Juan Carlos Rocha

Partner of PPU and Director of the Colombia Office, expert in Corporate/M&A and Real Estate Law. He is recognized in the real estate industry, according to the most qualified publications, and has represented Colombian and international clients in corporate, commercial and real estate matters in important projects in Colombia. Juan Carlos was in charge of coordinating Carrefour’s entire expansion plan in Colombia, including the acquisition and start-up of shops, shopping centres, commercial premises and fuel service stations. He was also in charge of the structuring, marketing and start-up of Centro Comercial Santafé in Bogotá, Santafé in Medellín, Multicentro Cúcuta and Centro Comercial Santa Ana in Bogotá, and within the various ongoing consultancies, he attends the expansion plans of Parque Arauco, Drummond Ltd., Anglo Gold Ashanti, Gramalote Limited, and some companies dedicated to urban, rural and agribusiness real estate projects.

Experience:

2021 - PRESENT
COLOMBIA OFFICE DIRECTOR
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

2015 - CURRENTLY
PARTNER
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

1997 - 2014
PARTNER
Prietocarrizosa

1992 - 1997
ASSOCIATE
Prietocarrizosa

Education

• 1991 DIPLOMATE
• International Public Law and the U.S. Legal System
• Harvard University Extension School 1990 SPECIALIST
• Civil Law
• University of Paris II La Sorbonne 1989 LAWYER
• Law
• University of Rosario

Memberships

• Secretary of the Latin American Regional Forum (LARF) (2015). Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) (1999- 2015).

Publications

• Parque Arauco acquires stake in Inmoval and PA Atlas assets and expands portfolio in Colombia Carvajal Empaques acquires Acepack in Colombia Who are the leading M&A advisors? PPU and GPZ in acquisition of 49% of Viva Malls PPU advises BRE Colombia on acquisition of 26.21% stake in Isagén Ripley sells credit card business to Colombia’s Banco Popular PPU remains on podium as top-earning law firms last year The billion-dollar law of business: the minds behind the country’s big business moves. Who’s who in the legal war between Gilinski and Grupo Empresarial Antioqueño? "The use of technologies like artificial intelligence is no threat to lawyers."