Juan Antonio Duque

Juan Antonio Duque is the leading partner of our Corporate and M&A practice. He has a solid track record in corporate, commercial, and contractual law, combined with a strategic vision of business and regulatory matters. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has led processes that integrate tax considerations with the design of efficient corporate structures. His professional background includes practice at renowned firms such as Martínez Neira Abogados Consultores and Posse Herrera Ruiz, as well as the founding of his own law firm, Suárez y Duque Abogados. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Deputy Superintendent for Economic and Accounting Affairs at the Superintendence of Companies, where he deepened his expertise in regulatory and corporate oversight matters. In addition, he is a full professor at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and at the Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA), where he combines his professional practice with the education of new generations of lawyers and business leaders. · Godoy

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Leading partner of the Corporate and M&A practice at Godoy with extensive experience in corporate, commercial and contractual law, and a strategic focus on business and regulatory matters. Former Deputy Superintendent for Economic and Accounting Affairs (Superintendence of Companies, 2015–2017) and full professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and CESA.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACommercialTaxRegulatoryCapital Markets

Office

Colombia

Godoy · Juan Antonio Duque is the leading partner of our Corporate and M&A practice. He has a solid track record in corporate, commercial, and contractual law, combined with a strategic vision of business and regulatory matters. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has led processes that integrate tax considerations with the design of efficient corporate structures. His professional background includes practice at renowned firms such as Martínez Neira Abogados Consultores and Posse Herrera Ruiz, as well as the founding of his own law firm, Suárez y Duque Abogados. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Deputy Superintendent for Economic and Accounting Affairs at the Superintendence of Companies, where he deepened his expertise in regulatory and corporate oversight matters. In addition, he is a full professor at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and at the Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA), where he combines his professional practice with the education of new generations of lawyers and business leaders.

Colombia

Expertise

Tax structuring for corporate groupsRegulatory and corporate oversightCorporate governanceCapital markets

Education

J.D., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Specialization in Capital Markets Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Georgia, USA

Languages

EnglishSpanish