Natalia Velasco

Natalia Velasco

/Lawyer

Colombia

Member of the Corporate/M&A team. Her professional practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, and corporate reorganizations, both in domestic and cross-border transactions. She has participated in high-impact strategic deals, including public tender offers (PTOs), acquisitions of regulated assets, and contractual structures governed by New York law, coordinating multiple jurisdictions and regulatory fronts. She has extensive experience in structuring and implementing complex corporate schemes, delivering solutions that combine technical rigor with business insight. She has advised leading companies in sectors such as retail, energy, infrastructure, and financial services, in transactions involving simultaneous PTOs in international markets, acquisitions of regulated assets, and foreign capital entry into regional projects.

She was recognized by IFLR1000 Latin America as a Rising Star in Corporate/M&A, highlighting her leadership in complex transactions and her ability to execute multijurisdictional deals under international standards.

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Education

LL.M. in Corporate Law

New York University School of Law

2020

Lawyer

Universidad de Los Andes

2016

Languages

English / Spanish

Work Experience

Senior Associate

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

2021 - Currently

Global Visiting Lawyer

Covington & Burling LLP Nueva York

2020 - 2021

Associate

Gómez-Pinzón Abogados

2016 - 2019

Lawyer

Superintendencia de Sociedades

2015 - 2016

Junior Lawyer

Franciso Reyes & Asociados

2013 - 2014