Global
Career
Ll.M and PhD University of Cambridge (England). Chevening scholar. Gabriela has extensive experience in international transactions such as mergers and acquisitions and structuring complex contractual arrangements. She has lectured and published a number of books and articles on different areas of corporate / business law. Board Member of several associations and, since 2005, one of the leading corporate/M&A attorneys in Colombia according to the Chambers & Partners directory.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Bars of Ecuador and Colombia.Board member of different companies and organizations such as: the Colombian Mining, Oil and Energy Bar Association; and the Colombo-Ecuadorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Member of Alliott Global Alliance Latam Advisory Committee.
Cambridge University Alumni Association.
Colombo-American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham).
Publications
https://www.pmabogados.co/publicaciones/
https://www.pmabogados.co/publicaciones/?lang=en
https://www.pmabogados.co/publicaciones/?lang=fr
Personal
Apart from her professional activities, Gabriela chairs the first Colombian Eating Disorders’ Association, a non-for-profit organization that assists parents, family members and carers of patients with eating disorders. She is also active in the development of education programs for children in underdeveloped areas.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Admitted to the bars of Ecuador and Colombia.
Languages Spoken
Spanish, English, French
Experience
Peña Mancero Abogados, Co-founder, 2010 to date
Cavelier Abogados, Head Department of Business Law, 1997 – 2010
Bermeo & Bermeo Law Firm, Associate Attorney, 1990-1994
Education
Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Law
1989 - 1994
Cambridge University
Master of Law (LLM)
1994 - 1995
Cambridge University
PhD in Law
2000
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Specialist in Energy Law
2011
Javeriana University
Taxation
2001
Awards
Evan Lewis-Thomas (Ph.D) University
Sidney Sussex College Cambridge
Chevening Award (Master) British Council Ecuador
Foreign and Commonwealth Office