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Administrative Litigation and Institutional Defense

Defense of the State and of those who perform public functions

We take on judicial defense with the discipline over deadlines that a public entity requires.

We represent public entities and private parties performing administrative functions in proceedings where the legality of their acts and their financial liability are at issue (claims against public entities, annulment and reinstatement of rights actions), and we also support the conciliation committee and the prevention of unlawful harm.

The firm also handles administrative sanctioning proceedings before superintendences and other authorities, from the statement of charges through the administrative appeals and the court claim against the act that imposes the sanction.

Services

Representation in and out of court

We take on the entire proceeding, from the answer to the complaint through the hearing, and we answer for every deadline.

  • Answers to complaints and to constitutional protection actions (tutela)
  • Briefs, closing arguments, appeals, and procedural motions
  • Attendance at hearings and other court proceedings
  • Monitoring and reporting on the status of each case

Conciliation committee and recourse actions

We prepare the committee's decision with a study of the case and a reasoned recommendation.

  • Case summaries and studies for the conciliation committee
  • Out-of-court conciliation before the Office of the Inspector General (Procuraduría)
  • Assessment and filing of the recourse action against public officials
  • Third-party indemnity claims (llamamiento en garantía) within the proceeding

Prevention of unlawful harm

We identify the recurring causes behind adverse judgments and report them back to those who can correct them.

  • Reports on recurring causes of litigation
  • Risk alerts to the competent departments
  • Litigation risk rating and accounting provisions
  • Regulatory compliance guidelines

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