Main Partner of Venegas Medina Asociados S.A.S. from February 15, 2015 until now. Through this company, I provide legal and strategic advice to domestic and foreign companies in many sectors of the economy such as the pharmaceutical.
President of SAR ENERGY S.A.S. EN REORGANIZACION from November 2012 until February 13, 2015. I was hired to attend a severe company crisis as the legal representative of the company to lead the reorganization process before the Superintendence of Companies which was concluded successfully and to carry out its internal restructuring. I also led and coordinated the company`s legal team and its off counsel lawyers.
Independent Lawyer from May, 2008 to November 2012, I provided legal advice to several companies in Colombia as well as foreign.
Legal Vicepresident of GEPECOL S.A. and alternate legal representative A company dedicated to render oil services from February 2007 to May 2008.
Legal Director of UCOIL S.A., Branch Office Colombia. A company dedicated to render oil services from January 2006 to February 2007.
As an independent lawyer from September 2002 up to now. I rendered legal services to the following companies or legal entities: (i) Advice and participation in the drafting of Sales Manual published by Asocolflores to its affiliates, (ii) Legal Advice to Robotec Inc. S.A. a Colombian technology company, (ii) Kiev State Aviation Plant in the recovering of six (6) aircrafts AN-32, owned by the State of Ukraine, from a Florida company who had in turn subleased them to Colombian Companies, (iii) Legal Advice to Ukraviaprom Ltda. A company that represents 48 stated aviation owned companies from Ukraine, (iv) Legal advice to Hoteles Royal S.A. in its spin off process, (v) Legal Advice to Ucoil S.A. a company from Panama that renders oil services throughout Latin America, (vi) Legal Advice to Telesentinel Ltda., (vii) Legal Advice to Televista Comunicaciones S.A. and Cablevista S.A.
Fowler, Rodriguez & Chalos from June 2001 to September 2002.
Independent Lawyer from 1997 to June 2001.
Leal Angarita Asociados (formerly known as Gamboa, Leal & Gamboa). 1989 to 1997.
In this law firm, I had in sum the following responsibilities: (i) alternate member of the board of Directors in Banco Mercantil de Colombia S.A., (ii) legal representative of Martinair Holland N.V., (iii) Legal Advice to banks, foreign and telecommunications companies.
Assistant to President of ATAC (Association of Air Transporters of Colombia) from 1989 to 1994.
LANGUAGES
English and French fluently spoken and written besides Spanish.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Assistant Professor of Negotiable Instruments, University El Rosario from June to December 2000.
Assistant Professor of Civil and Commercial Contracts, University El Rosario from January to June 2002.
Professor of Negotiable Instruments, University El Rosario, from January 2009 up to now.
Colombia