Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
Latin America Guide 2025 : Colombia
Band 1
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Provided by Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
Our Mining practice group is perhaps the leading mining focused team in Colombia’s legal market. As of this, we are widely known as Colombia’s top-notch experts, and we are regarded as key advisors and allies of local and international mining companies.
We possess extensive experience rendering solution driven advice to clients throughout all the development stages of mining projects across Colombia. In this sense, the team has assisted with the financing and development of a variety of projects and has become a key advisor for a wide range of gold, copper, and coal companies among other relevant participants of the mining industry.
Chambers Review
Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas is a front-running international firm with an established reputation for representing local and international clients active within the Colombian mining sphere. The law firm's expertise spans both regulatory and transactional mandates, often acting on acquisitions of shares in mining companies and interests in projects. Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas has demonstrable experience in advising clients on legislative developments and regulatory considerations, as well as in acting on litigation proceedings.
Work Highlights
- Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas assisted C.I Trafigura Petroleum Colombia with a comprehensive analysis of all their coal acquisition processes, from the mining stage to regulatory compliance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas' service is agile and efficient. They have a solid ability to handle complex work and they permanently update us on changes in Colombian legislation and keep us informed."
"Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas has a smart, practical and hardworking team that is knowledgeable and possesses good commercial sense. They are always committed to meeting deadlines."
"Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas' service is agile and efficient. They have a solid ability to handle complex work and they permanently update us on changes in Colombian legislation and keep us informed."
"Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas has a smart, practical and hardworking team that is knowledgeable and possesses good commercial sense. They are always committed to meeting deadlines."
Notable Practitioners
Senior statesperson James Valdiri enjoys a solid reputation for his experience in the Colombian mining market. He continues to be a point of reference in the mining field.
"James Valdiri's level of sophistication and client service are very strong."
Top-notch practitioner Hernán Rodríguez boasts remarkable expertise advising clients on the acquisitions of shares in mining companies, as well as assisting with regulatory considerations in Colombia.
"Hernán Rodríguez is very active and consistently present with his clients. He demonstrates solid arguments and a strong understanding of Colombian complexities."
"He is in charge of the relationship with our group of companies providing a solid client service and commercial vision."
Jorge Neher receives significant praise in the Colombian mining market. He boasts particular experience assisting clients with transactional aspects within this space.
"I think very highly of Jorge Neher. He has all the experience in the world in the mining industry. He is a very practical lawyer and very knowledgeable about the business."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
Colombia