Augusto Figueroa Sierra
Partner
Contact:
augusto.figueroa@pralaws.com –
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Corporate Law
Throughout his extensive experience, he has served as lead counsel for investment, financing, and contracting projects in infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, and the organization of multi-service legal structures for business projects.
He has acted as both negotiator and litigator in the resolution of commercial and administrative disputes. He has primarily worked with multinational clients.
Education:
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia (J.D., 1975).
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (M.A., 1976; Ph.D. Candidate, 1979, Department of Sociology).
Focus on urban development; sociometry and demography.
University of Wisconsin – Madison (Graduate Studies, Department of Sociology, 1975).
Focus on sociology of law.
Certified as a Foreign Legal Consultant (Colombian Law) by the Supreme Court of the State of Florida, 1999 – present.
Professional Experience:
Lead Attorney, Cavelier Abogados, 1981–1986.
Founder and Managing Partner, Figueroa Sierra & Asociados Abogados, 1986 – present.
Founder, Figueroa Sierra & Asociados, LLC, 1999 – present.
Chairman of the Foreign Investment Committee, Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, 2009–2014.
Partner, Parra Rodríguez Abogados, 2013 – present.
Relevant Experience:
Lead counsel for:
The BOMT of the Ballena–Barrancabermeja Gas Pipeline (1993–2016).
Due diligence processes to assess bid risk in the first two tenders for the restructuring of the Atlantic Coast power sector (CORELCA).
Bidding, contracting, and early termination of the Termovalle BOMT.
Successive tenders, contracting processes, and investments in onshore and offshore seismic exploration in the oil and gas sector (1993–2014).
Multiservice advisory for financial and manufacturing corporations (1980 – present).
Recognitions:
Chambers & Partners, Latin Lawyer, with various rankings in multiple years from 1995 to present.
Best Lawyers, recognized in energy law, administrative law, arbitration and mediation, litigation, and M&A.
Memberships:
Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce; Foreign Legal Consultant – Florida Bar.
Industries:
Corporate Law.
Administrative and Commercial Contracts.
Foreign Investment and Foreign Exchange Regime.
Oil and Gas.
Tax.
Public Utilities Regulation (Gas and Energy).
Finance.
Arbitration.
Administrative and Civil Litigation.
Contacto
Síguenos
Carrera 9 No. 74-08 Oficina 504/ Bogotá, D.C. 110221, Colombia
Tel.: + 57 601 3764200 + 57 601 5185034
Contacto
Síguenos
Tel.: + 57 6013764200 +57(1) 3764200 + 57 1 6015185034 +57(1) 5185034 fax: + 57 6013761707 +57(1) 3761707