Icaza, González-Ruiz & Alemán's team of labour experts provide clients with advisory services to help manage their labour relations from the inception of a company’s operations in Panama to the day-to-day support including employer registration under the Social Security Fund, to drafting and processing Internal Labour Regulations. Javier José Vallarino is considered ‘one of the most recognised labour law professionals nationwide’ and co-leads the practice with Ana Graciela Medina, who offers robust support in immigration and naturalisation matters. Associates Karen Tejeira and Ayleen Quintero are key names.
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Testimonials
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‘The team's technical knowledge is excellent; they have accumulated years of experience advising multinational and local companies on complex labor issues, from the advice required at the start of operations to individual or collective contentious situations. They are skilled at handling communication simply and succinctly, without overlooking the need to inform the client about all the pros and cons of each alternative to resolve the situation.'
‘Javier Vallarino is one of the most recognised labour law professionals nationwide. He is committed to finding practical solutions to problems and is always available to answer a call or email.'
Key clients
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Agencias Celmar
- ITOCHU Panamá
- Bancolombia
- Global Bank
- Diageo
- Compañía Universal de Perfumería Francesa
- Inmobiliaria Don Antonio
- Sky Chefs de Panamá
- Hotel Riande Aeropuerto
Work highlights
Advised Proserv on the negotiation and formalisation of a collective bargaining agreement.
Represented Hotelera El Panama in the negotiation and formalisation of a collective bargaining agreement.
Advised Grupo CIRSA on the negotiation and formalisation process of a collective bargaining agreement.
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Practice head
Javier José Vallarino; Ana Graciela Medina