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 at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He leads the ​​tax, customs and transfer pricing litigation and controversy area. His professional practice focuses on tax planning, taxes, transfer pricing, tax and customs dispute and litigation. Juan Camilo has extensive experience in administrative and judicial discussions with national and territorial tax authorities, as well as international issues. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he worked as a senior lawyer in an international ...

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...

Andrea Catalina Nieto is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on tax consultancy. Andrea has 8 years of experience in law firms, supporting individuals and corporations on the planification, implementation and development of domestic and international transactions, from the tax perspective. Prior to joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she led the tax law area at a local law firm. She has a JD and a postgraduate degree in Tax Law and Financial Law from Universidad del Rosario and has...

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....

Carlos Garcia is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His professional practice focuses on tax consulting, particularly in the areas of infrastructure and energy projects. Carlos has 7 years of experience in corporate consulting. Prior to joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, he was a manager of legal and tax services at PwC Colombia. He has a J.D. and a postgraduate degree in tax law from the Universidad del Rosario. 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 currently...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Rey  is an Associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Her practice focuses on tax planning and international investments. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz she worked on a local law firm. She has a JD from Pontificia Universidad Javieriana and a graduate degree in Tax Law from same University. She speaks Spanish and English....

Luisa Fernanda is an Associate at Posse Herrea Ruíz. Her practice focuses on tax and tax litigation and controversy. Luisa Fernanda has 7 years of experience in tax, litigation and controversy. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruíz, she worked at local law firm and an international company in taxation. She has a JD from Universidad del Rosario and a graduate degree in Tax Law from the same University. She speaks Spanish and English....

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....

Nicolás Jurado is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His practice focuses on tax planning . Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, Nicolás was an intern at the Legal Office of the Colombian Administrative Department of Civil Service. He has a JD from Universidad del Rosario with complementary studies on Constitutional Law. He speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese....

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....