Maria Luisa Porto Fox

Experience

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  Cámara de comercio

  Oct 1996 - Jun 2006

  Last position: Legal Counsel
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  Brigard Urrutia

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2016

  Leading and directing the legal advice provided to national and international clients, with the purpose of developing the practice areas of corporate law, M&A, infrastructure and public services, natural resources and compliance, through the following processes and tasks: negotiation and structuring of public and private contracts, participation in public bids, Project structuring, M&A transactions, ethics and compliance assurance, crisis management, legal advice in commercial and corporate matters, as well as for the development of business in a wide range of industries (technology, pharmaceutical, foods, construction, ports, oil & gas, mining, amongst others). Main achievements:  Legal and contractual structuring of the P-135 Project, which increased the capacity of the Ocensa Pipeline in 135KBPD.  Legal and contractual structuring of the project for the construction of the Aguadulce Port, with an investment of over 650 million USD. Legal advice to national and international clients, such as Citibank, Motorola, Xerox, 3M, Mitsubishi, Trafigura, ONGC Videsh, Mansarovar, Petrobras, Ecopetrol, Ocensa, ICAP, Minas Paz del Río, Glencore – CI Prodeco, Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), Puerto Aguadulce, Fanalca, Grunenthal, Labinco, Laboratorios Bussié, Cruz Verde, Mars, Inc. and Bimbo. Show less Legal advice to national and international clients, in the practice areas of corporate law, M&A, infrastructure and public services, natural resources and compliance, through the negotiation and structuring of public and private contracts, participation in public bids, Project structuring, M&A transactions, ethics and compliance assurance, crisis management, legal advice in commercial and corporate matters, as well as for the development of business in a wide range of industries (technology, pharmaceutical, foods, construction, ports, oil & gas, mining, amongst others). Main achievements:  Distinguished as “Associate to Watch” in the infrastructure projects field, by “Chambers Latin America”, 2011 edition. Negotiation and successful closing of numerous and large M&A transactions for the firm’s clients in several industries, such as Citibank, ICTSI, LATAM (antes LAN), Laboratorios Grimmann, Invekra – Labinco, Neal & Massy.  Legal advice for bid structuring and obtention of contract awards in the public tenders for massive transportation of Bogota (Transmilenio) and Cali (Mio).  Negotiation and execution of contracts with the Ministry of Defense with significant relevance for the national defense and security. Show less

  • Director

    May 2013 - Dec 2016

  • Senior Associate

    Jul 2006 - May 2013
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  Cenit transporte

  Dec 2016 - Feb 2025

  Leading the company’s legal advice for nationwide in commercial and business matters, with the purpose of facilitating the development of operations, projects and transactions, through advise and legal support in: commercial and contractual relationships with clients, structuring of new business opportunities, development of strategic projects and transactions for the organic and inorganic (M&A) growth of the company, regulatory legal advice, relations with authorities and control entities, participant in strategic and governance committees, member of boards of directors in subsidiaries. Main achievements: Conciliation of Cenit and Oleoducto Bicentenario with the Frontera Group, which led to the termination of several costly arbitration proceedings, called by the media as the largest conciliation in the history of Colombia.  Legal structuring for the acquisition of the PCH Cantayus (hydroelectric generation plant) by Cenit, which was the first hydroelectric generation asset for the Ecopetrol Group and the first hydroelectric self-generation project powering transportation of refined products by pipelines in Colombia.  Legal and contractual structuring of relevant energetic transition projects in Cenit and the Ecopetrol Group, such as the pilot for hydrogen supply for massive transportation systems and pilot project for LNG regasification.  Successful negotiation and agreement on the rates to be charged to the shippers in the entirety of the oil transportation systems of the company for the current period. Show less Nationwide legal advice, with the purpose of structuring and making feasible the undertaking of negotiations, contracts and strategic projects for the operations of the company, through the provision of legal advice and support for the operations and maintenance of the oil transportation systems and the infrastructure of three port concessions including the transformation of the operating model of the company. Main achievements:  Legal advice for the strategic design and implementation of structural changes in the model of procurement, operation and maintenance of the company’s assets. Show less

  • Corporate Legal Manager |Business Legal Manager

    May 2019 - Feb 2025

  • Legal Expert in the Operational Legal Department

    Dec 2016 - May 2019