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Gamboa & Chalela, is a Law Firm established in 1983, in Bogotá, Colombia under the name Gamboa, Leal & Mazuera. Its current partners are Nicolás Gamboa Morales and José Francisco Chalela-Mantilla, it has an outstanding team of associates and has entered into permanent agreements with other firms specialized in various fields of Law.
Partners
José Francisco Chalela Mantilla Senior Partner
Legal Education:
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Doctor en Derecho (1972), Louisiana State University, Master en Derecho Civil (1975). Southwestern Legal Foundation – Academy of American and International Law, Asistente (1977). “Ten Days at Princeton” Foreign Executive Development Program (1989).
Professional Experience:
Secretary General and Chief of the Legal Department, Chrysler Colmotores (subsequently, General Motors Colombia (1975/1980); General Counsel in Colombia, Colombia Cities Service Petroleum Corporation (1980-1983); Vice-President of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Occidental de Colombia Inc. (1984-1994).
Academic Experience:
Professor Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Military University of Colombia – Civil and Commercial Contracts. Professor, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano – Hydrocarbons Law. Academic Council, Faculty of Law, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Lecturer in domestic and international symposiums.
Membership:
Roster of arbitrators of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, Colombian Association of Petroleum and Mining Lawyers, Board of Directors and Secretary to the Colombian Association of Petroleum.
Author:
Legal and Regulatory Framework - Petroleum in Latin America (Canadian Energy Research Institute); La Política Petrolera de Carlos Lleras Restrepo y sus Repercusiones Posteriores (Colombian Jurisprudence Academy).
