Laura Pinilla De Brigard

Associate in Criminal and Disciplinary Law with over 13 years of experience and expertise in criminal law, tax law, disciplinary law, police law, and the restoration of rights. Extensive experience in the construction, pharmaceutical, education, fiduciary, and chemical sectors, as well as in law firms.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS 

• Acquittal of a client in a criminal case for fraud against a judicial resolution. 

• Acquittal of the legal representative of a pharmaceutical company in a criminal case for money laundering. 

• Securing fiduciary approval for the real estate development of a property with a prior owner listed in the Watch Lists. 

• Securing the conviction of third parties for property invasion and document forgery aimed at unlawfully acquiring the property.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

• Legal advisory and judicial representation in criminal, disciplinary, police, and rights restoration proceedings. 

• Legal and material recovery of invaded properties. 

• Acquittal of professionals in disciplinary proceedings before Ethics Tribunals. 

• Acquittal of a property manager in a criminal case for procedural fraud and document forgery.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• 2015 – Specialist in Criminal and Criminological Sciences, Universidad Externado de Colombia. 

• 2011 – Law degree, Universidad del Rosario.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

• Participant in the I International Criminal Law Congress, Universidad Libre de Colombia, 2017. 

• Participant in the Seminar on "Legal Framework for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing," Asociación Cavelier del Derecho, 2015. 

• Participant in the Training Workshop "Land Management Processes," Pinilla, González & Prieto Abogados, 2015. • Course on the General Procedural Code, Universidad de Los Andes, 2014.

• Specialization Course in Organized Crime, Corruption, and Terrorism, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, 2014. 

• Participant in the X Víctor Carlos García Moreno Competition on Procedures before the International Criminal Court, organized by the ICC, Utrecht University, Coladic Mexico, and others, 2011. 

• Participant in the IV International Criminal Law Conference, Universidad del Rosario, 2007.

RECOGNITIONS 

• Recognized in "The Legal 500 Latin America" under the "Leading Associates" category, 2025. • Recognition in "Legal 500 Latin America" for the Criminal and Disciplinary Law team in "Compliance and White-Collar Crime," ranked in Band 4, 2024 and 2025.