Pérez‑Llorca and Gómez‑Pinzón Complete their Integration

Pérez-Llorca and Gómez-Pinzón have closed their integration, announced at the end of May, following the approval of both firms’ shareholders’ meetings and their governing bodies.

With this merger, Pérez-Llorca becomes one of the leading law firms in Colombia, with a team of more than 120 lawyers. After the integration, Pérez-Llorca’s global pro forma sales for the last twelve months are estimated to reach approximately US$230 million.

This is the first time that a leading Colombian law firm merges with a Latin American firm, and they do so in order to jointly develop the first law practice in Colombia, with a full service implementation and a leading position in large transactions, financings and transnational litigation.

The main objective of this merger is to participate as advisors in investment flows to Colombia from the United States, Europe, Mexico, Asia and other Latin American markets, with the ambition of making the Firm the legal partner of reference for large international firms, financial sponsors and multinational companies, but also with a focus on the local client, both in Colombia and abroad, seeking to take advantage of investment flows between this country and the Iberian Peninsula.

"We are very pleased to complete this integration, which is born from the mutual conviction that together we are stronger," said Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Managing Partner of Pérez-Llorca. "Our objective is clear: to consolidate a firm of reference in Latin America by offering advice on complex matters with an integrated vision and unified management."

One firm, one culture

This is a full legal and economic integration of Gómez-Pinzón and its teams into Pérez-Llorca. The partners of the Colombian firm will become part of the Pérez-Llorca partnership and its various management bodies and commissions. In the same way, all the professionals that make up Gómez-Pinzón will enjoy a professional career on the same terms that exist in the rest of the offices of Pérez-Llorca.

Both firms have been working on the alignment of their teams, processes and culture, sharing the same quality standards and demands, thus guaranteeing a homogeneous internal and external client experience.

Pérez-Llorca is committed to maintaining a strong commitment to continuous training, gender equality, legal innovation, the development of Colombia and its institutions, as well as corporate social responsibility, key areas in its sustainable growth strategy.

"The integration of Gómez-Pinzón with Pérez-Llorca represents a unique opportunity for our clients and our team. Joining a firm with a global vision and a commitment to legal excellence such as Pérez-Llorca allows us, on the one hand, to offer an even stronger service to our clients, with a global reach and the support that this means and, on the other hand, an international platform for our professionals to continue developing their talent", highlighted Mauricio Piñeros, Partner of Pérez-Llorca Colombia.

Pérez-Llorca’s international project

With this integration, Pérez-Llorca practices local law in Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Colombia, in addition to being present in the main financial and regulatory centers of the world: London, New York, Brussels and Singapore.

Following the merger with Gómez-Pinzón, Pérez-Llorca consolidates a regional firm model in Iberian and Latin American markets, now also focusing on South America, offering comprehensive advice in Spanish, Portuguese, Mexican, Colombian and European law, with close to a thousand professionals working from its 11 offices located in Barcelona, Bogotá, Brussels, Mexico City, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Medellín, Monterrey, New York and Singapore.

"In just a decade we have gone from operating only in Spain to being present in three continents. This has been thanks to the work of all the professionals who make up the Firm and the support of the partners who have always supported this internationalization strategy as a lever to become the firm of reference for the most complex transactions and matters of our clients", said Iván Delgado, International Executive Partner of Pérez-Llorca.

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