About
José Vicente Zapata is a partner at Holland & Knight in Bogotá with over 30 years of experience in the natural resources sector. He focuses on corporate, contractual, and commercial matters, particularly spin-offs, mergers and acquisitions, and co-chairs the firm's Venezuela Focus Team.
Practice areas
EnergyEnvironmentNatural ResourcesInternational and Cross-Border TransactionsMergers and AcquisitionsBankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' RightsMiningClimate ChangeClass Action Litigation and ArbitrationAnti-Corruption and FCPACompliance ServicesInternational Arbitration and LitigationWind EnergyRenewable EnergySolar EnergyOil and GasInternational EnergyCarbon Capture and Storage
Office
Expertise
Natural ResourcesEnergyMiningOil and GasCorporate ComplianceMergers and Acquisitions
Education
- Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM), Certificate, Development and Execution of Solar Projects (Trends, Operation and Maintenance)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research, International Environmental Law (E-Learning)
- Yale School of Management, Executive Management Program for Lawyers
- Bureau Veritas, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, International Law
- McGill University, LL.M., Sustainable Development and International Business Law
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, J.D.
Languages
EnglishSpanishFrench