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SANTIAGO SUÁREZ

Santiago has over three years of experience representing and advising Colombian and foreign companies in executing several infrastructure projects in the country and dispute resolution. His practice and advice cover negotiating contracts to the defense for resolving disputes arising during their execution before the ordinary jurisdiction, international and national arbitration tribunals, and amicable composition and mediation processes. Santiago has participated in arbitrations administered by the leading global and Colombian arbitration courts.

Before joining Rincón Castro Abogados, Santiago worked for two years at one of the country’s leading national dispute resolution firms, representing insurers located in Colombia.

PRACTICE AREAS

Dispute Resolution and Public Law.

EDUCATION

· Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2021.

ADMISSIONS

· Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2021.

LANGUAGES

· Spanish

· English

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

– Represents a highway concessionaire in an international arbitration under the International Centre for Dispute Resolution rules against the National Infrastructure Agency.

– Represents a Spanish construction group in an international arbitration under the Colombian Arbitration Statute against a district company in Bogotá.

– Represents a Colombian construction group in a lawsuit before the ordinary jurisdiction against Aerocivil for executing maintenance work at an airport in Colombia.

– Represents a Colombian concessionaire in an amicable composition under the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce rules against the Agencia Nacional de infraestructura.

– Represents a Spanish construction group in a nullity action before the Council of State in which the legality of a regulation issued in Colombia for executing one of the leading social infrastructure works being executed in Bogotá is disputed.

– Advised a Canadian group on executing a design contract for a significant infrastructure project in Bogota.

– Represents a Spanish construction group in a famous action before the ordinary jurisdiction for the execution of one of the leading social infrastructure works in Bogotá.

– Represents a company in the energy sector in an action for annulment and reestablishment of rights before the ordinary jurisdiction against the main state entities that regulate Colombia’s mining and energy sector.

– Advises a Spanish construction group on executing one of Bogota’s leading social infrastructure works.

– Represents a Colombian concessionaire in an international arbitration against a Spanish construction company under the International Chamber of Commerce rules.

– Successfully represented a Spanish construction group in an amicable composition under the Bogota Chamber of Commerce rules against a district company in Bogota.

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