‘Highly resourceful and dedicated to service’, Garrigues’ Colombian labour and employment team is noted for its international-facing practice, with the group frequently acting as counsel to multinational employers throughout the country and the wider region. Oriented towards individual, collective and transactional labour advice, the team’s work encompasses collective bargaining processes, business restructurings, due diligence reviews and litigation, among other matters. Carolina Camacho Solana is an ’expert labour law attorney’; she leads a team that also includes ‘highly experienced’ senior associate Manuel Parra. Principal associate Andres Felipe Paz departed in February 2025.
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- ‘We highlight the team for its expertise, practicality, functional solutions, and the speed of responses that our company requires. Carolina Camacho Solana and Manuel Parra are highly experienced, solid professionals, who inspire trust and deep empathy with their clients.’
- ‘The Garrigues team is up-to-date and maintains a business-oriented practice. The team is also known for its openness to discussing scheduling, billing, and other arrangements to align with their clients' needs and challenges.’
- ‘Beyond their deep knowledge of labour issues, in which they are experts, I highlight the holistic vision of the practice partner, Carolina Camacho Solana. She always enriches discussions and concepts with a perspective beyond the labour issue itself. Her recommendations are always based on strategy.’
- ‘Carolina Camacho Solana and her team are the best by every measure. They are responsive, practical in their advice, willing to go the distance to assist in an emergency situation and their legal advice is solid. Their rates are reasonable for the quality of service and bilingual ability.’
- ‘The labour law team, led by Carolina Camacho Solana, is always willing to address our needs and help us resolve any labour-related issue. Carolina is an expert labour law attorney with many years of experience and highly recognised throughout Colombia.’
- ‘The team is highly resourceful and dedicated to service: Manuel Parra is an expert attorney in labour relations and conflict resolution.’
Key clients
- Pernod Ricard Colombia
- Kellogg de Colombia
- Reckitt Benkiser Colombia
- Iberia
- Mapfre
- TCS Solution Center (Colombia branch)
- Prysmian Group
- Syngenta
- Asurion Colombia
- Ascensores Schindler
- Organización Terpel
- Bunzl
Work highlights
Advised Reckitt Benckiser Colombia on the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement with Sintraquim.
Advised Tostao on day-to-day labour and employment matters, including employee relations, union management and social security compliance.
Advised Prysmian Group on administrative labour processes initiated by Seguros Bolívar concerning unpaid mandatory contributions for employees in 2023.
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Practice head
Carolina Camacho Solana