Colombia’s Cavelier Abogados merges with Consuelo Benjumea & Asociados

Cavelier Abogados has over 70 years of experience and international recognition in intellectual property and business law, while Consuelo Benjumea & Asociados specializes in intellectual property, health product registration, competition, and consumer protection, based in Medellín.

With this merger, Cavelier Abogados consolidates its presence in Bogotá and Medellín, expanding its capacity to serve domestic and international clients operating in the country and reinforcing its position in one of Colombia’s most important business hubs.

Cavelier Abogados maintains a multidisciplinary practice encompassing intellectual property, corporate law and M&A, tax, labor, competition, regulatory, data protection, and compliance. The firm has been recognized by international directories and the legal market as a leading firm in its practice areas.

For its part, Consuelo Benjumea & Asociados brings more than three decades of specialization in intellectual property, a solid client portfolio within the business ecosystem, and a service model characterized by personalized attention, technical rigor, and litigation expertise.

“This merger is driven by a shared vision: to offer our clients the best legal services available in Colombia, combining the technical expertise of a specialized team with the reach of a firm with an international presence. Medellín is a strategic location, and Consuelo Benjumea is exactly the kind of professional and leader with whom we want to build this next chapter,” Javier Escandón Jaramillo, managing partner, Cavelier Abogados, said.

For her part, Consuelo Benjumea, now a partner at Cavelier, said: “Joining Cavelier Abogados is a decision I made with my clients and my team in mind. The platform the firm offers — its international network, its multidisciplinary approach, and its reputation — significantly expands what we can offer. We remain the same professionals we’ve always been, with much more support.”

Consuelo is an attorney and certified public accountant who graduated from the Universidad de Medellín, with a specialization in industrial property, copyright, and new technologies from the Universidad Externado de Colombia, and in finance from EAFIT University.