Juan Fernando Puerta
Senior Associate
Spanish
English
Specialist in structuring, incorporating and managing businesses in Colombia; aviation law and overland transport; and consumer law (consultancy and litigation).
Before joining Cuatrecasas, Juan Fernando Puerta worked at a top-level national firm, was legal director of one of Colombia’s leading airline associations, and was part of the regulatory affairs group at Air Canada.
He was assistant lecturer of commercial law at Universidad Javeriana, as well as head lecturer on the university’s Diploma in Aviation Law and on its Diploma in Legal English.
Specialties
Education
Master of Laws (Air and Space Law)
McGill University, Montreal, 2019Postgraduate studies in Transport Law
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia, 2013Postgraduate studies in Commercial Law
Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, 2012Bachelor of Laws
Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, 2011
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Legal 500, Leaders League and Best Lawyers in Aviation Law, Transportation Law and Corporate M&A
Winner of Best Air Law Presentation award
Qatar Airways/McGill Rising Scholars in Air and Space Law Conference, Montreal, 2019
Publications and News
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January 31, 2024JetSMART Airlines to start operating in Colombia with seven domestic routes
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June 26, 2023Viva Aerobus opens Monterrey–Bogotá air route
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April 13, 2022Viva Aerobus officially launches flight routes to Medellín
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January 14, 2022Laika Universe obtains USD 48 million in Series B funding round
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December 30, 2021ADDI takes step forward in Colombian ecommerce revolution