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waraque@gomezpinzon.com
Litigation & Conflict Resolution.
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William serves as Of Counsel of the Conflict Resolution & Investment Protection practice group. He has advised local and foreign companies for over 42 years in issues relating to complex commercial contracts, commercial distribution schemes, Colombian procedural law, and in general matters relating to business law. He has represented several companies in multiple proceedings before the ordinary jurisdiction and local arbitration tribunals in complex controversies. In the area of Conflict Resolution he has been involved in over 75 arbitration proceedings governed by the Chambers of Commerce of Bogotá, Medellín and Pereira, in claims for over 2.5 billion dollars. He has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá’s A-list of arbitrators for more than 10 years. In the area of national litigation he has counseled and represented companies from the pharmaceutical, consumer goods and automotive sectors, and commerce and trade in general, in matters ranging from class actions, distribution claims, commercial agency agreements and consumer protection law to tort and contractual liability actions.

 

    Law, Universidad Libre de Colombia, 1993.

 

Languages:

    Spanish.

 

    Of Counsel, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados, since 2020.

 

    Partner, Gómez-Pinzón Abogados, 2008 – 2020.

 

    Partner, Zuleta Suárez Araque & Jaramillo Abogados, 2000 – 2008.

 

    Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie, 1990 – 2000.

 

    Magistrate Assistant and Court Official, Judicial Branch of Colombia (Civil Judges of the Circuit and Superior Court of Bogotá), 1979 – 1990

 

    Leading Individual, Legal 500 LATAM 2023, Arbitration.

 

    Banda 3, Chambers Latin America 2023, Dispute Resolution.

 

    Included in Latin Lawyer 2021, Arbitration, Litigation.

 

    Best Litigator in Colombia 2019, Leaders League.

 

    Best Bankruptcy Attorney in Colombia 2020, Best Lawyers.

 

    Member of IBA (International Bar Association).