Verónica Díaz del Castillo
Commercial Director
vdiazdelcastillo@littler.com
+57 (1) 317 4628
Our Colombia office is founded on 27 years of excellence in highly specialized legal advice in labor law and social security, and has been recognized by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as the leading Colombian firm in labor and employment law since the publication began ranking Colombian firms.
We provide legal services to national and multinational companies, including 18 of the top 100 companies in the country and 11 of the top 100 Fortune Global 500.
We have served as the legal labor advisor in Colombia for multinational companies which have undergone significant mergers, acquisitions, labor audits, collective bargains and litigations in the oil, financial, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors, among others.
We are pioneers in the local market for our services in preventive consulting, offered from the moment we become acquainted with the needs of the human resources departments and their strategic role within the organizations. Our attorneys act as permanent consultants of our clients in day-to-day issues as well as in their strategic matters, and help to mitigate the labor and employment risks and optimize human resources management.
We accompany our clients in their ongoing labor & employment relations assurance processes and Labor Due Diligence for corporate merger & acquisition processes with our specialized and interdisciplinary team of experts and a set of technological tools; we also render internal and express labor auditing services to our clients as well as to contractors.
We contribute to the management of the labor & employment risks derived from the administration of the human resources and to the improvement of the corporate reputation and strategic position.
We are a pioneer in preventive consulting services, offered from the moment we become acquainted with the needs of the human resources departments and their strategic role within the organizations. Our attorneys act as permanent consultants of our clients in day-to-day issues as well as in their strategic matters, and help to mitigate the labor and employment risks and optimize human resources management.
With our proven, highly efficient methodology, we conceptualize our defense strategies with the prior analysis of the economic, strategic, and political risks associated to determine the convenience of a legal action. We cover the entire country with a wide network of allied attorneys including the direct response to litigation in the Caribbean region through an affiliate in Barranquilla.
Collective and Individual Bargaining & Negotiations in Corporate Labor & Employment Issues
We have wide experience rendering in-person or distance consulting services in collective bargaining to the organizations. We advocate for win-win collective agreements as per the Harvard Business School Methodology.
We have accompanied several of the major corporate projects (mergers and acquisitions) in the country, from a labor & employment and strategic perspective. We have wide experience generating mutual agreement scenarios in individual bargaining processes with top-management employees.
We keep our clients updated with the latest regulatory, jurisprudence, and doctrinal information and help them avoid conflicts/disputes and guarantee harmonious labor environments.
Our seminars for directors, human resources managers, and legal departments offer tools to respond adequately to the constant changes that the current organizations face.
With offices in Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cali, and Medellin as well as a wide network of attorneys throughout the country, we offer services in person and remotely in every area of Colombia.
Our team of attorneys is completely dedicated to practicing labor and employment, social security and immigration law. They offer specialized knowledge, vast experience and a legal and strategic understanding of the matters that our clients have entrusted to them, not only in terms of the particulars of each industry but also the corporate culture and goals of each company.