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The firm

Allies, not vendors

Acerteq Abogados was founded on a simple conviction: legal advice should be understood as part of business strategy, not a cost that appears when something has already gone wrong.

Direct answer

Acerteq Abogados is a law firm founded in 2011, specialised in comprehensive advice for companies and individuals with a strategic, preventive and results-oriented approach. It operates from four own offices — Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla and Lima — with direct experience in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico and Panama. Its three stated commitments are trust, transparency and decisiveness.

We are a firm specialised in comprehensive legal advice for companies and individuals, with a strategic, preventive and results-oriented approach. Fifteen years in practice have taught us that a lawyer’s value lies not in the claim they draft, but in the one they manage to avoid.

We maintain an active presence in strategic cities across Colombia and Latin America — Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla and Lima — with direct experience in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico and Panama. That allows us to offer close, timely advice aligned with each regulatory environment, with uniform professional standards and a single point of accountability.

We do not work with the logic of the case file. We work with the logic of the client’s business: what decision must be taken, what risk it carries, what a mistake costs and what is the shortest route to getting it right.

Our value is not in the claim we draft, but in the one we help you avoid.

Objectives

Where the firm is going

2031

By 2031, Acerteq Abogados will be a multi-Latin business law firm with a presence in Colombia and Peru, recognised for advising medium and large companies end to end, with transactional, regulatory and litigation capability, standing in the legal directories, and an organisation that runs institutionally, beyond its founders.

15 +

Years in practice

Accumulated experience advising companies and individuals in Colombia and the region.

7

Countries covered

Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico and Panama.

4

Own offices

Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla and Lima, with a single point of contact.

2 hrs

Service level agreement

Contractual SLA: every request receives a response in under 2 business hours.

Brand commitments

Trust, transparency, decisiveness

Three words that only mean something if they can be demanded of us. This is what each one obliges us to do.

Trust

Every client is supported directly by the lawyer responsible for the matter. No intermediaries, no "an assistant will call you back". The legal judgement behind your decision has a name attached to it.

Transparency

Fixed fees agreed before we start, scope in writing and periodic reporting on the real status of the matter. No small print, no costs appearing mid-process and no promises we cannot keep.

Decisiveness

A preventive, strategic approach: we act decisively on legal risk, even when the honest recommendation is not to litigate. Concrete results, not procedural activity to justify fees.

Why Acerteq

Six differences you can verify

Not adjectives — commitments you can check in the engagement letter before signing.

A named lawyer accountable to you

You know exactly who owns your matter and have their direct contact. No call centre, no escalations that never come back.

Fixed fees in writing

Scope, deliverables and price defined before we start. If scope changes, it is agreed beforehand, not invoiced afterwards.

Genuine regional coverage

Own offices in four cities and direct experience in seven countries, coordinated from a single point of contact.

Technology-backed traceability

Every request is logged with an owner, a status and a measurable service level agreement.

Judgement over activity

If litigation is not in your interest, we say so. Our incentive is in the outcome, not the number of filings.

Preventive approach

Annual review of your legal risk matrix and sector regulatory alerts included in the engagement.

How we work

A method that starts before the problem

Most firms charge for reacting. We structure the work so that reacting is the exception, not the business model.

01

Legal diagnostic

An initial session where we map your real exposure: what risk exists today, its financial impact and how urgent it is.

02

Fixed-scope proposal

We deliver scope, deliverables, timelines and fees in writing before signing. You know exactly what you get and what it costs.

03

Execution with a named lawyer

A senior lawyer owns your matter end to end, with direct, unfiltered access. Every request is logged on the platform.

04

Follow-up and prevention

Periodic reporting on real status, regulatory alerts for your sector and an annual review of your legal risk matrix.

Presence

Where we are and where we operate

Colombia

Peru

Ecuador

Venezuela

Chile

Mexico

Panama

Own offices in four cities and direct experience in seven Latin American countries, always with one accountable contact.

🇨🇴 Bogotá

Colombia

Carrera 13 # 93-35
Head office · Chicó financial district

🇨🇴 Medellín

Colombia

Carrera 30 # 7AA-207
Corporate and manufacturing hub

🇨🇴 Barranquilla

Colombia

Calle 76 # 54-11, oficina 703, Edificio World Trade Center
Foreign trade and port logistics

🇵🇪 Lima

Peru

Av. El Derby 055, Edificio Cronos, Torre 1, piso 7, Santiago de Surco
Peru regional operation

Next step

Tell us what is worrying you. We will tell you honestly whether you need a lawyer.

A 30-minute diagnostic with a senior lawyer, with no obligation to engage. You leave with a clear read on your risk and what to do first.

Response in under 2 business hours.