Jineth Zujey Gomez Calvo - Senior Associate

Professional Experience in Colombian Legal Services

Real Estate Law 

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• Handling property purchases for foreign buyers from the first offer to final registration

• Title searches and due diligence, including a full review of the certificado de tradición y libertad for liens, encumbrances, and ownership history

• Drafting and negotiating promise-to-purchase agreements (promesa de compraventa) and final deeds of sale (escritura pública)

• Coordinating the signing at the notaría and registering the property with the Oficina de Registro de Instrumentos Públicos

• Registering foreign investment with the Banco de la República so clients can later sell and move their funds out of Colombia

• Buying and selling property on behalf of clients abroad through a power of attorney (poder)

• Reviewing condominium rules and administration records for properties under propiedad horizontal

• Confirming property taxes, valorización, and other charges are paid before closing (paz y salvo)

• Advising foreign owners on selling property in Colombia, including capital gains tax and withholding obligations

• Spotting and preventing real estate fraud, from forged documents to sellers who don't hold clear title

• Drafting and reviewing residential and commercial lease agreements

• Resolving boundary, title, and possession disputes, and recovering property from tenants who won't leave (restitución de inmueble)

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Administrative and Constitutional Law

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• Dealing with public authorities such as notarías, registry offices, alcaldías, and the cadastre on behalf of clients

• Filing formal petitions (derechos de petición) to get answers and documents from government entities

• Challenging administrative decisions that affect a client's property or rights, including actions for nullity and restoration of rights (nulidad y restablecimiento del derecho)

• Bringing tutela actions to protect a client's constitutional rights

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Litigation

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• Taking contested civil, administrative, family, and labor disputes through Colombian courts, from the initial filing to final judgment

• Requesting precautionary measures (medidas cautelares), such as property liens, when a matter needs urgent interim relief

• Pursuing enforcement actions (procesos ejecutivos) to collect on judgments, settlements, and unpaid obligations

• Reviewing case files and monitoring every procedural step so deadlines and opportunities aren't missed

• Negotiating settlements and pursuing conciliation before a dispute goes to trial

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Family Law

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• Representing clients before family courts in divorce, custody, and child support matters

• Splitting marital property (liquidación de la sociedad conyugal), including real estate held by the couple

• Resolving property questions that arise from a unión marital de hecho

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Civil and Labor Law

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• Drafting, reviewing, and resolving disputes over civil contracts

• Succession and inheritance matters involving property in Colombia owned by foreign nationals

• Representing clients in employment disputes before Colombia's labor courts

Working With Jineth

Jineth is fluent in English and Spanish, so she works directly with English-speaking buyers, sellers, and investors without a translator or intermediary. For many foreign clients, buying property in Colombia means signing documents in a language they don't read, under a legal system they don't know, often from thousands of miles away. Jineth closes that gap by walking clients through every contract, deed, and registry step in plain English, so they understand exactly what they are signing and why. Based in Bogotá, where she is raising her two children, she travels regularly to our offices around the country, and clients deal with the same attorney from their first question to the day the property is registered in their name.