Katherin Gysel
Cortés S.
Lawyer with more than 9 years of experience in urban planning, real estate, and administrative law, with an emphasis on real estate trusts, project structuring, and condominium regimes. She has experience in the analysis of urban regulations at both national and local levels, as well as in the structuring and execution of urban development projects, including due diligence and licensing processes.
She has participated in the structuring of trust schemes and autonomous trust estates, as well as in the drafting and negotiation of contracts related to real estate projects. She also has experience liaising with public authorities at national and local levels, and in administrative and administrative litigation proceedings.
«The client is the purpose of applying my knowledge and growth, both academic and professional, and the reason I continue to learn and prepare every day.» —Katherin Gysel
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
- Participation in the legal structuring, trust oversight, and regulatory coordination of large-scale urban development projects such as Lagos de Torca (1,803 hectares) and Jardines de Funza, within urban sustainability frameworks, 2022 and 2023.
- Management and representation in administrative and litigation proceedings, including the filing and successful handling of claims exceeding COP 5,000 million against public entities such as the Capital District of Bogotá and the Bogotá Metro Company, 2023.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Legal structuring and comprehensive advisory services in real estate and urban development projects, from land delimitation and regulatory analysis through execution and project closing.
- Preparation of land studies.
- Preparation of urban planning regulatory studies for submission before municipal or district authorities, as applicable.
- Due diligence in the structuring of large-scale real estate projects, for the processing of development and urban renewal licenses, as well as partial plans.
- Advisory services in the processing of urbanization licenses.
- Structuring and administration of autonomous trust estates in real estate projects, including the definition of operating rules, allocation of resources, and monitoring compliance with fiduciary purposes.
- Drafting, review, and negotiation of civil and commercial agreements related to real estate projects, as well as condominium bylaws (RPH).
- Preparation of strategic legal opinions in urban planning, real estate, and administrative law to support decision-making.
- Advisory services in administrative, sanctioning, and administrative litigation proceedings before public authorities.
- Legal and regulatory coordination in large-scale projects, including collaboration with technical stakeholders such as architects and engineers.
- Participation in the legal structuring, trust oversight, and regulatory coordination of urban development projects such as Lagos de Torca and Jardines de Funza.
- Structuring and advisory services related to Partial Plans.
- Management and representation in administrative and litigation proceedings, including successful claims exceeding COP 5,000 million against public entities.
- Drafting of condominium bylaws (RPH).