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María Paula Sandoval, LL.M.

Senior Associate

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María Paula Sandoval, LL.M.

Senior Associate

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

María Paula is a Senior Associate for the Firm in the Banking & Finance, Compliance, Public Procurement and Insolvency, Restructuring & Liquidation practices.

She is a lawyer with management emphasis from Universidad de los Andes, specialized in Administrative Law from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and has a LL.M degree in project structuring from The University of Melbourne.

María Paula has more than 5 years of experience advising national and foreign clients in matters related to Public Procurement and Administrative Law, especially in relation to their participation in selection processes, and execution and liquidation of government contracts. She has also advised domestic and foreign companies, some of them relevant to the energy sector, in structured finance and/or corporate finance transactions, as well as in the implementation of related guarantee packages.

Professional Experience:

  • 2023–present – Senior Associate, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2020–2023 – Associate, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016– 2018 – Junior Associate, Pinilla, González & Prieto Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016– Junior Associate, Arias & Ruiz Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia
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Education

  • 2021– Corporate Compliance Course, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2019– LL.M in project structuring, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
  • 2018– Specialization in Administrative Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016– Legal English for Business form, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016– Lawyer with management emphasis, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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Expertise

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01/02/2024
Corruption, Opacity, and Fraud Risk Management Subsystem of the National...
The Corruption, Opacity, and Fraud Risk Management Subsystem (“SICOF”) is part of the Integrated Risk Management System applicable to certain organizations in the Health Sector.  Through its regulation...
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13/10/2023
Pre-pack proceedings in Colombia
Pre-pack proceedings involve the negotiation for the sale of one or more productive units of a debtor company to a third party. This sale aims to satisfy the obligations of the creditors of said company...
Law-Now
22/08/2023
Use-of-proceeds and sus­tain­ab­il­ity-linked financing: key differences
Sustainable financings are designed and developed in compliance with environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) standards, provisions, and principles, which globally have increased exponentially...
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20/04/2023
Implications of the Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá's compliance...
On the grounds of the Transparency and Public Ethics Programs introduced by Law 1474 of 2011 in its Article 73, as amended by Law 2195 of 2022 and CONPES D.C. This means that this CONPES is at the level...
Publication
14/12/2022
Magdalena River Project: from PPP to Public Work
A void PPPAfter the National Infrastructure Agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura) declared the Magdalena River PPP process void in June of this year, the national government assured working on...
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28/09/2022
The new commitment of the Superintendency of Finance in the fight against...
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01/07/2022
Feasibility study of the PPP Project "Second Line Tunnel"
As established in Law 1508 of 2012 (the "PPP Law"), public-private partnerships ("PPPs") in Colombia may be either public or private initiatives. Public initiative PPPs follow the process determined in...
Publication
13/04/2022
Canal del Dique - Public Bidding for the second fluvial project of the...
On March 25, 2022, the National Infrastructure Agency (Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura - ANI) published the final documents (tender documents) of the bidding process called Canal del Dique for the...
Publication
24/11/2021
Hydrogen law, regulations & strategy in Colombia
1. Current state of hydrogen projects in Colombia The hydrogen industry is emerging in Colombia, as it is expected to be one of the most relevant low-carbon alternative energy solutions in the following...
Expert Guide ESG
03/11/2021
Regulation for Railroad Functional Units in Public-Private Partnership...
The Public-Private Partnership (“PPP”) regime was introduced in Colombia with the issuance of Law 1508 of 2012 and so the concept of functional unit (“FU”) as a mechanism to be able to obtain...
Newsletter
04/08/2021
Energy Transition Law - Main aspects and regulatory developments
On July 10th, 2021 the Congress of the Republic of Colombia enacted Law 2099 of 2021 (the "Energy Transition Law"), whereby specific articles of Laws 56 of 1981, 142 of 1994, 143 of 1994, and 1715 of...
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30/07/2021
Regulation for the treatment of the payment right by functional units on...
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) regime was introduced in Colombia with the issuance of Law 1508 of 2012 and so the concept of functional unit for infrastructure projects. It is important to recall...
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