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About
Provided by Juan Carlos Puentes
Practice Areas
- Financial services & Insurance
- Infrastructure
- Finance
Career
Juan Carlos Puentes specializes in advising financial institutions—including multilateral organizations, commercial banks and sponsors—on complex financing transactions of toll roads, ports, airports, energy projects and other infrastructure projects in Colombia.
Before joining Cuatrecasas, he worked at leading law firms in Colombia, New York and Tokyo.
He is admitted to the practice of law in Colombia and in the State of New York (2017).
Education
New York University
Master of Laws
2016
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
Postgraduate studies in Tax Law
2012
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
Bachelor of Laws (cum laude)
2010
Experience
He has lectured on corporate finance at the Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Dynamic practitioner Juan Carlos Puentes demonstrates expertise assisting clients with corporate financing transactions, complemented by prowess handling projects finance mandates.
Juan Carlos Puentes showcases a notable practice in Colombia assisting with the structuring and financing of infrastructure projects. He is well placed to advise clients in the banking sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Juan Carlos Puentes is a brilliant person; he is diligent and always finding solutions which are easy to implement."
"Juan Carlos Puentes has a great business vision and is always looking for ways to harmonise relationships between parties, which allows him to carry out the transaction efficiently."
"Juan Carlos Puentes is a brilliant person; he is diligent and always finding solutions which are easy to implement."
"Juan Carlos Puentes has a great business vision and is always looking for ways to harmonise relationships between parties, which allows him to carry out the transaction efficiently."