Gustavo Lorenzo

Gustavo is the leading partner of our Customs and International Trade practice. With more than 30 years of experience, he has advised national and multinational companies on customs, foreign exchange, and international trade matters, combining technical expertise with high-level strategic insight. His career began at the Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN), and he later served as a legal advisor at renowned firms such as Arthur Andersen, PwC, and EY. Throughout his career, he has led the implementation of efficient supply chain operations, compliance strategies in international trade, the structuring of free trade zones and customs warehouses, as well as special trade incentive programs such as the Plan Vallejo. Gustavo is recognized for his expertise in the certification of Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) and in the design of legal models aimed at attracting foreign direct investment, thanks to his deep knowledge of the Colombian customs regime and international standards. · Godoy

ColombiaCustoms, International TradeEnglish, Spanish

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Leading partner of Godoy's Customs and International Trade practice with more than 30 years' experience advising national and multinational companies on customs, foreign exchange and international trade. He has led implementation of supply chain operations, compliance strategies, structuring of free trade zones and customs warehouses, and special trade incentive programs (including Plan Vallejo); began his career at DIAN and later served as legal advisor at Arthur Andersen, PwC and EY, and is recognized for expertise in AEO certification and legal models to attract foreign direct investment.

Practice areas

CustomsInternational TradeForeign ExchangeTrade ComplianceSupply ChainFree Trade Zones

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Colombia

Godoy · Gustavo is the leading partner of our Customs and International Trade practice. With more than 30 years of experience, he has advised national and multinational companies on customs, foreign exchange, and international trade matters, combining technical expertise with high-level strategic insight. His career began at the Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN), and he later served as a legal advisor at renowned firms such as Arthur Andersen, PwC, and EY. Throughout his career, he has led the implementation of efficient supply chain operations, compliance strategies in international trade, the structuring of free trade zones and customs warehouses, as well as special trade incentive programs such as the Plan Vallejo. Gustavo is recognized for his expertise in the certification of Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) and in the design of legal models aimed at attracting foreign direct investment, thanks to his deep knowledge of the Colombian customs regime and international standards.

Colombia

Expertise

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certificationFree trade zones and customs warehousesPlan Vallejo and special trade incentive programsSupply chain optimization and customs operationsForeign direct investment attractionCustoms compliance and strategy

Education

Attorney at Law — Universidad Externado de Colombia
Specialization in Commercial Law — Universidad Externado de Colombia (1994)
Diplomas in Taxation, Customs, Foreign Investment and International Foreign Exchange
Candidate for Certification in Risk Management ISO 31000 — ICONTEC

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EnglishSpanish