Ana María Bernal
/CounselColombia
Counsel at PPU with extensive transactional and regulatory experience in banking and finance law, capital markets, M&A, and corporate governance. Her practice focuses on advising domestic and international financial institutions, investment funds, securities issuers, and multilateral organizations on complex transactions in Colombia and international markets. She has experience in domestic and international debt offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S, structured financings, establishment and licensing of financial entities, and financial sector regulation.
Legal Advisory
Education
Master in Public Administration (MPA), Edward S. Mason Fellow
Universidad de Harvard, Kennedy School of Government
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Cornell University
Postgraduate Degree in Financial Law and Capital Markets
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Postgraduate Degree in Commercial Law
Universidad de los Andes
Lawyer
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Languages
Spanish / English / German
Work Experience
Counsel
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Visiting Attorney
Latham & Watkins
Legal and Corporate Affairs Manager - Advisory Committee Member
PERI Asset Management
Deputy Director of Regulatory Coordination
Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
Senior Associate
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Senior Associate
Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas
Advisor to the Deputy Directorate of Regulatory Coordination
Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
In-House Counsel
Holcim
Publicaciones
Membresías
Women in Connection
Women on Corporate Boards Community, CESA
Former Member of the PEI Advisory Committee
Former Member of the Issuers Committee of the Colombian Stock Exchange (now NUAM)
Former Alternate Board Member, ColCapital, and Former Member of the Steering Committee of ColCapital’s Real Estate Investment Chamber