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Lopez & Asociados Abogados
CALLE 70 # 7-30 PISO 6
BOGOTÁ
Colombia

Email firm Visit website 57 1 340 6944

Colombia > Labour and employment Tier 1

According to satisfied clients, labour and employment boutique Lopez & Asociados Abogados stands as ‘a fundamental tool for defining strategy and decision making’. The group advises on the full gamut of collective and individual labour and employment matters, including collective bargaining processes, termination proceedings, and strategic corporate labour consultancy — it also houses complementary expertise in immigration, pensions and employee benefits. Go-to expert Juan Pablo López ‘knows more than anyone else in the country about labour’, according to some, and fronts the labour planning group. Sought after non-contentious specialist Angélica María Carrión spearheads the employment consultancy department, while Alejandro Castellanos heads the litigation practice with support from associate co-ordinator Ismael Babativa. Labour relations partner Rocío Lagos and consulting lead Ana María Rubiano are also recommended at senior level. Key associates include Maria Teresa Gonzalez (leader of the defence unit); Camilo Fonseca (co-ordinator for guardianship actions); and Manuel Germán Torres (senior leader for consulting and third parties).

Practice head(s):

Angélica María Carrión; Juan Pablo López; Alejandro Castellanos; Rocío Lagos; Ana María Rubiano

Testimonials

‘We value the team for its deep knowledge in labour, immigration, and social security law, as well as for the personalised attention of the partners as required.’

‘We recommend Angélica María Carrión for consulting and Alejandro Castellanos for judicial representation, together with Ismael Babativa. They not only give opinions but also recommend action plans.’

‘Lopez & Asociados Abogados is the most competent labour law team in the country. The team is assertive in its answers, it anticipates problems, it has the most experience, and it acts for numerous sophisticated clients. It is very cooperative and has a great sense of urgency; lawyers are permanently available.’

‘In addition to being experts in labour law and social security, lawyers are competent in other disciplines of law such as commercial issues, which facilitates their understanding of our business and strengthens the impact of their advice. Similarly, they are proactive in exposing possible challenges.’

‘Juan Pablo López is an expert in Colombian labour law. Alejandro Castellanos is probably the most successful legal litigator in the country, both for his substantive knowledge and for his procedural skills and assertiveness in recommending the actions that the client should take.’

‘A very complete multidisciplinary team, with very fast response times and solutions that are very much in line with the company’s strategy. Since we have worked with the firm, it has become a fundamental tool for defining strategy and decision making.’

‘Its people are trained, professional, friendly and committed.’

‘Juan Pablo López knows more than anyone else in the country about labour law, but he is also an incredible human being. One finds great professionals, but not a mixture of a great professional with a human being, which makes him even more brilliant and objective in helping companies with decision-making.’

Key clients

Esmeraldas Mining Services

Halliburton Latin America, sucursal Colombia

Diana Corporación (Dicorp)

Laika

BDO Consulting

Grupo Hada International

Banco De Occidente

Colmedica Medicina Prepagada

Caja De Compensacion Familiar Cafam

Comcel

Sodimac Colombia

Air-e

Suppla

Consorcio Express

Scotiabank Colpatria

ISA

López & Asociados is a team of over 200 professionals oriented to accompany and support its clients in labour and employment law and social security law.

The firm advises and represents its clients taking its strategic vision into account to guarantee satisfaction through its legal solutions. Its service methodology places clients’ needs at the starting point of recognizing the current situation and aligning themselves with the strategic vision. The firm thus offers relevant solutions in employment, labour and social security legal issues based on its experience. Due to the complexity of employment and labour issues, it frequently includes economic, social and context solutions, approaching matters as they are brought to its attention.

Its purpose is clients’ peace of mind in employment and labour law matters, and its job comprises getting involved in those needs.

López & Asociados understands its clients from their perspective and requirements and is able to provide support by working towards those objectives and by providing legal and strategic support in the employment and labour law and social security fields.

It has forged and consolidated experience in relevant nationwide cases relating to employment and labour law and social security issues. López & Asociados is a law firm in Colombia encompassing a recognized team with real-case experience. This knowledge makes the team efficient in providing clients with powerful solutions. They have extensive and successful work experience in PostCovid-19 reopening, employer substitution, creation of new companies, immigration advice for executives, pension-related cases and private vaccination program.

Thanks to more than 15 years of experience, the firm has consolidated a wide portfolio of services intended to meet, in a comprehensive and structured way, the diverse needs of companies in employment and labour law and social security matters.

López & Asociados services cover: Employment and labour law consulting, representation before judicial and constitutional authorities, accompaniment in procedures, claims and complaints before the ministry of labour, counsel and advice accompaniment in collective bargaining processes, customized analysis on economic and labour environments and benefits, immigration advice, audits, diagnoses and customized labour projects, consulting on optimization processes and strategic labour corporate counselling, labour transformation: analysis, diagnosis and strategic plan, training on labour and social security issues.

Clients: The firm represents and advises over 533 local and international clients.

Services provided by the office:

Labour and employment advice and counsel
Representation in trials and litigation
Representation in legal proceedings, claims and complaints before the Ministry of Labour
Advice, counsel, and support in collective bargaining cases
Customized analysis on economic and labour environment and benefits
Immigration advice
Audits, diagnoses, and customized labour projects
Optimization proceedings and strategic labour corporate counselling
Labour transformation: analysis, diagnosis, and strategic planning
Training on labour, employment and social security Law issues

Department	Name	Email
Labour Counseling	Angélica María Carrión Barrero	angelica.carrion@lopezasociados.net
Labour Planning	Juan Pablo López Moreno	jplopez@lopezasociados.net
Representation in court and litigation	Alejandro Castellanos López	alejandro.castellanos@lopezasociados.net
Labour Relationships	Rocío Lagos Prieto	rocio.lagos@lopezasociados.net
Labour Counseling	Ana María Rubiano Delgado	anamaria.rubiano@lopezasociados.net

Name	Position	Profile
Mrs Angélica María Carrión Barrero	Angélica María is in charge of the Firm’s labour counselling area, with…	View Profile
Mr Alejandro Miguel Castellanos López	Alejandro is responsible for the litigation and judicial representation area. His ability…	View Profile
Mrs Rocío Lagos Prieto	Rocío is the Leader of the Labour Relations group. With over 13…	View Profile
Mr Juan Pablo Lopez Moreno	The managing partner of the firm, responsible for the organization and labour…	View Profile
Ms Ana María Rubiano Delgado	Ana Maria Rubiano is leader in the labour law consulting area. She…	View Profile