- Partner

María Claudia is a Partner of the Competition, Data Protection, Compliance and Intellectual Property practice areas.
María Claudia has focused her career on antitrust, consumer protection and data protection matters. She has wide experience representing corporations and single individuals before the Competition and Data Protection Authority in administrative investigations and obtaining clearance of different requirements handled by this authority. Additionally, María Claudia leads the Compliance of the firm, providing permanent and preventive support to companies on best practices regarding legal compliance.
María Claudia began her professional career in 2009 at Martínez Neira Abogados, focusing on corporate matters. She later joined the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce first as a member of the competition investigation team and then as an advisor to the Superintendent.
María Claudia is a lawyer and economist, therefore, her support goes beyond legal issues. Her goal is to enhance her clients' businesses.
- Competition & Consumer
- Data Protection
- Compliance
- Intellectual Property
Education
- Masters in Law (LLM), King’s College, (UK)
- Corporate Law Postgraduate Program, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
- Economist, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
- Antitrust, Competition and Free Trade Postgraduate Program, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
- Law student, Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia)
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- French
Admissions
- Colombia
Professional Associations
- International Bar Association – IBA
- Colombian Competition Law Association – Board Member.
- Colombian Ethics, Integrity and Compliance Association – Founding Member.
- Co-Director of the Women and Diversity Committee of CEDEP – Centro de Estudios en Derecho Procesal.
- President of the Women Committee of the Colombian Competition Law Association.
- Member of the Women in the Profession Colombian Committee.