JARAMILLO | CÓRDOBA | DE VIVERO
Pablo Jaramillo is a founding partner of JCD. His main areas of expertise include project structuring and development, acquisitions, and complex structured finance transactions.
Pablo also frequently works on M&A processes and the acquisition of assets in highly regulated industries in Latin America. He also has extensive experience in constitutional and public-administrative law, with an emphasis on project development and regulatory aspects, including royalty-related matters. He served as an Assistant Magistrate at the Constitutional Court from 2017 to 2018, and as a professor of Constitutional Law, Legislation and Public Policy (legislative procedure), Administrative Law, and Public Actions, among other related subjects, at the University of the Andes. He was the Director of the Public Law practice at Norton Rose Fulbright Colombia from 2017 to 2018 and a partner in the projects and infrastructure practice at Dentons Cárdenas & Cárdenas from 2019 to 2026.
Pablo has worked extensively in the region on some of the most important infrastructure projects. His experience encompasses various transportation sectors, including ports, airports, highways, light and heavy rail, mass transit systems, and several power generation facilities. He has also acted on behalf of international financing groups in the financial closing of several transactions.
Education
- Law Degree. 2004-2009. Universidad de Los Andes.
- Master of Laws (LLM). London School of Economics and Political Science. (2012).
Awards & Memberships
The Legal 500 2026: Proyectos, Next Generation Partners.
Chambers Latin America 2027: Proyectos (Banda 3).
IFLR 1000 2024: Bancario y Financiero, Minería, M&A, (Highly Regarded).
Experience
Acquisition of an Infrastructure Testing Laboratory by SGS
SGS Colombia S.A.
Advised on the acquisition of an infrastructure testing laboratory with cross-border operations in the region.
Regasification and Port Services Project in Buenaventura
Regasificadora del Pacífico
Advised Regasificadora del Pacífico S.A. and the sponsor on the structuring of a logistics and port services project in Buenaventura and a regasification project in Buga, Valle del Cauca, including negotiation of all material contracts, such as arrangements to secure an FSU, the design and construction agreement for the regasification facility and the offtake agreement, among others. We also advised the project on its financing under New York law through a project finance structure.
Structuring of Colombia's First Fixed-Income ETF
Global X
Advised on the legal structuring of Colombia's first fixed-income ETF, designed to invest in Colombian government debt securities (Class B TES) and seek investment results comparable to the J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Colombia Government Local Currency Index. Our advice covered the full legal structuring of the product.
Access Road to Puerto Antioquia
Puerto Bahía Colombia de Urabá
Advised the client on the legal structuring of a US$20 million project to construct the access road to Puerto Antioquia. Our work included negotiating an administrative agreement with the Government of Antioquia to facilitate the access route, structuring the funds-flow arrangement, EPC contracting, accreditation of the investment before the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), and accounting efficiencies. We also provided regulatory and commercial analysis and recommendations for the various stakeholders involved in the infrastructure project, including equity contributors and the road construction company.