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Paula Andrea Gutiérrez

Senior Associate

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

Paula Andrea is a Senior Associate for the Firm in the Banking & Finance, Public Procurement, Compliance and Insolvency, Restructuring & Liquidation practices. She is a lawyer with a specialization in Public Procurement Law from Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, a specialization in Public Management and Administrative Institutions from Universidad de los Andes and holds a Master in Public Law for Administrative Management from the same University.

Paula Andrea has more than 5 years of experience advising national and international clients in matters related to Administrative Law, Financial Law and Public Procurement, especially in the structuring and performance of concession contracts under the scheme of public-private partnerships- PPP of road, railway, airport and institutional infrastructure, among others. She has supported the team in providing advice to national and foreign clients in local and cross-border corporate finance transactions.

Professional Experience

  • 2023–present – Senior Associate, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2019–2023 – Associate, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016–2019 – Associate, OPEBSA Compañía de Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia
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Awards & Rankings

  • Paula Gutiérrez, Recommended Lawyer in Legal 500 Latin America 2024 in the area of Public Law.
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Publications

  • Author, “Public works contracts financed by royalties for the development of PDET municipalities”, La República, March 17, 2020
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Education

  • 2020 – Master in Public Law for Administrative Management, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2019– Specialization in Public Management and Administrative Institutions, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2018– Specialization in Public Procurement, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2016– Lawyer, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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