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Jordi Enrique Buitrago Soetendal

Jordi Enrique Buitrago Soetendal

Associate
ebuitrago@bu.com.co
Contact information
(57-60-1) 346 2011 Ext. 8538
Bogotá
Admitted to practice law in
Colombia
Languages
Spanish
English
French
Dutch
German
Italian

As a member of the Banking and Financial Services team, Jordi advises national and foreign financial institutions and companies on corporate and structured financing, as well as on regulatory matters. He also has experience in advising local and foreign clients on matters related to the prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing, and corruption, as well as on representing local financial institutions before the Financial Superintendence of Colombia, the Nation's Attorney-General's Office, and colombian courts. Jordi joined the firm in 2024. He attended the University of the Andes' Law School, where he earned his J.D. with a minor in International Studies in 2022, and a Post-Graduate Degree in Financial Regulation in 2023. Before joining Brigard Urrutia, he worked at two prestigious Colombian law firms, as a member of their banking, finance, and capital markets, and white-collar crime and compliance teams.

Educational Background

  • University of the Andes - Post-Graduate Degree in Financial Regulation - 2023
  • University of the Andes - J.D. - 2022
  • University of the Andes - Minor in International Studies - 2022
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
  • “Colombia”, book chapter ‘International Banking and Law Regulation’ - West Thomson Reuters - Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg, Republic of Austria) - (pending publication) (co-authored with Natalia Escobar Mejía).
  • "Imputación objetiva, riesgo permitido y actividad financiera: los préstamos "gota a gota" desde la perspectiva del Derecho Penal", book chapter "Estudios críticos de jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, vol. 9" - Ediciones Uniandes - Editorial Group Ibáñez (Bogotá, D.C., República de Colombia) - (pending publication)
  • "Esquemas de derecho penal general, Parte 2" - Uniandes Editions (Bogotá, D.C., República de Colombia" - 2022
  • "Esquemas de derecho penal general, Parte 1" - Uniandes Editions (Bogotá, D.C., República de Colombia" - 2022