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Luis Alfonso Cárdenas Sepúlveda

Luis Alfonso Cárdenas Sepúlveda

Associate
lcardenass@bu.com.co
Contact information
(57-60-1) 346 2011 Ext: 8505
Bogotá
Admitted to practice law in
Colombia
Languages
Inglés
Español

Law degree and a specialization in Procedural Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. He also holds a specialization in Liability and Torts from the Universidad Externado de Colombia, as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) with a concentration in Energy and Arbitration from the University of Texas at Austin. He has over ten years of experience working at leading national and international law firms, advising on the structuring and development of energy projects across transactional, contractual and regulatory matters. He has served as an adviser to the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) on tariff regulation and the application of the legal framework governing public utilities, to the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), and to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, where he led the judicial defence in high-impact litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Experience

  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Financing for the acquisition of two solar generation parks of 20 MW in the department of Córdoba, Colombia - 2026
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Financing for the acquisition of an 80 MW solar generation park in the department of Meta, Colombia - 2026
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Financing for the acquisition of a 259 MW wind generation park in the department of La Guajira, Colombia - 2026
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Financing of a portfolio of transmission lines and substation assets in the department of Tolima and the Caribbean Region, Colombia - 2026
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Legal due diligence on three thermal generation projects of 300 MW for the assignment of firm energy obligations under the reliability charge, department of Magdalena, Colombia - 2026

Educational Background

  • University of Texas - LL.M. Energy and Arbitration - 2025
  • Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga - Specialist in Procedural Law - 2016
  • Universidad Externado de Colombia - Specialist in Liability and Torts - 2013
  • Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga - Law Degree - 2011