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Senior Partner
Daniel Alberto Acevedo Escobar
Lawyer from Universidad Sergio Arboleda with postgraduate specialisations in Public and Economic Law and in Tax Law, and close to thirty years of practice in tax, customs and corporate matters. From 2019 to 2022 he served as Colombia’s National Taxpayer and Customs User Ombudsman at the DIAN, appointed by the President of the Republic. He leads the firm’s tax and corporate practice and advises on inbound and outbound investment.
Selected experience
- National Taxpayer and Customs User Ombudsman at the DIAN (2019-2022), by presidential appointment
- M&A transactions and due diligence in the energy, palm oil, textile and biofuel sectors
- Design and rollout of Colombian AML (SAGRILAFT) and anti-bribery (PTEE) programmes and Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification
- General counsel and chief executive roles in industrial and energy sector companies
- Lecturer at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Cali) and Universidad Sergio Arboleda
- Visiting postgraduate lecturer at Universidad de los Andes and at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Toledo, Spain)
- Board member of Summit Energy, Mesa Hermanos and Fundación Fenalco
- Member of the International Bar Association since 2009
Education
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Postgraduate Specialisation in Tax Law
Universidad de La Sabana · 2022
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Master's degree courses in International Business & International Trade
University of California, UCLA Extension · 2001
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Postgraduate Specialisation in Public and Economic Law
Universidad Sergio Arboleda · 1998
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Law Degree
Universidad Sergio Arboleda · 1996
Further training
- Diploma in Senior Public Management — Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (ESAP) (2022)
- Diploma in Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) — Escuela DIAN (2021)
- Internal Audit Course — Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2021)
- Customs Law Refresher Seminar — Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho (2021)
- Postgraduate Course in Administrative Law — Universidad Militar Nueva Granada (1994)