Luisa Rivas

Luisa Rivas has focused her practice on corporate, commercial, financial, energy, state contracts, public-private partnerships, construction contracts, mergers and acquisitions, advising national and international companies. Luisa has participated in various local and multi-jurisdictional legal operations, advising in structure, acquisition, negotiation and acquisition execution, financial agreements and corporate planning.

She has extensive experience structuring financing and advising various companies in regulated industries, including energy in matters regarding energy sale and supply contracts, maintenance of electrical installations, markets, and also advises from a regulatory perspective on the establishment and operation of electrical installations in relation to the generation and distribution of energy. Likewise, she advises the development of public infrastructure projects through traditional procedures such as public tenders and innovative commercial structures.

Education

• PhD in Private Law from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Masters in Business Law from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Masters Degree in Financial and Business Law from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana of Colombia. Law Degree from Universidad Dr. José Matí­as Delgado. Attended the Negotiation Program at the Harvard Negotiation Institute, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Memberships

• International Bar Association (IBA)

Awards and Recognitions

• Listed as Next Generation Lawyer by The Legal 500. Listed as Highly Regarded by IFLR 1000. Ranked in the Up and coming category by Chambers Latin America. Recognized as one of the Women Leaders by IFLR1000.