César Felipe Rodríguez
Colombia
Brigard Urrutia
Calle 70A # 4 - 41
Bogotá
Colombia
Tel: (57-60-1) 346 2011 Ext: 8847
Email:
crodriguez@bu.com.co
Web:
https://www.bu.com.co
Partner at Brigard Urrutia since 2019. He has worked in multinational companies, law firms, and consulting firms, providing legal advice in loan agreements, in infrastructure contracts and in structure and negotiation of different types of finance projects. In addition to this, he participated in deals related with acquisition financing transactions and the financing of infrastructure projects by local and foreign organizations. As Legal Director of Opain (concessionaire of El Dorado), César developed the long-term financing structure for the expansion and modernization of El Dorado airport.
As a member of the Banking and Financial Services practice area at Brigard Urrutia, he advises infrastructure companies in the development of projects, in public and private tenders and in multiple financing projects. As a foreign legal consultant in the Projects, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure area of Allen & Overy, he participated in international financing projects in renewable energy, infrastructure, fishing and insurance industries. In addition to this he drafted and negotiated contracts that were subject to the New York law.
César is a law graduate from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, he has a postgraduate degree in Financial Law from Universidad de los Andes and in Civil Procedural Law from Universidad Externado de Colombia. He holds a master’s in law (LL.M) in international Business Law from the University of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom.
EXPERIENCE
Brigard Urrutia’s partner, he joined the firm in 2012. He worked at Allen & Overy LLP as Foreign Legal Consultant.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Lawyer from Universidad de los Andes.
- Postgraduate degree in Financial Law from Universidad de los Andes
- Postgraduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from Universidad Externado de Colombia.
- Master’s in law (LL.M) in international Business Law from the University of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom.
Our banking and financial services team has the experience and knowledge needed to advise local and foreign entities – both in the public and private sectors, as well as in the financial or real sector of the economy – on any type of regulatory matter before the Colombian authorities and financing transactions; including syndicated loans, structured financing, project finance, asset backed financing and implementation of collateral models.
We have provided assistance to clients in transactions that have been a milestone for our country and for the development of the financing practice in Colombia.
We provide legal advice and support in all areas of business law. We represent our clients in a wide variety of matters, including transactional advice, non-transactional advice, litigation and conflict resolution. All our partners and associates are fluent in at least one language other than Spanish and many of them are admitted to practice in foreign jurisdictions (most notably in the State of New York).
Our professionals have graduated from the top universities in Colombia and most of them have post-graduate studies and masters in US or European law schools. Additionally, we have an extensive record as a supplier of first-rate legal services to a global clientele formed by industrial, commercial and service companies, banks and other financial institutions, private equity funds, insurance companies, as well as national and foreign government agencies and companies.