health law; real estate and urban planning.

Competition Law: Our law expertise covers merger control, cartels and dawn raids, competition litigation, market and sector investigations, abuse of dominance, public procurement and economic or utilities regulation.

Tax, Accounting & Exchange Law: We advise our clients on all aspects of national, cross-border advisory and transactional tax matters. Particular fields of expertise include M&A and joint ventures, capital raising, tax based and structured finance, as well as real estate and investment funds.

Energy and natural resources: The vast experience of the firm in this area has led it to a prominent position in the colombian market in projects related to energy, hydrocarbons, mining, water including environmental and regulatory advice.

Foreign Investment: We are experts in structuring and organizing offshore and domestic open and closed-ended investment companies, unit trusts, investment trusts, limited partnerships and other vehicles, including: real estate funds; infrastructure funds; UCITS; private equity funds; hedge funds and other alternative investment funds for investors located throughout the world.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution: The firm represents clients in matters concerning: judicial and extrajudicial claims; arbitration, industrial property; unfair competition; commercial, civil and administrative proceedings and criminal law.

International Law: Cavelier Abogados provides the following services in this area, among others: litigation on issues related to international law in Colombian and foreign courts, Andean Community law; regulatory and policy matters in the field of public international law; resolution of international disputes concerning international trade and foreign investment.

Services Outside of Colombia: Cavelier Abogados is known not only for the quality of the legal advice it provides in Colombia, but also for the international reach of its services. The firm is comprised of a group of professionals who are experts in coordinating matters in different jurisdictions, and are supported by an exceptional network of correspondents around the world.