Marta Villagómez > Tobar ZVS > Quito, Ecuador > Lawyer Profile
Tobar ZVS Offices
AV 12 DE OCTUBRE N26-97 LINCOLN, EDIFICIO TORRE 1492, OF 1505
QUITO
Ecuador
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Marta Villagómez
Work Department
Labour
Position
Legal Director of Labor Practice
Career
Marta Villagomez is Legal Director of Tobar ZVS labor practice. She has more than 10 years of experience in the employment area.
Marta advises local and international clients on the scope and impact of Ecuadorian employment legislation, and represents clients in administrative and judicial proceedings.
Marta also handles administrative processes before the Ministry of Employment, such as carrying out the defense against employees’ complaints, fair dismissal approval proceedings (Visto Bueno), employment compliance inspections, authorizations for consolidated profits, especial work schedule, internal employment regulations and safety and hygiene regulations. She also leads due diligence processes on employment issues within M&A transactions, and the development of mitigation strategies regarding employment risks.
She is expert in the development of strategies for extralegal benefits payments, expatriates job offers and legal representatives hiring.
Marta’s personal skills are highly appreciated by her clients, who praise her support and dedication, as well as her extensive knowledge of employment regulations.
Marta has been mentioned in legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
Languages
English and Spanish
Education
Marta is a graduate from Universidad de las Americas and has a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the School of Business Administration (EAE), in collaboration with Universidad Camilo José de Cela (Madrid – Spain).
Lawyer Rankings
Ecuador > Labour and employment
(Firms to watch)The August-2022 arrival of Marta Villagómez, formerly a senior associate at CorralRosales, as director of the firm’s employment practice puts Tobar ZVS
firmly on the map for labour matters; her experience includes social security, employment audits and due diligence, court and disciplinary proceedings, payroll issues, hiring and terminations, and employee training.