OUR FIRM - BACKGROUND
B & M was founded in 2012 with the primary purpose to continue providing specialized legal, accounting and related services to the existing clients of the firm’s founder, LUZ AMPARO BRICEÑO TRIANA, working in association with DIEGO ARMANDO MARTINEZ JURADO and MARTHA EUGENIA GONZALEZ BETANCOURT, through a boutique organization focussed exclusively upon supporting the oil and gas industry (both operating and service companies) and for construction industry, with more than fifteen (15) years of relevant legal experience. In addition, the combined strength of these lawyers working together enabled the firm to expand by providing the same specialist advice to new clients while maintaining the personalised service and high quality that existing clients had come to expect.
B & M, as a boutique firm, supports the commercial plans and business strategies of its clients with high quality personalized service. In addition, our firm strives to be continually recognized and distinguished, nationally and internationally, within the oil and gas industry and construction – maintaining a strong reputation based upon our broad industry knowledge, quality of specialist services and high degree of customer satisfaction.
OBJECTIVES
A key focus of our service is the provision of practical guidance and advice. Our experience has shown that proactive legal and consultative advice, in advance of issues or problems arising, proves to be the most efficient and effective path to business success for our clients.
We provide creative, timely and consistent legal solutions to address the specific needs of our clients with the objective of minimising circumstances where remedial or corrective action becomes necessary. We take into account industry specific issues, technological challenges, market risks and the realities of operating within the Colombian legal, business and social framework as well as the particular strengths and competitive advantages of our clients within the oil and gas industry.
We employ creativity, innovation and flexibility. This enables us to provide our clients with the practical solutions and services that they expect while complying with the requirements of the local legal system.
VALUES
The following are the guiding principles and values of B&M:
Specialization: We understand the specific business issues and requirements faced by our clients in the oil and gas and construction industries.
Transparency and Integrity: Our firm’s professional development is based upon principles of honest and just conduct and dealings with clients, regulatory authorities and third parties.
High Sense of Responsibility: We remain aware of the requirements and commitments expected of us as legal professionals and specifically in the course of guiding and providing solutions for our clients.
Discipline: We coordinate each aspect of our processes to ensure activities are carried out in an organised and efficient manner in accordance with the requirements of each individual client.
Timeliness:Understanding the time sensitivity that is typical within the oil and gas and construction industries, our personal approach to service, enables responses and solutions within imposed time constraints.
Creativity: We develop innovative products and solutions to address real world issues and current events within the oil and gas and construction industries, within the constraints of existing rules and procedures.
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
PARTNERS
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Luz Amparo Briceño Triana
Attorney – “Universidad Externado de Colombia” (1989), Specialist in Administrative Law – “Universidad Externado de Colombia” (1994), Tax Law Specialist – “Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario” (1994), with more than seventeen (17) years of professional experience. She has provided legal services and legal advice to national and international companies in the areas of investments, contracts and business structuring for the oil and gas sector in Colombia, accumulating a great deal of experience in both the legal and administrative area for operating companies and services companies in the oil and gas industry and construction industry.
Since 1997, she has been the legal representative of operators and service companies in the oil sector. In addition to acting as legal counsel, this has included developing and implementing management programs for these businesses.
In addition to ongoing activities such as legal representative and legal advisor, she has significant experience with the following:
(i) Establishment and sale of local branches of foreign companies, incorporation of local companies, provision of administrative and management services for local companies and branches in the oil and gas sector.
(ii) Creation, development, investigation and due diligence and/or implementation of joint ventures, joint operating agreements, consortiums, partnerships and other forms of association and complementary with trust figures for the construction industry, in accordance with the Colombian legal system.
(iii) Association agreements for services relating to the discovery, development and enhancement of oil fields (Ecopetrol) and for the granting of oil and gas concessions (i.e. exploration and production contracts between operating companies and the ANH – the National Hydrocarbons Agency).
(iv) Drafting and interpretation of legislation relevant to the upstream and downstream of the oil and gas industry,
(v) Preparation of contracts for the drilling of oil wells, workover and well servicing and related services, and contracts for the construction industry in general,
(vi) Preparation of contracts BOMT, EPC and BOM,
(vii) Assistance in bidding processes, merits contests and tenders.
For more than fifteen (15) years, she has been legal adviser to CAMPETROL, the Colombian trade association representing service companies in the oil and gas sector. In 2012 she was appointed as Campetrol’s negotiator to develop model agreements with Ecopetrol S.A. for contract drilling and workover services.
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Diego Armando Martinéz Jurado
Attorney – “Pontificia Universidad Javeriana” (2007), Specialist in Corporate Law- “Pontificia Universidad Javeriana” (2011).
Prior to joining in partnership with Luz Amparo Briceño Triana, Diego benefited from more than six (6) years of experience learning from and working together with Luz Amparo Briceño, as an associate lawyer. Given Diego’s strong performance, capacity and professional ability, he was invited to become a partner of the firm, shortly after it was founded.
He has provided legal and advisory services to a broad range of domestic and foreign companies, working specifically in the areas of investments, contracts and corporate law related to the Colombian oil and gas sector. He has developed expertise in structuring investment deals in the oil sector, and particularly in relation to drilling and other service companies operating in that sector. Diego Martinez acts as legal representative and permanent legal consultant for several operating companies as well as oil service companies.
In his role as legal counsel, he has a high degree of experience in:
(i) Establishment and sale of local branches of foreign companies, incorporation of local companies, provision of administrative and management services for local companies and branches in the oil and gas sector,
(ii) Creation, development, investigation and due diligence and/or implementation of joint ventures, joint operating agreements, consortiums, partnerships and other forms of association and complementary with trust figures for the construction industry, in accordance with the Colombian legal system,
(iii) Association agreements for services relating to the discovery, development and enhancement of oil fields (Ecopetrol) and for the granting of oil and gas concessions (i.e. exploration and production contracts between operating companies and the ANH – the National Hydrocarbons Agency),
(iv) Drafting and interpretation of legislation relevant to the upstream and downstream of the oil and gas industry,
(v) Preparation of contracts for the drilling of oil wells, workover and well servicing and related services, and contracts for the construction industry in general,
(vi) Assistance in bidding processes, merits contests and tenders.
Diego was part of the negotiating team appointed by CAMPETROL, in 2012, to negotiate with Ecopetrol S.A. the model agreements for drilling and workover services.
ASSOCIATE LAWYERS
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Martha Eugenia Gonzales Betancourt
Attorney – “Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino” - 2000. Specialist in Employment Law and Social Security, of the “Universidad Javeriana” - 2002. She has over twelve (12) years of experience. She has provided legal services and legal advice to national and international companies in the areas of Employment Law and Social Security.
In his role as legal counsel, he has a high degree of experience in:
(i) Assistance in the personnel engagement
(ii) Manage of the collective conflict of work with communities and unions
(iii) Assistance in disciplinary process,
(iv) Preparations of Laboral Contracts,
(v) Preparation and review of liquidations including social benefits
(vi) Assistance in the process of dismissal of personnel.
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Julio César Parra Duarte
Attorney – “Universidad Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario” -1984, with almost thirty (30) years of professional experience. He has provided legal services and legal advice to national and international companies in the areas of contracts, litigation, land negotiations in the oil and gas industry and attention of the different situations that might arise in this matter.
During year 1990 he attend the Georgetown University of Washington D.C., United States of America, for English lessons.
Since 1991, he has been the legal representative of operators and service companies in the oil sector. In addition to acting as legal counsel, this has included developing and implementing management programs for these businesses.
Since 1998, he has been the General Secretary of “Colegio de Abogados Mineros y Petroleros de Colombia”.
In addition to ongoing activities such as legal representative and legal advisor, he has significant experience with the following:
(i) preparation of contracts for the Oil and Gas Industry,
(ii) Litigation in civil law and in general of any conflict that might arise in the development of the negotiations of lands
AFFILIATIONS
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Roberto Enrique Palomino Queruz
Public Accountant graduated from “Universidad Central en Contaduría Pública”, with a Specialization in Tax and Customs Law at the “Universidad Católica de Colombia”, and legal studies at the “Universidad San Martín”. Tax consultant and former official of the Tax and Customs Administration, Division of Collections Management of Natural Persons (DIAN), Auditor at Audit Programs Division of Tax Audit Branch, Office of Disciplinary Investigations, Division Chief in the area of corruption with the Tax Enforcement Branch, Chief of the Special Investigations Division and the National Tax Administration of Natural Persons.
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Silvia Pinilla Mesa
Public Accountant graduated from “Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano”. System Specialist Legal, Financial, Accounting and Taxation from the “Universidad de los Andes”.
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Nilbercece Macías
Attorney specialized in environmental law.
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Wilson Leon
Attorney, specialized in environmental law.
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Lincleyden Clevez Guatapi
Public Accountant, graduated from the “Universidad Militar Nueva Granada” -2001. Specialist in Fiscal Auditor – 2011 and Statutory Auditor and Audit and Control - 2012, from the “Fundación Universidad Central en Contaduría Pública”, with more than twelve (12) years of of professional experience. She has provided services as Tax and accountancy consultant, for national and international companies. She has been Financial and Administrative Manager, legal representative and participate in process of liquidation of companies, acting as liquidator.
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Cindy Ana Maria Suarez
Junior Attorney, graduated from the “Universidad Nuestra Señora del Rosario”.
Nuestro Clientes
Compañías operadoras
- Verano Energy Limited
- NCT Energy Group C.A Colombia
- Montecz S.A.
- EMPESA S.A.
- IapecOil& Gas Inc. Colombia
- Grupo Pegasus
Compañías de servicios
Adquisición de sísmica, servicios de perforación y relacionados
- Tesco Colombia S.A.
- Sar Energy S.A.
- Hidrocarburos del Casanare S.A.
- Estrella Internacional Energy Services Sucursal Colombia
- Petroworks S.A.
- PetroseismicServices S.A.
- SaexplorationInc Sucursal Colombia
- PetrexS.A. Sucursal Colombia
- C.I. Quality Bunkers Supply S.A.S.
- DIVESTCO INC.
- 3M PETRO SUPPLY.
- Productos Energéticos del Casanare S.A.S – PRONERCA S.A.S
- Radrill S.A.
- Topen Oil & Gas Services S.A.
- Revalca Colombia S.A.S.
- Atlas Productos & Servicios S.A.S
- C.I. Ram Inversiones BVI de Colombia S.A.S.
- C.I. Inversiones BVI Fam de Colombia S.A.S.
- C.I. Inversiones Docató S.A.S.
- Bluegrass S.A.S.
- Go International S.A.S.
- Fergroup – Fuel Essential Rig Services S.A.S.
Agremiación
Otras
- Arbo Constructores S.A.S.
- Bowen International
- Distribuidora Colmayor S.A.S
- Controval Colombia S.A.S
- The Salad Factory Bogotá S.A.S.
- Swi Colombia S.A.S.