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Nicolás Polanía Tello

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About

Nicolás is a DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán partner with more than 10 years of experience as a litigator, adviser and consultant in corporate law, insolvency and torts.

He currently serves as Arbitrator of the Medellin Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center. From 2015 to 2018, he was a bankruptcy judge serving as Deputy Superintendent for Insolvency Procedures at the Superintendence of Companies of Colombia.

He is also a professor in several law schools in Colombia and a recognized international speaker on matters related to corporate law and insolvency.

Education
  • L.M. in Torts, Externado University (Colombia)
  • Administrative Law Postgraduate, El Rosario University (Colombia)
  • Law Degree, Externado University (Colombia)

Awards

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Colombia Corporate and M&A (2021 – 2024)
  • Recommended, Colombia Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (2022 – 2023)
  • Recommended, Colombia Dispute Resolution: Litigation (2022 – 2024)

Memberships And Affiliations

  • International Bar Association
  • Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance
  • Commercialist Lawyers College
  • Colombian Tort Law Institute

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