Catalina Botero
Partner | Bogotá,
Colombia
Catalina.Botero@kennedyslaw.com
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Profile
Catalina is a partner based in our Bogotá office, specialising in insurance.
Qualified in Colombia, she is experienced in providing advice to insurers, reinsurers and brokers on coverage issues, claims handling, policy drafting as well as corporate and regulatory matters.
Catalina represents insurers and reinsurers in construction, directors’ and officers’, banker’s blanket bond, construction and contractors’ all risks (CAR), business interruption, property and casualty claims.
With a particular emphasis on construction and fiscal liability cases, Catalina handles national and international cases before the Colombian courts and governmental agencies in civil, commercial and administrative matters.
Catalina Botero's responsiveness and professionalism stand out. She is also personable and easy to work with.
Market recognition
- Notable Practitioner and ranked lawyer for 'Insurance (Colombia)'
"Catalina Botero's responsiveness and professionalism stand out. She is also personable and easy to work with."
Chambers Latin America 2025 - Associate-to-watch and notable practitioner for 'Insurance (Colombia)'
"Catalina Botero offers a strong service and is very proactive in handling cases."
Chambers Latin America 2024 - Rising Star and recommended lawyer for 'Insurance (Colombia)'
“Catalina Botero plays a key role in the practice and stands out for her work in the construction market.”
The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 - Associate-to-watch and notable practitioner for 'Insurance (Colombia)'
"Associate-to-watch Catalina Botero enters the rankings this year following market praise for her solid insurance practice in Colombia. Clients remark: 'Catalina Botero is a great asset for ensuring our positions and strategy.'"
Chambers Latin America 2023 - Recommended lawyer for 'Insurance (Colombia)'
“Catalina Botero plays a key role in the practice and stands out for her work in the construction market.”
The Legal 500 Latin America 2022 - Recommended lawyer for 'Insurance (Colombia)'
The Legal 500 Latin America 2021
Awards
Work highlights
- Represented national insurers in multiple fiscal liability cases brought by the Contraloría.
- Provided corporate advice on a significant deal between one of the biggest insurance companies in Colombia and an international insurance group.
- Developed a directors’ and officers’ policy wording.
- Assisted insurers, reinsurers and reinsurers brokers regarding regulatory matters.
Banking and finance
Construction and engineering
Insurance and reinsurance