Your business in Colombia, secured by a lawyer — not just an accounting firm.
Diana Botero supports companies in Colombia — local and foreign alike — with company formation, branch opening, financial structuring and ongoing legal counsel, including labor disputes with staff. She also coordinates accounting and tax matters with trusted associate tax attorneys and accountants.
A paid 45-minute initial consultation with Diana — a serious review of your project, not a sales call. The fee depends on your case.
Legal and financial, coordinated for you
Diana Botero, a French-Colombian lawyer who lived in France for 8 years, represents companies from around the world on Colombian soil — for example, she regularly supports American companies opening a branch in Colombia, from the legal structure to the first registered employee.
For accounting and tax matters, she works closely with trusted associate tax attorneys and accountants — you don't have to find your own accounting firm on top of your lawyer. She also advises on labor disputes with staff and on the full range of legal questions that affect your business, well beyond company formation.
Support tailored to every stage of your business
Setting up, forming a company, financial structuring, or managing your workforce — each situation has its own legal stakes. Choose the one closest to yours.
Open a branch
Your foreign company wants to establish itself in Colombia without creating a fully separate entity.
- Branch vs. subsidiary, with the implications of each
- Bylaws drafting & official registration
- Coordination with your legal and finance teams
Form a company (SAS)
You're starting an operation in Colombia and need a local legal entity.
- Bylaws drafted for your specific project
- Chamber of Commerce registration & tax ID (NIT)
- Corporate bank account opening
Structure an investment
You're injecting foreign capital into a Colombian operation.
- Structuring tailored to the type and amount of investment
- Tax coordination with tax law specialists
- Compliance with foreign exchange regulations
Labor law & staff disputes
You need to handle a termination, a conflict, or secure your employment contracts.
- Review and drafting of compliant employment contracts
- Support in case of termination or conflict
- Legal representation before labor authorities
Ongoing legal counsel
Your company already exists and needs regular support, not a one-off engagement.
- A single legal point of contact for your entire business
- Review of commercial and supplier contracts
- Regulatory monitoring for your sector
Not sure yet
You're weighing several structures or aren't sure what you need.
- SAS vs. branch comparison based on your situation
- Cost and timeline estimate before any decision
- Honest answers, even if the answer is "wait a bit longer"
Everything an accounting firm can do. And what it can't.
An accounting firm can keep your books. It can't draft bylaws with legal standing, nor represent you in a dispute with an employee or a partner.
| Typical accounting firm | Diana Botero, Attorney | |
|---|---|---|
| Who structures your company | An accountant with no legal training | A licensed attorney, start to finish |
| Legal value of bylaws | No guarantee | ✓ Documents prepared with legal standing |
| If there's a dispute with an employee or partner | You're on your own | ✓ Legal representation included |
| Professional liability | None | ✓ Attorney's professional liability |
| Accounting & tax coordination | You find and manage it yourself | ✓ Accountants & tax specialists already coordinated |
| Follow-up & point of contact | Varies by provider | ✓ One point of contact, FR · EN · ES |
Typical accounting firm
Diana Botero, Attorney
A poorly chosen structure at the start is expensive to fix later
Not because your project is bad. Often it's an unsuitable structure, overly generic bylaws, or an overlooked tax obligation.
A legal structure chosen poorly from the start
Branch or SAS: each option carries very different tax and liability implications. Getting it wrong at the outset is usually far more expensive to fix than choosing correctly on day one.
Overly generic bylaws, downloaded online
Bylaws not tailored to your actual business can limit your future options — raising capital, bringing in a partner, or changing your line of business.
A poorly handled termination
In Colombia, a poorly documented termination can expose the company to a long and costly labor dispute, even when the termination was justified on the merits.
Overlooked local tax obligations
Tax ID, withholdings, periodic filings: without coordination between legal and accounting, obligations can go unnoticed until a fine arrives.
Five steps. Support that doesn't stop at formation.
The initial call
45 minutes with Diana to understand your business, your timeline and your priorities — and determine the best-suited structure.
Choosing the structure
SAS, branch, or another option — Diana clearly explains the implications of each for your specific case.
Formation & registration
Bylaws drafting, Chamber of Commerce registration, tax ID (NIT) and corporate bank account opening.
Financial structuring
Coordination with our accounting and tax associates so the structure is operational from day one.
Ongoing legal counsel
Contracts, potential disputes, labor law questions — Diana remains your point of contact well after formation.
Everything related to your business
No hidden fees. Complete support, from initial structuring to ongoing legal counsel.
Always know where your case stands
Every step, every filing. You never have to chase us for an update.
Illustrative example only — every real case is tracked and personalized individually.
They trusted Diana with their setup
Straight answers
No, the initial consultation is paid — the fee depends on the nature of your case and is confirmed before you book. It isn't a sales call: it's real analysis time, with concrete answers about your situation.
Diana isn't an accountant herself, but she coordinates the work of trusted associate tax attorneys and accountants, so your legal structure and financial obligations move forward in sync — without you having to manage several providers who don't talk to each other.
An SAS is a legal entity separate from your parent company, with its own limited liability. A branch remains legally attached to the parent company, which simplifies certain procedures but carries different liability. Diana explains the concrete implications for your specific case on the first call.
Yes. From compliant employment contracts to representation in a contested termination or conflict, Diana supports companies across the full range of labor law matters, not just at company formation.
Yes, Diana also supports clients in Ecuador and Peru on similar structuring and legal advisory matters, in addition to her main practice in Colombia.
As a general guide, expect around 4 to 6 weeks between the first call and a fully operational structure (bank account open, tax ID issued). The real timeline depends on the structure chosen and how quickly internal approvals move on the client side.
Most of her corporate clients stay supported well after formation — for contract review, labor law questions, or any other legal matter that comes up as the business runs. This isn't a one-off service.
Yes, the large majority of formation and legal follow-up steps happen remotely. Depending on the bank chosen, some banking formalities may occasionally require a one-time presence — Diana will flag this as soon as the structure is defined.
Book your 45-minute initial consultation
45 minutes with Diana: we review your project and honestly tell you which structure fits, what it involves, and how long it will take. If we can't help, we'll tell you that too — the fee depends on your case and is confirmed before booking.
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