Lopez & Asociados Abogados

Lawyers at labour and employment boutique Lopez & Asociados Abogados impress with their ‘leadership capacity and holistic vision of the law’. Housing specialists across all key pillars of the sector, the full-service practice is particularly renowned for its track record in high-stakes labour disputes, collective bargaining matters and large-scale corporate restructurings. Recently, reappointed associate judge (’conjuez’) of the labour appeals chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, name partner Juan Pablo López Moreno is commended as a ‘strategic ally’ and heads the labour corporate counselling group. Firm managing director Angélica María Carrión Barrero is primarily recognised for collective bargaining negotiations and regulatory compliance; she recently advised Colcerámicas on the successful management of a complex labour case involving 74 employees submitting fraudulent documentation to unlawfully withdraw severance benefits. Rounding out the partner-level group are labour litigator Alejandro Miguel Castellanos López, who leads the trials and litigation division; next-generation partner Rocío Lagos Prieto, who is responsible for the labour relations area; and Ana María Rubiano Delgado, who steers the advisory practice. A strong second line of associates includes former labour judge María Teresa González; Ismael Babativa, who focuses on procedural law; Manuel Germán Torres, who serves as senior leader in the consulting department; Camilo Fonseca, who co-ordinates the tutela actions team; and Suhaida Santander Safa, who focuses on labour law consulting.