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María Fernanda Bejarano

Senior Associate

CMS Rodríguez-Azuero
Carrera 11 #77a-99
Edificio Revista Semana
Bogotá
Colombia
Languages Spanish, English

María Fernanda is a Senior Associate for the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency, Restructuring & Liquidation practices in the Firm. She is a lawyer from Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario and since she joined the Firm in 2016, she has advised national and foreign clients in matters related to financial regulation and resolution of legal disputes in commercial, civil and administrative law areas, including the representation of more than 500 victims affected by illegal deposit-taking.

Professional Experience

  • 2016-present – Associate, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2014 – ProBono Internship – Cardenas & Cardenas Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia
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Education

  • 2019 – Specialization in Financial Law and Securities Market Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016 – Lawyer, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016 – Diploma Degree in the Colombian Procedural Code, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016 – Seminar in the Colombian Procedural Code, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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02/10/2023
CMS Expert Guide to Digital Litigation in Colombia
1. Describe the state of digitalisation of the civil justice system in your jurisdiction in general. In recent years, the digitalisation of the Colombian civil justice system has made some progress. ...
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Notification of judicial decisions through "WhatsApp" application
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Law 2213 of 2022 the use of technologies and communications in judicial...
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19/04/2022
The enforcement of arbitral awards in Colombia in investment matters
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26/01/2022
The exceptional applicability of the constitutional actions in corporate...
02/08/2021
Competence of arbitrators in the objection of corporate bodies decisions.
Disputes that arise in different types of companies regarding the effectiveness, nullity or unenforceability of the decisions taken in shareholders meetings or boards of directors should be resolved in...
02/06/2021
One year of implementation of the “Digital Justice”
In accordance with our procedural statue (General Procedural Code), most of the proceeding stages from the presentation of the claim until the instruction and judgmental hearing were developed on site...
25/08/2020
How is the civil justice working in Colombia?
All sectors and industries have faced changes and challenges due to the health emergency caused by COVID-19.  Probably one of the most affected sectors is the administration of justice.A recurring concern...
22/04/2020
Transitional measures to insolvency processes decree 560 of 2020
This article regarding the transitional measures to insolvency processes Decree 560 of 2020 is found only in Spanish, because it mentions domestic terms and very local content. If you are interested...
09/10/2019
New releases of the duration term in the civil proceedings in Colombia
The Article 121 of the Colombian General Procedure Code establishes that it cannot pass more than one (1) year to give a judgment in a first or only instance trial, counting this term from the claim admission...