Ms Evelyn Romero > Baker McKenzie S.A.S. > BOGOTÁ, D.C, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Evelyn Romero
Work Department
Employment and Compensation
Position
Partner
Career
Lawyer and Politologist of the Universidad de los Andes, with specialization in employment law from the Universidad Javeriana, with 24 years of experience as external advisor for local and multinational companies in matters related to the 11 service lines of the employment team.
Evelyn advises companies in the energy, mining, infrastructure, oil, financial institutions, private equity funds, technology, consumer, pharmaceutical, food and services sectors. Advice on issues of human resources, contracts, transactions, audits, compliance, data protection, contracting and negotiation with third parties, commercial, civil and labor legislation, social security, solidarity economy, Colombian immigration, procedures and litigation.
She has experience in coordinating and reviewing regional consultations on labor law and expatriates in the countries of Canada, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Management of administrative matters, strategy, growth projects, legal quality and human talent of the Firm as a member of the executive committee and the board of partners. Teacher of labor affairs and solidarity economy in specializations. Collective bargaining (as a negotiator or as a consultant) and arbitration courts in collective labor conflicts (as an arbitrator or as a secretary).
Evelyn joined Baker & McKenzie in 2000 as a junior associate.
She is an active member of the Global Steering Committee for the Firm’s Global Immigration and Mobility group, and leads the immigration practice throughout Latin America. It is also the knowledge management partner for Colombia.
Outside the Firm, Evelyn is also a member of the Committee for Women in Mining in Colombia, an organization that promotes gender equality in the mining industry.
Evelyn was included in the list of arbitrators of the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to integrate the Mandatory Arbitration Courts (2021-2022).
Rankings:
- Leading Individual, Labour and Employment, Legal 500 Latin America, 2024
- Band 3, Labour and Employment, Chambers Latin America, 2024
Languages
Spanish - English
Memberships
- National College of Labor Attorneys.
- Uniandinos.
- Council of American Companies.
- Women in Minning.
- Colombian Golf Federation.
Education
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. (Master’s Degree Employment Law and Social Security) (1999).
- Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. (Political Science Degree) (1997).
- Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. (J.D.) (1997).
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Labour and employment
(Leading partners)The labour and employment practice at Baker McKenzie S.A.S. impresses with its ‘strong client knowledge and ability to provide immediate responses’, according to some. A prominent player in large-scale, cross-border, transactional support work, where it can link up with lawyers from across its global platform, the group also handles collective negotiations, high-stakes litigation and advisory matters, among others. Department co-head Tatiana Garcés contributes three decades of experience in advising on individual and collective labour law; she recently advised Huntsman International on the labour and employment aspects of the separation of its two business segments. Fellow co-head Evelyn Romero additionally leads the immigration practice for all of Latin America and is noted for her broad coverage of advisory, contentious and corporate support matters; she acted for Snowflake Colombia on the labour and employment aspects of its acquisition of an entity with a subsidiary in Colombia. The group also benefits from the growing experience of next-generation partners Maria Cecilia Reyes, who was promoted to partner in July 2023 and specialises in pensions, compensation and benefits, and labour negotiations; and Daniela Liévano, who was promoted to partner in January 2024 and heads the group’s litigation division. A deep pool of associates includes senior Gabriela Delgado, who co-ordinates the termination and redundancies’ team; and intermediate María Paula Dueñas, who leads the constitutional and administrative litigation units for the department.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Tax