Latin Counsel | Felipe Cuberos

Felipe Cuberos

Partner

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Partner at PPU, expert in Corporate Law/M&A and Insolvency.
His professional practice focuses on corporate, contractual matters and commercial procedures (Insolvency and Arbitration).He has advised national and foreign clients in the structuring and implementation of new businesses, joint ventures, corporate matters, commercial contracts, foreign investments, and corporate reorganizations.
In recent years he has advised several international clients on numerous mergers and acquisitions, highlighting his active participation in the international expansion plans of clients such as companies Lipigas, SBA Torres and Grupo Synlab, among others.
He has extensive experience in resolving conflicts related to complex distribution operations and corporate matters, and is an arbitrator before the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, and before the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris.

Work experience

2015 - TO THE PRESENT PARTNER Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
2008 - 2014 PARTNER Prietocarrizosa 2000 - 2007 ASSOCIATE Prietocarrizosa
1998 - 2000 PRIVATE LAW DIRECTOR Business group led by the Social Foundation
1993 - 1997 PARTNER Cuberos y Cía. Associate Consultants

Corporate Law
Dispute Resolution
Financial Restructuring and Insolvency

1998 MASTER International Commercial Law Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London.
1994 DIPLOMA JICA Business and Cooperation Scholarship for the Pacific Rim Tokyo, Japan.
1994 SPECIALIST Commercial Law Universidad de Los Andes
1992 LAWYER Pontifical Javeriana University Law.

TO DATE Specialization Program in Commercial Law DIRECTOR - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
TO DATE Commercial Contracts PROFESSOR - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.
1995 - TO DATE Lecturer on Commercial Law, Contracts and Corporate Law PROFESSOR - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Universidad del Rosario.

Member of the list of arbitrators of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, Colombia.
Consultant to the International Trade Center (UNCTAD/WTO).
Only Colombian member in the pro-bono committee for Joint Ventures model contracts, of the International Trade Center in Geneva, Switzerland (2003 - 2004).
President of the ANDI Chamber of Legal Services (2022).
Main member of the first line of the Board of Directors of Scptiabank Colpatria (2023).

Cautiously, but at a firm pace, business ventures are advancing.
The ranking of the best M&A and corporate firms in the Chambers ranking.
Avianca and CAE International sign JV to train pilots in Colombia.
PPU advises Icetex on the Abandoned Accounts Project. Colombian authorities approve acquisition of Ingasoil.
Caracol TV acquires 25% of Eucol, a subsidiary of JCDecaux.
PPU advises Orden Hospitalaria on the sale of assets to National Clinics.
PPU advises Siemens on health division spin-off in Colombia.
RMB acquires Minera Seafield for USD 15 million.
PalmElit and Promotora Herrera Vargas form joint venture