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Laura Rengifo Rodríguez

Laura Rengifo Rodríguez

Associate
Baker & McKenzie S.A.S.

Biography

Laura is a lawyer graduated from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and a specialist in Business Law from Universidad de los Andes, with six years of experience advising companies in Colombia and internationally. Her practice focuses on corporate and contract law, mergers and acquisitions, structuring complex transactions for capital raising, and commercial contract negotiation. With extensive experience in corporate law, she has guided multinationals, startups, and family-owned businesses through every stage of their corporate life cycle.

Practice Focus

Laura focuses her practice on corporate and business law, advising startups, family-owned businesses and multinationals on corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raising transactions in Colombia.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Structuring of corporate and contractual documentation for a capital raising process of a hotel development project in Medellín, valued at over USD 8 million. 
  • Structuring of corporate and contractual documentation for a capital raising process of a digital platform, valued at USD 10 million. 
  • Legal advisory for the entry into the Colombian market of a European multilevel marketing company, including corporate and contractual structuring for its local operations.
  • Advisory on the corporate restructuring of a multinational company in the metalworking and oil services sector, with operations in Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, and Mexico.
  • Participation in the asset acquisition process of a vehicle fleet valued at approximately USD 17 million for a Colombian automotive rental and sales company.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Instituto de Análisis Societario - IDEAS

Admissions

  • Colombia (2020)

Education

  • Universidad de los Andes (Specialization in Business Law) (2022)
  • Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Law Degree) (2020)

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Author, "Aspectos societarios en Stock Options," Lexir LATAM, October 2022
  • Author, "La constitución de una S.A.S. a través de una Smart Contract," AsuntosLegales.co, 2022