WORK TEAM
LUIS ALFREDO PINILLA, Esq.
PARTNER
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Pinilla has working experience in Contractual, Corporate and Exchange Law; Industrial Property, compliance with Non- Tariff barriers to the United States of America, Real Estate in Colombia and the state of New York (U.S.A) and Migration Law both in Colombia and the United States of America.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
2001- J.D. from Rosario University in Colombia.
2002- Specialization in Commercial Law- Andes University in Colombia.
2003- Master of Laws- New York University (USA)
2006- Master of Laws (in Corporate Law)- New York University (USA)
CREDENTIALS
2004- Admitted to practice law in New York
2004- Member of the Bar Association of New York State
2008- Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
2012- Co-founder of the Latin American chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association AILA (2011).
Co-author of the publication The Consular Postbook, 2009-2010 Chapter Colombia.
Coauthor of the book Foreign Investment in the United States.
Professor of Private International Law and professor of Commercial Law - Universidad del Rosario.
MóNICA NOVA PEÑA
LAWYER
BIOGRAPHY
Colombian lawyer from Universidad del Rosario, currently taking the specialization in tax law at the same university. She has over three years of experience in public and private contract law, tax law, commercial law, corporate law, consumer law and litigation.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
2015- J.D. from Rosario University in Bogota.
Currently pursuing specialization in tax law at the same university.
CREDENTIALS
Coauthor of the book "Current Issues in Colombian Consumer Law", Universidad del Rosario, about to be published.
GRENFIETH SIERRA CADENA
LAWYER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012- Researcher in Comparative Law in the Vice-Presidency of the French Council of State.
2008- Unit coordinator of legal and legislative concepts of DNP (Planning National Institute of Colombia)
2007-2008 Court Clerk of the president of the Query Section of the Council of State of Colombia (M. William Zambrano Cetina).
2006-2007 Counsel for the justice reform in the Republic of Guatemala UNOPS Program.(UN)
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
2008- PhD in Comparative Law University of Paris I - Sorbonne: School of Comparative Law Thesis: "The pluralist internationalization of law in Latin America: a comparative law approach to the jurisprudence of CJUE and TJCA.
2005-2006 Master in Public Law University of Paris II - Assas Law School Thesis: "The Constitutional Court of Colombia, control policy actor / system.”
2005- Diploma of the International Academy of Constitutional Law.
2004-2005 Specialization in Constitutional Law University of Paris II - Assas Law School.
2002. J. D. from Rosario University in Colombia.
FELIPE RESTREPO TAMAYO
LAWYER
BIOGRAPHY
2015- J.D. and Internationalist from Rosario University. He has experience in Commercial Law, Immigration Law, Industrial Property.
CREDENTIALS
Group research and strategic litigation against Domestic Violence and Gender at the University of Rosario.
ICFES Top 10 in the Regional Ranking of Risaralda.
LANGUAGES
English.
French.
GUSTAVO BERMUDEZ
Paralegal
DIANA PINILLA
Manager
FREDDY E. JAIMES
Certified Public Accountant