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Juan Felipe Torres Varela

Juan Felipe Torres Varela is a Partner at Lexia Abogados, specializing in litigation, arbitration, and innovative legal solutions. He combines traditional legal expertise with a forward-thinking approach to complex legal challenges. A bilingual attorney from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, he holds a Master's in Technopreneurship and Innovation from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and specializations in Contract Law and Business Law from Universidad del Rosario. His professional experience spans both traditional legal practice and legal innovation. At Lexia Abogados, he manages civil and public procurement litigation, drafts arbitration awards, and provides specialized legal opinions. His government experience includes his role as Legal Professional at the Attorney General's Office (Procuraduría General de la Nación), where he handled state contractual and non-contractual liability cases. He has pioneered legal innovation in Colombia as co-founder of Lexter, a legal tech platform providing automated legal services, and as Country Manager for Broota, Latin America's first investment crowdfunding platform, where he implemented the legal structure for operations in compliance with Colombian regulations. His unique combination of litigation expertise, entrepreneurial mindset, and technological innovation positions him at the forefront of Colombia's evolving legal landscape. · Lexia Abogados

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About

Partner at Lexia Abogados in Colombia who specializes in litigation, arbitration and legal-innovation solutions; he manages civil and public procurement litigation, drafts arbitration awards and provides specialized legal opinions and has experience handling state contractual and non-contractual liability at the Attorney General's Office. He is a co-founder of legal tech platform Lexter and served as Country Manager for crowdfunding platform Broota, and holds a Master's in Technopreneurship and Innovation from Nanyang Technological University.

Practice areas

LitigationArbitrationInsurance & ReinsuranceBusiness LawPublic ProcurementLegal Technology

Office

Expertise

Civil LitigationPublic ProcurementState Contractual & Non-Contractual LiabilityInsuranceLegal TechnologyInvestment Crowdfunding / Fintech ComplianceArbitration

Education

  • Master of Science in Technopreneurship and Innovation - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2016)
  • Stanford-MSc Technopreneurship and Innovation Programme (2016)
  • Specialization in Business Law - Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Specialization in Contract Law - Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Law Degree - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Project Management Diploma - Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA) (2017)

Languages

SpanishEnglish