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Profile
Juan Pablo is the firm’s managing partner, managing partner of the International Trade and Mining and Oil & Gas practices, and a partner in the Tax practice.
He has extensive experience in the extractive industry, spanning exploration and production, transportation and the marketing of commodities, refined fuels and lubricants.
His experience as in-house counsel enabled him to develop a keen understanding of the impact of legal issues on business and organisational dynamics.
He has advised many of the country’s industry associations, including the National Business Council, which brings together the most prominent ones.
His extensive experience is recognised and valued by government authorities. He was invited to join the Finance Sector Transition Commission of the current government and the preparatory commission for the 2018 Tax Reform Bill.
He was recently appointed by the national government as an honorary national consultant to the Commission of International Experts tasked with evaluating existing tax benefits in Colombia’s tax system.
Clients recognise and value his extensive experience, broad understanding of the business world and practical approach.
His more than eight years at the start of his career with one of the major audit firms, as well as his role as a company in the hydrocarbons transportation sector’s vice-president of finance, gave him accounting and financial expertise that is highly useful in providing tax advice and planning transactions.
As an opinion leader with strong communication skills, he is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences and panels on tax matters, public policy design, trends in the extractive industry, NGOs and government programmes.
EDUCATION
- Law degree, Universidad Javeriana, with a focus on social and economic sciences, 1988.
- Diploma in “Comparative Tax Policy and Administration”, Harvard Kennedy School, 2018
