OUR FOUNDING PARTNER
Christian Perez
cperez@pcolegal.co
Christian Perez is the founding partner and director of Perez & Co. With over 15 years of experience in Colombia's leading law firms, Christian has established a solid reputation as an expert in complex and high-profile dispute resolution.
Christian has achieved significant victories in high-impact litigation and arbitration. His track record includes triumphs in high-stakes class actions against pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies, successful defenses in product liability cases, and victories in domestic and international arbitrations involving insurance, construction, and shareholder disputes.
Recognized as a "Next Generation Partner" by The Legal 500 Latin America in Litigation and Arbitration and highlighted as "Up and Coming" by Chambers and Partners Global and Latin America in Dispute Resolution. Christian has also been named a Global Expert in Product Liability Defense in Life Sciences by Lexology since 2018 and awarded the "Client Choice" 2022 prize by Lexology in Life Sciences.
Christian combines his extensive experience in leading firms with a boutique approach, offering his clients strategic, innovative, and personalized legal advice on complex legal matters.
Experience
- Founding Partner and Director, Perez & Co. (2024 – present)
- Partner, Lloreda Camacho & Co. (2023 – 2024)
- Associate Director, Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy, Lloreda Camacho & Co. (2020 – 2023)
- Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution, Baker McKenzie (2019 – 2020)
- Senior Associate, Litigation and Bankruptcy, Lloreda Camacho & Co. (2016 – 2019)
- Associate, Litigation and Bankruptcy, Lloreda Camacho & Co. (2013 – 2015)
- Associate Attorney, Insurance, Torres Fernandez de Castro Abogados (now Lexia Abogados) (2011-2013)
- Account Executive, Bond Insurance and Credit Insurance, Aon Colombia (2009 – 2011)
Practice Areas
- Dispute resolution (litigation, domestic and international arbitration, mediation)
- Class actions
- Civil and product liability
- Insurance and reinsurance law
- Bankruptcy
Recognitions
- Recognized as “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 in Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration.
- Highlighted as “Up and Coming” by Chambers and Partners Global and Latin America in Dispute Resolution.
- Awarded the “Client Choice” 2022 prize by Lexology in Life Sciences
- Global Expert in Product Liability Defense in Life Sciences by Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal) since 2018
- Recognized as “Rising Star” by The Legal 500 in Dispute Resolution
- Recognized as “Future Star” by Benchmark Litigation
Education
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), Georgetown University Law Center, USA (2015-2016) – Graduated with honors (Dean’s List)
- Graduate Degree in Insurance Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia (2013-2014)
- Graduate Degree in Commercial Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2011-2012)
- Attorney-at-law, Universidad de los Andes (2010)
Languages
- Spanish
- English
