Profile 

Since beginning her legal career in 2006, Catalina has worked both as in-house counsel and at law firms, leading legal departments and advising national and international clients—primarily in the financial and energy sectors—on domestic and cross-border corporate and project finance transactions. Her experience includes corporate loans, bridge loans, syndicated financings, acquisition financings, aircraft financings, and bond issuances under Rule 144A. 

Studies: 

• Master of Laws (LL.M), University of Deusto, Tilburg University, Institute for Law and Finance (ILF), Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main.
• Specialization in Commercial Law, Universidad del Rosario.
• Law, Universidad de los Andes.
• Diploma in Fundamental Notions of European and Comparative International Economic Law, Robert Schuman University, Strasbourg.
• Diploma in French with Distinction, University of Nantes.

She speaks in Spanish, English, and French. 

Experience 

Catalina has over fifteen years of experience in the financial and corporate sectors, having held senior positions in leading companies in the energy, banking, and technology industries, as well as in prominent law firms. Her experience includes serving as Legal Manager of a technology outsourcing company and as a board member of a mutual investment fund, which has allowed her to develop a strategic and multidisciplinary perspective on financial and corporate matters. Throughout her career, she has advised on complex transactions such as the structuring of Davivienda’s gender social bond, syndicated and bilateral loans granted by entities such as Citibank and SUAM to companies like PriceSmart and Exponencial Confirming, as well as credit agreements entered into by Almacenes Éxito and international financing granted to Addi Soluciones Financieras.She also has international experience in financial regulation acquired at Germany’s financial supervisory authority (BaFin), further strengthening her ability to handle cross-border transactions with technical rigor and a global outlook. 

Professional Organisations 

• Member of IBA (International Bar Association). 

Recognition 

• Chambers Latin America 2026, Banking and Finance.
• Leading Associate, The Legal 500 2025, Banking and Finance & Capital Markets.