Marta Villagómez > Tobar ZVS > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile

Tobar ZVS
AV 12 DE OCTUBRE N26-97 LINCOLN, EDIFICIO TORRE 1492, OF 1505
QUITO
Ecuador

Work Department

Labour

Position

Director

Career

Marta Villagomez is Legal Director of Tobar ZVS labor practice. She joined the Firm in 2022. Has more than 10 years of experience in the employment area.

Advises local and international clients on the scope and impact of Ecuadorian employment legislation and represents clients in administrative and judicial proceedings. She also leads due diligence processes on employment issues within M&A transactions, and the development of mitigation strategies regarding employment risks.

She has extensive experience in incorporation and nationalization processes of foreign entities in Ecuador. Support clients in labor planning strategy, which includes: employment agreements, visas, compensation packages, labor compliance, among others.

The most recent advice focused on sectors related to mass consumption, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, mining, floriculture, insurance, ONGs, among others.

  • Recognized as “Associate to Watch” by Chambers & Partners Latam, since 2019.
  • Recognized as “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal500, since 2018.

Languages

English and Spanish

Education

  • Lawyer from Universidad de las Américas.
  • Master’s in business administration (MBA) from Escuela de Administración de Empresas (EAE), in collaboration with the Universidad Camilo José de Cela (Madrid – Spain).

Lawyer Rankings

Ecuador > Labour and employment

(Firms to watch)

The arrival of practice director Marta Villagómez in August 2022 from CorralRosales established the employment department at Tobar ZVS, with main areas of focus including litigation, compliance, restructurings, termination processes and the labour law aspects of M&A.