Pedro Hernán Montaño
Partner
With more than 20 years of experience in litigations and government contracts, Pedro has worked in governmental agencies such as Fiduciaria la Previsora S.A. and Financiera Energética Nacional S.A. FEN today Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional S.A.
Throughout the more than seven years that he has worked at Gamboa, Garcia & Cardona Abogados, he has counseled clients as their attorney within ordinary judicial proceedings, restitution, executive and arbitrary proceedings, concerning civil and commercial subjects, as well as proceedings within the administrative jurisdiction. Pedro also provides additional legal support in public bids with governmental agencies and accompanies and counsels clients in civil, commercial and public affairs.
Whilst working in FEN he was the head lawyer for contracts and for more than seven years he actively participated in relevant processes such as the Equity vinculation for Ecogás and the corresponding formation of TGI, Equity vinculation for Enertolima and in the process of counceling the Ministry of Energy and Mining, the ANH, the UPME and IPSE in the execution of interadministrative agreements which implied the celebration of derivative contracts; He also acted as the representative of the governmental agency in several judicial proceedings.
Within Fiduciaria la Previsora S.A., he provided legal counsel in the contractual processes of the National Fund for Catastrophies, the Magistery Fund and different hiring processes delegated by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry for Social Protection.
He has also provided his counselling services to several financial entities during the bankruptcy processes for more than 5 years, where he has counselled the liquidators and represented those entities within several judicial proceedings.
He currently is a member of the Comittee for the Vigilance of Trusts administrated by Fiduciaria Renta Cuatro Global S.A.
Pedro obtained his J.D. from the Universidad Sergio Arboleda and has a Specialist Degree in both Commercial and Financial Law from the Universidad Sergio Arboleda, as well as a Specialist’s Degree as Conciliator from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.