Tax, Customs & International Trade

Juan Guillermo Ruiz is a founding partner of Posse Herrera Ruiz. He heads the Tax Customs & international trade practice group. His practice focuses on taxation, principally centered on tax planning for cross-border transactions. He also has ample experience in developing tax structures for M&A; 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 on tax structure and tax planning, wealth man...

Felipe Aroca is a Partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz and heads the Barranquilla office. His practice focuses on Tax Planning, Foreign Investments and International Commerce. Felipe has experience in foreign investment, family and estate planning and tax structuring of projects concerning corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions and joint venture projects. He has worked in the implementation of international treaties for the avoidance of double taxation, free trade zone structuring and has activel...

Juan David is partner  of  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 Ruiz, he worke...

Verónica Barone is an associate at Posse Herrera & Ruiz. Her practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she worked at Cajanal and for a local law firm. She has a JD from Universidad del Rosario and a Degree in Tax Law from Universidad Externado de Colombia. Her native language is Spanish and she is fluent in English....

Manuel Bustamante is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Planning and International Commerce. Manuel is fluent in English, Spanish and French....

Claudia Cuello is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she works at a local firm in Tax, Exchange and Customs practice. Claudia has a J.D., and a graduate Degree in Tax Law , all from Universidad del Norte....

Karla Cure is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she worked for local firms. She has a JD from Universidad Javeriana and a graduate degree in Political Science from the same University. Her native language is Spanish and she is fluent in English....

Juan Camilo De Bedout is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Planning, International Commerce and Tax litigation and controversy. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked as a Tax Senior Lawyer in a 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 “Co...

Jaime 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 litigati...

Juan Fernando Gonzalez is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked for local law firms. He has a JD from Universidad del Rosario. His native language is Spanish and he is fluent in English....

Hector Ramirez is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade, taxation and international commerce. Hector has experience in structuring forest and agricultural projects, real estate and hotel projects, as well as family wealth. He has also structured several mergers and acquisitions, and has conducted due diligence processes. He has taught Introduction to Civil Law at Universidad del Rosario and has been academic coordinator of continuing e...

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....

Alejandro Rojas is an Associate Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses in Tax Planning. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked restructuring government entities and was an independent litigation lawyer. He has a JD from Universidad de Medellín and a degree in Tax Legislation from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. His Native Language is Spanish and he is fluent in English....

Felipe Solano is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses in Tax Customs & international trade. He has a J.D. from the Universidad de los Andes. He is fluent in 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....

Juan David is a senior associate and co-heads the Transactional Tax practice at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Customs & and International Trade. Juan David has experience in international tax planning and WTO Law. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked at the Appellate Body Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. He also worked as an International Tax Manager for a multinational accounting firm and as an associate at other local law fi...

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 has a JD from Universidad Javeriana. She speaks Spanish, English and French....

Felipe Poveda is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade, Foreign Investments and International Commerce. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked at a local law firm. He has a JD from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana of Medellín. His native language is Spanish and is fluent in English....

Victoria Garzón is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on Tax Planning and International Commerce. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she worked at Microsoft in the Corporate, External and Legal Affairs area. She has a JD from Universidad de los Andes. She speaks Spanish and English....

Juan Pablo Robledo is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax, Customs & International Trade. He has a J.D. from Universidad de los Andes. Juan Pablo speaks German, Spanish and English....

Jorge Benavides is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz Jorge worked at a local law firm. He has J.D. from Universidad de los Andes and pursues tax studies in the same university. He speaks Spanish, English and German....

Luis Felipe Paredes is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on Tax Customs & international trade. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz he worked for a national tax consulting firm and was part of a local law firm. He has a JD from Universidad del Rosario and a graduate degree in Tax Law from Universidad de los Andes. He speaks Spanish and English....