Director

Gigliana Rivero

Associate Director

Languages

Spanish
English

Gigliana is an Associate Director for the Infrastructure & Projects, Public Procurement and Telecommunications practice areas in the Firm.

She is a lawyer from Católica Andrés Bello University (Cum Laude Juris Doctor), admitted to practice in Colombia and Venezuela. She holds an LLM in telecommunications law from Carlos III University of Madrid (2003); an LLM in economics and regulation of public utilities from Barcelona University (2001) and a specialization in constitutional law from the Constitutional and Politics Center of Madrid (2002).

Gigliana has more than 20 years of experience in public law, infrastructure, and projects, PPP projects (PPP/PFI), public procurement, transportation, TMT, science, technology, and innovation. Since 2009, she has practiced in Colombia and her previous experience was acquired in Venezuela, Spain and Belgium.

In Colombia, Gigliana has participated in the structuring of important infrastructure projects (roads, airports, rivers, BRT, railways, waterways, libraries and museums); and has accompanied private clients in the design of private initiatives.

Professional Experience

2023-present – Associate Director, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia
2018-2023 – Senior Associate, Durán & Osorio Abogados Asociados, Bogotá, Colombia
2017 – 2018 Legal Director, Connexion Móvil SAS (Fanalca), Bogotá, Colombia
2009 – 2017 Senior Associate, Durán & Osorio Abogados Asociados, Bogotá, Colombia
2008 – 2009 Senior Counsel Legal Department, Huawei Technologies de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
2006 – 2008, Senior Associate Lawyer, Grau, García, Hernández & Mónaco, Caracas Venezuela
2004 – 2006, Legal Manager, Administration and Services Directorate, Chacao Local Government, Caracas Venezuela
2004, Stagiare Information Society DG, European Commission, Bruselas, Bélgica
2003 – 2004, Advisor, Cibertele Hispanoamericana de Telecomunicaciones, Madrid, España
2003, Trainee, Spanish Data Protection Agency, Madrid, España
2002, Trainee, Telecommunications Market Commission, Madrid, España
2000 – 2001, Legal advisor, National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL), Caracas, Venezuela
1999 – 2000 Lawyer of the President, PhD. Gustavo Urdaneta, First Court of Administrative Justice, Caracas, Venezuela
1998 – 1999, Trainee Public Law Department, Travieso, Evans, Arria, Rengel & Paz, Caracas, Venezuela

Publications

“Evolution of the public telephony services in Venezuela” Public Law Magazine. Universidad Monteávila. Caracas, 2008
“Public bidding principles in Venezuela” Administrative Law Studies Foundation. Caracas, 2007
“Universal services obligations in Venezuela” Iberoamerican Administrative Law, Caracas, 2007
“Introduction to the regime of social production companies” Public Law Magazone 108 (Oct-Dic 2006), Caracas
“Approach to data protection. Comments on the principles and rights enshrined in the Draft Law on Data Protection and Habeas Data for Venezuela”, Grau Hernández & Mónaco Abogados, Caracas, 2007
“Legal and regulatory constraints on the application and implementation of IST research results that may affect their impact on knowledge society development through new working environments” European Commission, DG Information Society, 2004.
“The attributes of the Telecommunications Administrative Authorizations”, Venezuelan Association of Telecommunications Law and Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, 2001.
“Access to the long-distance operator”, CONATEL Magazine 4, November, 2000, National Telecommunications Commission.
“Preventive measures within the sanctioning administrative procedure in the Pro-Competition Law”, Administrative Law Magazine 8, Caracas, 2000
“New cases in the Justice Supreme Court” Dictamen Magazine 1, Caracas, 1998

Memberships & Roles

Member of the Junior Committee of the Legal Services Committee of the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI), 2022 - present

Awards & Rankings

Gigliana Rivero, Legal 500 2023, TMT, Rising Star
Gigliana Rivero, Chambers TMT 2022, Associate to watch
Gigliana Rivero, Public Procurement Lawyer of the Year (Colombia) Women in Law Awards 2016. Lawyer Monthly Magazine
Excellence Award for employees of the National Telecommunication Commission, Caracas, 2001
First prize in the Annual Research Competition, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, 1999

Education

2002 – 2003, Master in Telecommunications Law and Information Technologies, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, España (Degree validated by the Colombian Ministry of Education)
2002 – 2003, Specialization in Constitutional Law and Politics Sciences, Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, Madrid, España
2002, Master in Economics and Public Services Regulation, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
1994 – 1999 Lawyer, cum laude, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela (Degree validated by the Colombian Ministry of Education)

Practice Areas

Public Procurement

sectors

Infrastructure & Projects TMC – Technology, Media & Communications

Insights

Global Reach