Capital Markets Partner Camilo Gantiva Hidalgo Joins Holland & Knight in Bogotá

BOGOTÁ (February 16, 2022) – Holland & Knight continues its growth in Colombia with the addition of Camilo Gantiva Hidalgo, who joins as a partner and will lead the office's capital markets and financial services regulation practices. He was previously co-head of the banking and capital markets practice of Garrigues in Colombia.

Mr. Gantiva Hidalgo has more than 18 years of experience advising on financial and capital markets matters. He also served as deputy general counsel of the Self-Regulatory Organization for the Colombian Securities Market (Autorregulador del Mercado de Valores) and a New York-based energy fund.

"Camilo's experience with financial and capital markets issues broadens the range of legal services offered by Holland & Knight in Colombia," said Enrique Gómez-Pinzón, executive partner of Holland & Knight's Bogotá office. "The addition of Camilo to our Bogotá office will allow us to offer our clients in Colombia integrated cross-border capital markets legal services with the collaboration between our Colombia lawyers and our U.S. offices. This is a unique offering in the Colombian market that provides our clients with specialized legal services of the highest quality."

"I am very pleased to face this new professional challenge at Holland & Knight and to be part of a top-level team, where I hope to lead and expand the financial and capital markets practice to offer more comprehensive services to the firm's clients," said Mr. Gantiva Hidalgo. "At Holland & Knight, I also plan to take advantage of the excellent services provided by the firm's numerous offices in the United States and Mexico to meet the legal and business needs of my clients."

Mr. Gantiva Hidalgo advises clients on a wide range of matters, including initial public offerings (IPOs), other equity offerings, securitizations, the incorporation and operation of financial institutions, various issues for private equity funds, convertible debt offerings and a range of financing structures. He is recognized as a leading lawyer in his practice areas by The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, Chambers Global and Latin America guides, Best Lawyers and IFLR 1000.

Mr. Gantiva Hidalgo earned an LL.M. degree from New York University School of Law and a J.D. degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where he currently serves as a professor teaching a securities law post-degree program.

With the arrival of Mr. Gantiva Hidalgo, Holland & Knight will have nearly 40 lawyers in Colombia, including 11 partners.