Law firm · Colombia · Peru · Latin America
We are the firm that sits on your side of the table before the problem exists. Corporate, compliance, tax and technology law, with direct presence in 7 Latin American countries.
15+
Years in practice
7
Countries in the region
<2hrs
Response time
First consultation
⏱ Response in under 2 business hours.
🔒 Your data is protected and confidential under attorney-client privilege.
Preventive work
Three clauses of the kind we correct every week. Above, what the draft usually says. Below, what should be signed.
Distribution agreement
The supplier may terminate this agreement at any time and without any compensation to the distributor.
✓ Risk averted
Termination requires ninety days’ notice. The parties define the distributor’s duties in writing so the relationship is not recharacterised as commercial agency.
Article 1324, Colombian Commercial Code
Services agreement
The contractor shall provide the service on site, during the hours assigned by the head of department and following their instructions.
✓ Risk averted
The contractor performs the work with technical and managerial autonomy, with no assigned hours and no subordination, and answers for the agreed deliverable.
Article 23, Colombian Labour Code · deemed employment
AI software licence
The vendor may use information uploaded to the platform to train and improve its models.
✓ Risk averted
The vendor processes the information solely to deliver the contracted service. Using it to train models, or transferring it abroad without the data subject’s prior consent, is prohibited.
Colombian Law 1581 of 2012 · purpose limitation
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.
What we stand on
They are not values on a wall. Each one translates into something verifiable in the way we work with you.
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.
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.
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.
Seventeen practice areas for companies and individuals. You always deal with the lawyer who owns your matter — never with a case number.
Corporate structures, shareholder agreements, company sales, reorganisations and disputes between partners.
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Commercial, corporate, contractual and administrative disputes of significant value, before courts and arbitral tribunals.
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Entities supervised by the Financial Superintendence, insurers and brokers, SARLAFT, SAGRILAFT, anti-bribery programmes and administrative investigations.
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Executive hiring, sensitive terminations, workforce restructuring, internal investigations and strategic employment litigation.
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The relationship between company and State: tenders, public contracts, disputes with authorities and sanctions proceedings.
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A legal procedure to restructure your debts, suspend attachments and start over with legal protection.
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How we work
Most firms charge for reacting. We structure the work so that reacting is the exception, not the business model.
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An initial session where we map your real exposure: what risk exists today, its financial impact and how urgent it is.
02
We deliver scope, deliverables, timelines and fees in writing before signing. You know exactly what you get and what it costs.
03
A senior lawyer owns your matter end to end, with direct, unfiltered access. Every request is logged on the platform.
04
Periodic reporting on real status, regulatory alerts for your sector and an annual review of your legal risk matrix.
Acerteq Legal Platform
The number one complaint about lawyers is not the outcome: it is not knowing where the matter stands. That is why every request entering Acerteq is logged, with an assigned owner, visible status and a measurable service level agreement.
Unique reference, assigned owner and updated status from first contact through closure.
Contractual response times by request type, with monthly compliance reporting.
Monitoring of regulatory changes affecting your operation, with a practical read on what to do.
Contracts, opinions and filings in one place, with version control and audited access.
Active requests
ACQ-2481
Distribution agreement review — LatAm
In progress
ACQ-2479
Special tax request — response drafting
In progress
ACQ-2476
Trademark filing before the SIC
Filed
ACQ-2470
AML compliance diagnostic — final report
Delivered
ACQ-2468
Title study — Chicó, Bogotá
Delivered
Average SLA: 1 h 12 min
Monthly compliance: 98.4 %
Illustration of the client portal. Data shown is representative.
The firm
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.
You know exactly who owns your matter and have their direct contact. No call centre, no escalations that never come back.
Scope, deliverables and price defined before we start. If scope changes, it is agreed beforehand, not invoiced afterwards.
Own offices in four cities and direct experience in seven countries, coordinated from a single point of contact.
Every request is logged with an owner, a status and a measurable service level agreement.
Clients
Confidentiality prevents us from naming companies. These are verbatim excerpts, published with authorisation and without the client’s identifying details.
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They advised us on bringing in a foreign investor. What we valued most was being told clearly which clauses we should not accept, even when that lengthened the negotiation.
General Management
Logistics company · Bogotá
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We arrived with a tax authority request and three weeks to respond. The reply was filed on time and fully supported. The difference was the order they worked with.
Finance Management
Business group · Medellín
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I spent two years paying one debt with another. They explained insolvency without false promises, and today I have an agreement I can actually meet.
Individual client
Client · Barranquilla
Coverage
Colombia
Peru
Ecuador
Venezuela
Chile
Mexico
Panama
Regional operations coordinated from a single point of contact, with uniform professional standards and advice aligned to each regulatory environment.
Colombia
Calle 76 # 54-11, oficina 703, Edificio World Trade Center
Foreign trade and port logistics
Peru
Av. El Derby 055, Edificio Cronos, Torre 1, piso 7, Santiago de Surco
Peru regional operation
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers to what clients ask us most. If yours is not here, message us on WhatsApp — we reply in under 2 business hours.
Direct answer
Acerteq Abogados is a Colombian law firm founded in 2011, with offices in Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla and Lima, and direct experience in seven Latin American countries. It advises companies and individuals on corporate, compliance, tax, employment, technology, litigation and personal insolvency matters. Every request receives a response in under two business hours.
In the first diagnostic session we assess your situation, identify the main risk or opportunity and tell you frankly whether you need a lawyer and what kind. If you decide to proceed, you receive a proposal with fixed scope and fees before signing anything.
We have our own offices in Bogotá (Carrera 13 # 93-35), Medellín, Barranquilla and Lima, Peru. We also have direct experience in Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico and Panama. We serve clients across Colombia and abroad remotely, with a single point of contact for the whole regional operation.
Our service level agreement is under 2 business hours for first contact. Every request is logged on our platform with a reference, an assigned owner and a visible status, and we measure compliance monthly.
We work with three models depending on the matter: fixed fee per deliverable (contracts, opinions, filings), monthly retainer (ongoing corporate support) and a blended structure with a success component (litigation and recovery). In every case the amount is agreed in writing before we start.
Yes. We support company or branch incorporation, FX and foreign investment regulation, employment and tax structures, and contracts with local suppliers and clients. We work in Spanish and English and coordinate with head-office advisers.
No — and be wary of anyone who does: in Colombia, promising guaranteed litigation results breaches professional ethics. What we do guarantee is honest judgement about your odds, transparency on costs and truthful reporting on case status.
Insights
What changed, whom it affects and what to do about it. Written for decision-makers, not for other lawyers.
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Next step
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.
