Chapman Wilches > Barranquilla, Colombia > Firm Profile

Chapman Wilches
CALLE 77B, Nº57-103
PISO 21, EDIFICO GREEN TOWERS
BARRANQUILLA
Colombia

Colombia > Labour and employment Tier 2

Chapman Wilches is valued for its ability to ‘analyse the risks and realities of the environment to deliver different proposals’. As a labour and employment boutique with a broad national platform — it maintains five Colombian offices, including Bucaramanga through its association with Pilonieta Alvarez Abogados Laboralistas — it is uniquely positioned to advise major domestic employers with operations across the country. Collective labour law expert Charles Chapman is recommended for his ‘experience, innovation and assertiveness’. Chapman co-heads the practice alongside Mirna Wilches, who is highlighted for her ‘knowledge and good management of relationships’. At associate level, litigation manager Heimy Blanco, guardianship manager Leda Mejía Martínez, and cassation co-ordinator Orianna Gentile are noted.

Practice head(s):

Charles Chapman; Mirna Wilches

Testimonials

Chapman Wilches stands out from other labour law firms due to its agility in response, its efficiency and practicality in advice, its sense of business reality, but above all for its ability to analyse the risks and realities of the environment to deliver different proposals to its clients .

The team understands business models, the economic and political environment, and the characteristics and cultures of each company it advises. In the same way, its ability to synthesise and specify concepts and actions, using high-level corporate language, facilitates decision-making .

What makes Chapman Wilches unique is the personalised and timely attention to all the requirements that we as a company have on a day-to-day basis.

The team is composed of people who are committed and passionate about their work, with a gift of service that they make available to their clients and that makes them unique. I highlight: Heimy Blanco, Orianna Gentile and Leda Mejía Martínez.

Charles Chapman stands out for his experience, innovation and assertiveness. Mirna Wilches is distinguished by her experience, knowledge, and good management of relationships.

In this order, the most important features of the team’s service are its quality, response times, business vision, added value as an ally, administrative organisation, and good billing process.

I believe the team understands the client’s needs, visualises all the legal scenarios, and provides all the advice to make the best decision. Also, the team is very well educated and very easy to communicate with.

The team listens carefully and understands the client’s reality, and also clarifies the options based on the legal framework. Lawyers are very dedicated, take the time to give detailed legal options, and are always willing to talk and listen to the client’s needs. It explains complex issues simply.

Key clients

Termocandelaria

Grupo Éxito

Compañía Global de Pinturas (Pintuco)

TCC

Alquería

Bancamía

Bancoomeva

Tecpetrol

Ecopetrol

Cementos Argos

Seguros Bolívar

Manpower

Tigo Une

Frubana

Smartfit

Ternium

Work highlights

  • Advised Termocandelaria on a collective agreement that allowed the continuity of its most important expansion project.
  • Successfully represented Nexarte Servicios Temporales in lifting a fine imposed by the Ministry of Labour.
  • Supported Compañía Global de Pinturas (Pintuco) on the signing of a collective bargaining agreement with three major unions.
Photo Name Position Profile
Charles Chapman Lopez photo Dr Charles Chapman Lopez Mr. Charles Chapman López is the founding partner of the firm. With…
Mirna Wilches photo Mrs Mirna Wilches Mrs. Mirna Wilches Navarro leads the practice areas related to individual and…