Ms Bertha Xiomara Ortega > Consortium Legal > Managua, Nicaragua > Lawyer Profile
Consortium Legal Offices
DEL ANTIGUO HOSPITAL MILITAR, 1C AL NORTE
10VRS ABAJO, EDIFICIO CONSORTIUM LEGAL
MANAGUA
Nicaragua
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Ms Bertha Xiomara Ortega
Work Department
Labor Law
Position
Partner
Career
Bertha is a partner at Consortium Legal – Nicaragua, with more than 40 years of experience practicing in the labor area, in both administrative (MITRAB) and judicial courts. She specializes in business law and labor law with vast experience in labor contract counseling, collective bargaining, internal regulations, human resources policies, outsourcing, part-time work, labor settlements, administrative employment suspension and termination contracts, labor inspections before MITRAB, and labor litigation related to social benefits claims, dismissals, and special processes on violation of fundamental rights, among others.
She is an associate professor at the Central American University (UCA) in the areas of labor law and labor procedural rights. She is also a mediator and accredited arbitrator before the Office of Alternative Resolution of Conflicts of the Supreme Court of Justice.
She has advised the Ministry of Labor in projects like the elaboration of the Thesaurus of Administrative Jurisprudence 2008 and 2010, the Labor Administrative Oral Procedures (PALO) and the Protocol of Action of Individual and Collective Conciliators. During her career she has been a consultant to OIT, BETTER WORK, and FUNPADEM, and a teacher at the Judicial School.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Judicial representation of CARGILL NICARAGUA S.A. in different judicial labor processes.
- Advising ProMujer Nicaragua in the preparation and approval before MITRAB of its internal labor regulations as well as judicial representation in proceedings before the INSS.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
World Services Group (WSG)
Education
- Master’s Degree in Business Law, Universidad Centroamericana (UCA), Nicaragua (2001)
- Post-Degree in Labor Law, Universidad Centroamericana (UCA), Nicaragua (2006)
- Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN), Nicaragua (1978)
Lawyer Rankings
Nicaragua > Dispute resolution
Consortium Legal remains a leader in the dispute resolution field, leveraging the deep bench strength of its offices in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua and the expertise of its dispute resolution team to represent major multinationals and financial institutions in high-value, multi-jurisdictional disputes, across such sectors as food, retail, building materials and banking. The firm’s full-service offering covers constitutional disputes, commercial and investment arbitration, and civil, commercial, contentious-administrative and labour litigation. The team is led by veteran litigator and arbitrator Gerardo Hernández, who brings over 25 years of experience to the table. Bertha Xiomara Ortega, a specialist in labour litigation and collective bargaining negotiations, is also a name to note at top level. Senior associate Sergio Escobar, who handles complex environmental and tax disputes, provides strong support.