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Luis Alfredo Pinilla

Pinilla Plazas & Associates SAS

24 years of experience
Business Law, Divorce, Energy, Oil & Gas Law ...
Colombia, New York

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Biography

I am a Colombian attorney admitted to practice law both in NY and Colombia, South America. I represent foreign clients investing in Colombia. My services include commercial law, contracts, real estate transactions, public contracting, among others.

Practice Areas

Business Law: Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Divorce: Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

Energy, Oil & Gas Law: Utilities

Estate Planning: Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Immigration Law: Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas

Probate: Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Additional Practice Area

General Civil

Fees

Contingent Fees

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Colombia
Since 2001

New York
Since 2004

Languages

French: Spoken
Spanish: Spoken, Written

Professional Experience

Partner: Pinilla Plazas & Associates SAS; 2012 - Current; Represented american clients in their colombian investments, particularly in the mining and oil field. Registered trademarks in Colombia, advised in colombo-american taxation issues, etc.

Partners: International Legal Advisors Ltda; 2007 - 2011; worked as international counselor helping american clients setting up their corporations in Colombia, registering trademarks, advising on immigration matters to Colombia. Worked as NY advisor for the purpose of registering trademarks in the US, filing for US immigration benefits such as L-1A visas for execuvitive transfers and E-2 visas for colombian investors in the USA.

Education

New York University: LL.M. | Corporate law; 2004 - 2006

New York University: LL.M. | General legal studies; 2002 - 2003

Professional Associations

Rosario University, School of law: Professor of Commercial law at Rosario University in Colombia; Current; Activities: Professor of international contracts

Universidad del Rosario in Bogota, Colombia: Professor of Private international law; 2010 - Current; Activities: Professor of Private international Law at this well renowned university in Colombia