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Hugo Palacios Mejia

Address: 

Calle 110 A #4-41
Bogotá D.C.
Colombia

Phone Number: 
(57-1) 214-7028
Fax Number: 
(57-1) 213-5487
Email: 
epllsa@cable.net.co
Born: 
1942, Colombia
Languages: 
Spanish English
Nationalities: 
Colombian
Education: 
Doctor en Derecho, Doctor en Economia 1964, Univ. Javeriana; Master of Arts in Economics 1967, Vanderbilt Univ.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Bogotá bar 1966
Present Position: 
Partner, Estudios Palacios Lleras Ltd.
Professional Experience: 

Partner, Estudios Palacios Lleras Ltd. (1975-1982, 1986- ); Member, List of Co-Justices, Constitutional Court of Colombia (1992- 1994); Member, List of Co-Justices, Council of State of Colombia (1987-1996); Member, list of Co-Justices, Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia (1986- 1991); Minister of Finance and Public Credit (1985-1986); Governor, Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia) (1982-1985); Member, the House of Representatives (1978-1982); Executive Director, Inter American Development Bank, Washington (1973-1975); Vice Minister of Finance and Public Credit (1971-1973); Partner, Ramirez Ocampo y Asociados (1967-1971); Lecturer, Professor of Law, Univ. Javeriana (1967-1973, 1975-1982, 1992- )

Professional Associations: 

Asociación de Abogados Javerianos; Instituto Colombiano de Derecho Tributario; International Fiscal Assoc.; International Bar Association

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Bogotá Chamber of Commerce

Arbitration Experience: 

Former chairman of an ICC tribunal; co-arbitrator in a local court of arbitration; counsel to parties in several arbitration proceedings; expert witness in an international arbitration governed by American Arbitration Association’s rules

Areas of Specialization: 
Administrative & Regulatory Law
Banking & Finance
Foreign Exchange Regulations
Government Contracts
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Antecedentes del Estatuto Narmativo del Presupuesto General de la Nación (Editor) (Bogotá, 1973); La Economía en el Derecho Constitucional Colombiano (Bogotá 1975); Introducción a la Teoria del Estado (Bogotá, 1980); several articles in academic journals.