JRO Corlaw

The team

A select team, not a volume practice

Three professionals covering corporate law and litigation and tax. You speak with the one handling your matter, not with a queue — and that is also why we only take on work we can do well.

Julián Robayo, socio fundador de JRO Corlaw

Julián Robayo

Managing Partner

Corporate lawyer with more than fifteen years in practice, split between private practice, in-house roles and the public sector. He advises Colombian and foreign companies on company formation and corporate structuring, international commercial contracting, corporate governance, personal data protection and the regulation of technology platforms.

Before founding JRO Corlaw he led the legal and customer service functions for Latin America at a mobility and delivery platform company operating in Colombia and Mexico, where he defined the legal structure of its business models and led its licensing as a postal operator before the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications. He has also worked at the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism — where he took part in free trade agreement negotiation rounds — and at logistics and aviation companies, with responsibility over claims and large-scale contracting.

He has taught at the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada and at the Escuela Militar de Cadetes.

  • AreasCorporate law · International contracts · Technology & digital law
  • EducationLawyer, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada · Specialist in International Business Law, Universidad de los Andes · LL.M. in Business Law, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • LanguagesSpanish · English
  • LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/julianrobayo
Santiago Peña, socio fundador de JRO Corlaw

Santiago Peña

Litigation Partner

Litigator with more than ten years in practice. He leads the firm's contentious work and represents clients in commercial and corporate disputes, public contracting and public–private partnership schemes.

He is recognised for a technical and strategic approach to litigation.

  • AreasLitigation · Commercial law · Public–private contracting
  • EducationLawyer, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada · Specialist in Commercial Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/santiagopenaayala
Gerson Anduquia, contador público y consultor tributario de JRO Corlaw

Gerson Anduquia

Tax & Accounting Partner

Public accountant and tax consultant with broad experience in accounting and tax matters. Gerson advises domestic and international companies on tax planning, tax compliance, determination of taxes, structuring of transactions, accounting and financial analysis, and international taxation. His experience also includes directing regional accounting and tax processes across Latin America, as well as statutory audit work (revisoría fiscal) and business consulting.

He is a Public Accountant, Specialist in Tax Planning from Uniagustiniana and holds a Master's in Taxation from Universidad Central. He has also built an extensive academic career as a university lecturer at institutions such as Uniagustiniana, Universidad Central, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia and Uniminuto, teaching taxation, tax procedure, transfer pricing, international taxation and tax accounting. This combination of professional practice and academia gives his work a technical, analytical and strategic approach, aimed at turning tax complexity into soundly grounded business decisions.

  • AreasTax planning · Tax compliance · Transfer pricing · International taxation · Statutory audit
  • EducationPublic Accountant · Specialist in Tax Planning, Uniagustiniana · Master in Taxation, Universidad Central
  • LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/gersonanduquia

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