Corporate law boutique · Medellín, Colombia

Corporate law, personalized and efficient.

Legal consulting, litigation and corporate training in employment, corporate, tax, environmental, civil and regulatory law. Clear answers for companies that can't afford to wait.

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Efficia's partners: Luis Gabriel Hernández, Daniela Ángel and Johan Flórez

01Consulting 02Litigation 03Training

Productivity · Speed · Effectiveness

In person in the Medellín metro area. Remote across Colombia. Full service in English for foreign companies.

Clients

Companies that already work with us.

Healthcare, education, technology, hospitality, insurance, industry. Different sectors with the same need: legal decisions made on time.

Services

Three ways to work with your company.

Prevent, defend and train. Hire us for one of them or for all three. Either way, the same team knows your case.

01Prevent
Legal consulting
A legal strategy that lets your company operate with peace of mind.
We plan and carry out your company's legal strategy with you: stronger internal processes and preventive measures, so a regulator's request or a lawsuit never catches you off guard.
- Employment policies, manuals and internal work rules
- Payroll and social security audits
- Company formation and corporate governance
- Compliance: AML programs (SAGRILAFT, SARLAFT) and data protection
- Tax planning and tax risk
- Trademark registration with the SIC (Colombia's IP and competition authority)
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02Defend
Litigation and administrative proceedings
Once a dispute has started, we handle it from start to finish.
We defend your company before courts and administrative authorities in all of our practice areas. One lawyer responsible for your case, clear reports on every step and a strategy aimed at resolving the matter, not dragging it out.
- Employment disputes and UGPP social security audits
- Environmental and regulatory enforcement proceedings
- Contractual and non-contractual civil liability
- Tax proceedings and tax litigation
- Business reorganization, liquidation and insolvency
- Unfair competition and anti-competitive practices
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03Train
Corporate training
Your team, up to date with the law and with best practices.
Ongoing legal updates for our clients, plus talks, courses and certificate programs to understand regulatory changes and apply them correctly. They are taught by partners who are also university professors.
- Disciplinary procedures and dismissals
- Updates on regulatory changes
- Compliance and corporate best practices
- Tailored talks, courses and certificate programs
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Practice areas

Seven fronts where a company's peace of mind is at stake.

Consulting, litigation and training are offered in every one of these areas. If your matter isn't listed, ask us: chances are we handle it too.

01
Employment and social security
Internal work rules, payroll audits, disciplinary procedures, dismissals, pensions and UGPP audits.
02
Commercial, corporate and insolvency
Company formation, corporate governance, shareholder disputes, asset protection, reorganization and liquidation.
03
Intellectual property and competition
Trademark, slogan and trade name registration with the SIC, copyright and unfair competition claims.
04
Environmental
Environmental permits, requests from authorities and defense in enforcement proceedings.
05
Tax
Tax planning, compliance, tax risk analysis and tax litigation.
06
Civil
Contracts, debt recovery, civil liability, property, obligations and estates.
07
Regulatory
AML programs (SAGRILAFT, SARLAFT), data protection, occupational health and safety, business ethics, licenses and permits.

How we work

You'll be kept up to date on your case, at all times.

We are a boutique on purpose: few clients per lawyer, fast answers and no one passing you from desk to desk.

Step 1
We listen
A first meeting to understand your company, the problem and what is at stake.
Step 2
A clear proposal
A written plan with timelines, risks and fees. No fine print.
Step 3
Execution
One lawyer responsible for your case from start to finish, who picks up when you call.
Step 4
Follow-up
We tell you what happened, what comes next and which decisions we need from you.

Johan Flórez, Daniela Ángel and Luis Gabriel Hernández, founding partners of Efficia

More than 12 years working toward favorable results for our clients.

About us

Together, more efficient.

More than 12 years of supporting companies have taught us that good legal work is measured in results. The market knows us for the honesty and transparency with which we speak to every client, for our responsibility and efficiency, and for the passion we bring to every case.

Our three founding partners hold specialization and master's degrees and work as consultants, litigators and university professors in Antioquia. We meet clients in person in the Medellín metro area, work remotely across Colombia and serve foreign companies in English.

Read our story

Head of Consulting
Johan Flórez Muñoz
More than 12 years in administrative and court representation and in legal consulting for companies and individuals, in employment, corporate, commercial and insolvency law.
Master's degree
International Commercial Law · University of Northampton
Specialization
Social Security Law · Universidad de Medellín
Law degree
Universidad de Medellín
Professor at Universidad de Medellín, Unaula and FUCN.
Managing Director
Daniela Ángel Montoya
More than 11 years in the private sector advising companies in the Medellín metro area on employment and social security law, and supporting the management of Human Resources departments.
Specialization
Human Talent Management · CEIPA
Specialization
Social Security Law · Universidad de Medellín
Law degree
Universidad de Medellín
Corporate trainer in partnership with CEIPA.
Head of Litigation
Luis Gabriel Hernández
More than 12 years litigating civil liability and environmental cases, and advising individuals and companies on civil and commercial law.
Specialization
Environmental Law · Universidad de Medellín
Specialization
Insurance Law · Universidad de Medellín
Diploma
Civil Law
Law degree
Universidad de Medellín
Professor at Tecnológico de Antioquia (T de A), CEIPA and ESIC.