Tax, Customs & International Trade

Juan Guillermo Ruiz is a partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He heads the Tax Customs & International Trade practice group. His practice focuses on taxation, including consultancy, tax planning for cross-border transactions, wealth management, tax litigation and transfer pricing. He also has ample experience in developing tax structures for M&As,project finance, public and private infrastructure bids, tax disputes, and in the creation of free trade zones. He has worked for more than 25 years...

Juan David Barbosa is a partner  of  the International Trade Practice Area at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Juan David has more than 15 years of experience in customs and international trade proceedings and litigations as well as in the development of import-export tax efficient strategies. Juan David has also worked in several international unfair trade practices (dumping) and safeguard investigations, as well as in the negotiation and implementation of free trade agreements. Before joining Posse Herrera...

Juan Camilo De Bedout is a partner of  the International Commerce and Tax litigation and controversy Practice Area at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Juan Camilo has experience in multinational firm, advising national and international corporations on tax matters and on tax planning for mergers and acquisitions, and other major projects. He was senior investigator for three years for the “Observatory of Tax Judgments” published by the “Colombian Tax Institute”, and he has also been law professor ...

Juan David Velasco is a partner and co-heads the transactional tax practice at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Juan David has advised numerous public and private companies, as well as private equity and venture capital firms on multi-jurisdictional tax-related aspects of investment, project finance, mergers and acquisitions/dispositions of business interests. Juan David works with high-net-worth individuals in private wealth management and tax-efficient estate planning strategies. Another focus in his pra...

Angie Padilla is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on tax litigation and controversy. She has a JD and Conciliator studies from Fundación Universitaria Los Libertadores....

Camilo Abondano is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on tax advisory and planning and international investments. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he was a lawyer in an international tax advisory firm. He has a JD from Universidad Externado de Colombia and a graduate degree in Tax Law from same University. He speaks Spanish and English....

Cristian Mora is the leader of the transfer pricing practice area for the Tax, Customs & International Trade practice of the firm. Cristian has more than 12 years of experience as a transfer pricing consultant in Colombia, Argentina and Central America. He is an Economist from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, has an MBA in Entertainment & Media from Palermo University (emphasis in NYU Stern School of Business), has a graduate degree in tax law from Universidad Javeriana and he is curre...

Daniela Lozada is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her legal practice focuses on tax, customs and international trade proceedings and litigations. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she worked at a local law firm in taxation and international trade law. She has a JD from Universidad del Rosario and a postgraduate degree in administrative law from Universidad de Los Andes. She speaks Spanish and English....

Diego Fernando Rodríguez is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Planning and Tax Litigation and Controversy. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked as Tax Senior Lawyer in a multinational firm, advising national and international corporations on tax matters and tax litigation and controversy. He has a JD from Universidad Santo Tomas and a degree in taxation from Universidad del Externado de Colombia. His native language is Spanish and he is fluent in English....

Felipe Pardo is an associate in Posse Herrera Ruiz and is the leader in the area of Accounting Consulting within the firm. Graduated as Public Accountant of the National University of Colombia, he is certified internationally since 2013 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wale- ICAEW. He has worked as a consultant in national accountancy firms and his professional practice has focused on the implementation, training and consulting of IFRS. He has provided advice in several ...

Hector G. Ramirez is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on tax planning, taxation and international commerce. Hector has wide experience in the tax structuring and implementation of high profile M&A deals involving parties from different jurisdictions and from sectors such as Infrastructure, Banking, Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Forestry and Agribusinesses. He has successfully led wealth planning processes for families that control multimillion dollar conglomerates in Colo...

Jaime Enrique Gomez is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Planning and International Commerce. He has worked on the tax planning for mergers, acquisitions and other major projects, and in investment transactions for several industries, including among other infrastructure, oil and gas, mining, energy, finance, real estate and hotels, and retail. He has also experience in developing tax structures for cross-border restructurings, the settlement of free trade zones, tax ...

Jimena Marroquín  is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on Tax Planning and Tax Litigation and Controversy. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruíz, she worked at a local law firm in taxation and corporate law. She has a JD from Universidad del Rosario and a graduate degree on taxation from Universidad de los Andes. She speaks Spanish and English....

Juan David López is an associate in Posse Herrera Ruiz. His professional practice focuses on foreign exchange, customs and foreign trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, Juan David worked both in the private and public sector assessing foreign investors and national companies. He is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes. He speaks Spanish and English....

Juan Fernando González is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His professional practice focuses on taxes, tax litigation, transfer prices and international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked in local law firms, focusing his practice in advising local and international clients from different economic sectors. He has worked as a researcher at the Observatory of Tax Jurisprudence of the Colombian Institute of Tax Law - ICDT during the last three years. He is a lawyer from Univ...

Juan Santiago Rodríguez  is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on tax litigation and tax planning . Juan has experience in tax planning, corporate and exchange law . Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, Juan worked for local law firms as well in corporate and tax matters. He has a JD from Universidad del Rosario. He speaks Spanish and English....

Julián Uribe is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His professional practice focuses in Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz Julián worked at a local law firm. He has a J.D. and a graduate degree in Tax Law from Universidad de los Andes. He is fluent in Spanish and English....

Laura Gutiérrez is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her professional practice focuses on international trade and customs. She is has a J.D. from La Sabana University and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in International Law from the same University. She speaks English and Spanish....

Lina María Carrero Hurtado is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her professional practice focuses on Tax, customs & International Trade. She has a JD from Universidad de los Andes. She speaks Spanish, English and French....

Maria Camila Lizarazo is a lawyer at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on International Trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she worked as a researcher on foreign trade issues and customs in the Department of tax law of Externado´s University, She is a lawyer from Universidad Externado de Colombia. She  speaks Spanish, English and French....

Michelle Visbal is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she was an intern in the Supreme Court of Justice. She graduated with honors from Universidad Javeriana obtaining a JD and a postgraduate degree in Taxing from the same university. She speaks Spanish, English and French....

Pablo Fernández is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on tax planning and international investments. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked at a local law firm. He has a JD from Universidad de los Andes and a graduate degree in Tax Law from the same university. He speaks Spanish, English and German....

Tomás Jaramillo  is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His professional practice focuses in tax planning, customs and international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, Tomás worked as intern for the Superintendence of Companies and worked for a local law firm as well in corporate and tax matters. Tomás has a JD with honors from the Universidad Javeriana. He speaks English and Spanish. ...