Claudia Barrero

Partner

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Colombia

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A

Personal contact

Distinguished partner Claudia Barrero boasts a premium capital markets practice in Colombia. She is particularly esteemed for her expertise in bond issuances and regulatory work in the field. Claudia Barrero is also known to provide expert advice to Latin American stock exchanges on integrating services and infrastructures. “Claudia Barrero is a lawyer of enormous dedication who has a direct contact with the clients. She has an incredible understanding of the matter and a great ability to find solutions to complex situations”. Capital Markets, Chambers and Partners, Latin America.

Partner at PPU, her legal practice focuses on Corporate/M&A and Banking, Finance & Capital Markets. Ms. Barrero has ample experience in mergers and acquisitions of listed companies, financial institutions and energy companies. She has advised Colombian blue-chip companies in multiple equity and debt issues, infrastructure projects, corporate governance and complex corporate matters. Among many others, she has represented Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, Grupo Argos, Mutua Madrileña, Celsia, Hocol, Century Energy, Cementos Argos, Banco Santander, Gerdau.

Education

2003
STOCK MARKET OPERATIONS COURSE
Bolsa de Valores de Colombia Operación Bursátil
Cesa-Incolda
1996
MAGÍSTER
LL.M. in Legal Studies of International Business
Exeter University
1994
POSTGRADUATE DEGREE
Commercial Law
Universidad de Los Andes
1992
LAWYER
Law
Universidad Externado de Colombia

Languages

Spanish, English

Work experience

2014 - CURRENTLY
PARTNER
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
2005 - 2015
PARTNER
Prietocarrizosa
1997 - 2005
ASSOCIATE
Prietocarrizosa

Publications

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Memberships

  • Scholarship Officer of the Women Lawyers' Interest Group, IBA (2018-2019).
  • Active member of the Family Firm Institute, United States since 2016.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of financial institutions and national companies
  • Senior Member of the SCG Legal Board of Directors, United States (2011 - 2016).
  • He was the first non-US person to chair the Board of Directors of SCG Legal, USA (2014).

Academic and Teaching Activities

    • 2014
    • Capital markets professor at different universities in Colombia.
    • PROFESSOR

Publications

No publications found for this Lawyer

Memberships

  • Scholarship Officer of the Women Lawyers' Interest Group, IBA (2018-2019).
  • Active member of the Family Firm Institute, United States since 2016.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of financial institutions and national companies
  • Senior Member of the SCG Legal Board of Directors, United States (2011 - 2016).
  • He was the first non-US person to chair the Board of Directors of SCG Legal, USA (2014).