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A new brand for an expanding practice. Salas y Asociados adopts the Salas Law Group identity to reflect its international reach in Maritime Law and Arbitration, while retaining its legal entity. The rebrand coincides with the arrival of a new partner and the launch of the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice.

Guillermo Salcedo Salas joins Salas Law Group as partner to lead the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice, bringing more than fifteen years and over forty international arbitrations to the firm. His arrival strengthens the firm's global reach and its capacity in complex disputes across infrastructure, energy and maritime sectors.

Marking the tenth anniversary of the Young Arbitration Network, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the Network honoured Salas Law Group for its sponsorship of the Network's events, its support for young arbitration and its contribution to raising the profile of Colombian arbitrators and counsel abroad.

Tamara Navarro Balanta joins the firm as an associate. A lawyer and international relations graduate of Universidad del Rosario and the founder of MARES BALANTA, she practises across both of the firm's practice areas, with a focus on maritime, port and environmental matters and on the disputes arising from those sectors.

At the invitation of the Arbitration Centre of the Chancay World Chamber of Commerce, the Arbitration Centre of the Lima Bar Association and Peru's National Port Authority, Guillermo Salcedo Salas sat on a panel devoted to arbitration in the maritime and port sector, extending the reach of Salas Law Group across the region.

Writing for Global Arbitration Review, Alison Ross devoted an article to the launch of the Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice at Salas Law Group. Coverage in the reference publication of international arbitration reflects how far the firm's profile now travels, from Colombia into the global arbitration community.

At a joint ceremony held by ACOLDEMAR and the Colombian Maritime Authority, Elizabeth Salas Jiménez received the “Colombia Azul” distinction, awarded by DIMAR to ACOLDEMAR members whose career, commitment and contributions have left a lasting mark on the country's maritime sector.

Salas Law Group took part in the XX International Congress of the Spanish and Latin American Arbitration Club (CEIA) in Madrid, one of the principal meeting points of Ibero-American arbitration, consolidating the firm's presence within the international arbitration community.

As Vice-President of ACOLDEMAR, Guillermo Salcedo Salas carried Colombia's official voice to the General Assembly of the Comité Maritime International in Rio de Janeiro, setting out the Association's position in the debate on the convention on the financing of marine renewable energy units (MORU), in the forum where the world's maritime law associations chart the course of the discipline.

At the Colloquium of the Comité Maritime International in Rio de Janeiro, Elizabeth Salas Jiménez delivered “Colombia and International Maritime Law: Achievements and the Road Ahead” before the plenary session, placing Colombia at the centre of the world's principal forum for maritime law.

Salas Law Group took part in the XX International Arbitration Congress of the Peruvian Arbitration Institute (IPA), held in Lima to mark the institute's twentieth anniversary and one of the region's most significant arbitration gatherings, widening the firm's international network.

In Bogotá, Salas Law Group joined the Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris (CAIP) and Armesto Dispute Resolution at the event marking CAIP's arrival in Colombia, a panel on the future of arbitration in the sectors driving the region, with Guillermo Salcedo Salas among the speakers.

Salas Law Group attended the ICCA 2026 Congress in Madrid, the premier gathering of the international arbitration community, represented by its arbitration partner and reinforcing the firm's positioning on the global stage.

Elizabeth Salas Jiménez has been elected to the Board of Directors of ACOLDEMAR for the 2026-2027 term, following previous terms as President, reinforcing Salas Law Group's leadership in the sector.

Guillermo Salcedo Salas has been elected Vice-President of ACOLDEMAR for 2026-2027, strengthening Salas Law Group's presence in the Colombian maritime and port sector.

Salas Law Group made its debut at Paris Arbitration Week 2026 as event partner, with Guillermo Salcedo Salas as panelist and moderator. A first institutional milestone on the international arbitration calendar.

Guillermo Salcedo Salas has been appointed to the official panel of international arbitrators at CENAC in Guatemala, consolidating his profile as both counsel and arbitrator in international disputes.

Salas Law Group has been admitted to two ICC Colombia commissions, securing a seat at the table in the country's leading forums for international commerce and trade practice.

Elizabeth Salas convened an ACOLDEMAR roundtable with the Chair of the IMO Legal Committee, bringing together key players in the sector around the legal framework for a safe and sustainable maritime environment.

Guillermo Salcedo Salas has been admitted to the ICC Colombia Arbitration and ADR Commission, joining the group that drives the development of international arbitration practice in the country.

Guillermo Salcedo Salas has been appointed to the CAIP roster of arbitrators, consolidating his dual profile as counsel and arbitrator in international disputes.

Guillermo Salcedo Salas took the stage at the IX Arbitration Conference at Universidad Externado de Colombia, one of the country's flagship academic forums for international arbitration.

Guillermo Salcedo Salas joined a panel of sector experts at the XXII International Seminar on Legal Management and Public Law, addressing dispute resolution in infrastructure.