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Founded: 2024

Nº of partners: 23

Email: info@esguerrajhr.com

Phone: +57 601 312 2900

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Colombia

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Leading legal and tax firm in Colombia, resulting from the strategic merger of two renowned practices with over 40 years of experience, providing comprehensive advice on complex matters for national and international companies.

Esguerra JHR is a Colombian law firm specializing in comprehensive legal and tax advisory services, formed through the merger of Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos and Jiménez Higuita Rodríguez. With over 40 years of accumulated experience, the firm advises local and multinational companies on complex matters such as corporate law, tax law, competition, arbitration, litigation, infrastructure, financial law, and compliance, among others.

Its approach combines deep knowledge of the Colombian regulatory environment with a global perspective, offering tailored strategic solutions focused on risk prevention, optimization of business opportunities, and decision-making in highly complex scenarios. The firm has a multidisciplinary team that provides both advisory and contentious services, enabling comprehensive support for clients across all phases of their operations and disputes.

Esguerra JHR stands out for its ability to manage highly sophisticated legal and economic matters, as well as for its participation in significant transactions, disputes, and projects across various productive sectors. Its combination of experience, technical rigor, and strategic focus positions it as a reliable partner for companies seeking high-level legal advice in Colombia.

AWARDS

  • Latin America Guide 2026:
    • 4 ranked areas
  • Global Guide 2026:
    • 2 ranked areas
  • Legal500 2026
    • 8 ranked areas
  • Leaders League 2026
    • 11 ranked areas

MEET OUR PROFESSIONALS

Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero
Partner

Juan Carlos Esguerra Portocarrero
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A leading figure in Colombian law, with over 40 years of experience combining leadership in international arbitration, corporate law, and high-level public service, including roles as Minister of Justice, Minister of Defense, and Ambassador to the United States.

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Besides his professional practice, to which he has been primarily dedicated since 1977 in consultancy, litigation, and national and international arbitration, in the areas of administrative law, constitutional law, and civil and commercial law, he has held prominent public positions including Secretary General and Vice Minister of Communications, Delegate to the 1991 National Constituent Assembly, Minister of National Defense, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States, and Minister of Justice.

He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Cornell University Law School and, since 2001, a full member of the Colombian Academy of Jurisprudence, having previously been a corresponding member since 1996. On two occasions (2004 and 2006), he served as ad hoc judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and has repeatedly acted as substitute judge at the Council of State and the Constitutional Court of Colombia.

Since 1986, he has been on the list of arbitrators of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, and since 1988, an international arbitrator for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris. Between 2010 and 2011, he coordinated the commission that drafted the national arbitration bill, which, together with the international arbitration bill, became the Arbitration Statute (Law 1563 of 2012).

He served as Dean of the Faculty of Legal Sciences at Universidad Javeriana and has been a professor of administrative and constitutional law there for over forty years, in addition to teaching administrative, constitutional, and economic law at Universidad Externado de Colombia, Universidad de los Andes, and Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario.

He is a founding partner of Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos, now Esguerra JHR.

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