Lawyers in Brigard Urrutia’s labour and employment group are ‘agile and very effective in their responses and deliverables’, according to some. The wider firm’s corporate prowess ensures that the team is routinely called upon to advise on M&A due diligence, while it also handles collective bargaining, social security issues, labour audits and litigation. Catalina Santos heads the department and handles a comprehensive range of collective and individual labour law matters; she successfully represented Signify Colombia in employment litigation brought by a former employee requesting reliquidation of all employment accruals. The team additionally draws on the experience of two recently promoted (January 2024) practice directors: Camilo Mutis and Daniela Caicedo are well versed across a mix of corporate support, advisory and contentious matters. Associate Rafael Reyes is also singled out by clients.
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‘The Brigard Urrutia labour team is dynamic, effective, very focused on the protection of our company and aligned with the organisation's objectives. Lawyers are agile and very effective in their responses and deliverables.’
‘Catalina Santos, Camilo Mutis and Rafael Reyes are lawyers with extensive experience, up-to-date knowledge and seniority and forcefulness in their concepts and assessments. They are all dedicated and tremendously responsible.’
Key clients
- Laboratorios Servier de Colombia
- G4S Secure Solutions Colombia
- Banco de Desarrollo Territorial Findeter
- Cisco Systems Colombia
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeños (as) Productores(as) y Trabajadores(as) de Comercio Justo (CLAC)
- Signify Colombia
- Comercial Agricola Mochuelo Robledo Y Cia
- Activos
- SBA Torres Colombia
Work highlights
Successfully represented Signify Colombia in employment litigation brought by a former employee requesting reliquidation of all employment accruals.
Represented G4S Secure Solutions Colombia in a lawsuit filed against a union president in order to obtain approval for the termination of his employment contract with cause.
Advised the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on analysing the alternative systems to pay a decent wage to employees working in the banana sector on Fairtrade-certified plantations in Colombia.
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Daniela Caicedo
Practice head
Catalina Santos