Ms Evelyn Romero > Baker McKenzie S.A.S. > BOGOTÁ, D.C, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Evelyn Romero
Work Department
Employment and Compensation
Position
Partner
Career
Lawyer and Politologist of the Universidad de los Andes, with specialization in employment law from the Universidad Javeriana, with 24 years of experience as external advisor for local and multinational companies in matters related to the 11 service lines of the employment team.
Evelyn advises companies in the energy, mining, infrastructure, oil, financial institutions, private equity funds, technology, consumer, pharmaceutical, food and services sectors. Advice on issues of human resources, contracts, transactions, audits, compliance, data protection, contracting and negotiation with third parties, commercial, civil and labor legislation, social security, solidarity economy, Colombian immigration, procedures and litigation.
She has experience in coordinating and reviewing regional consultations on labor law and expatriates in the countries of Canada, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. Management of administrative matters, strategy, growth projects, legal quality and human talent of the Firm as a member of the executive committee and the board of partners. Teacher of labor affairs and solidarity economy in specializations. Collective bargaining (as a negotiator or as a consultant) and arbitration courts in collective labor conflicts (as an arbitrator or as a secretary).
Evelyn joined Baker & McKenzie in 2000 as a junior associate.
She is an active member of the Global Steering Committee for the Firm’s Global Immigration and Mobility group, and leads the immigration practice throughout Latin America. It is also the knowledge management partner for Colombia.
Outside the Firm, Evelyn is also a member of the Committee for Women in Mining in Colombia, an organization that promotes gender equality in the mining industry.
Evelyn was included in the list of arbitrators of the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice to integrate the Mandatory Arbitration Courts (2021-2022).
Rankings:
- Leading Individual, Labour and Employment, Legal 500 Latin America, 2024
- Band 3, Labour and Employment, Chambers Latin America, 2024
Languages
Spanish - English
Memberships
- National College of Labor Attorneys.
- Uniandinos.
- Council of American Companies.
- Women in Minning.
- Colombian Golf Federation.
Education
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. (Master’s Degree Employment Law and Social Security) (1999).
- Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. (Political Science Degree) (1997).
- Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia. (J.D.) (1997).
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Labour and employment
(Leading individuals)Baker McKenzie S.A.S. impresses with its ‘high level of up-to-date knowledge in the face of changes in labour law’. The practice handles a comprehensive range of advisory, contentious, and corporate support matters, with the ability to plug into its wider regional — and global — employment platform for support in multi-jurisdictional matters. Department co-head Tatiana Garcés provides support that is ‘above and beyond’ and is noted for her broad practice that spans labour law, employee benefits, social security and occupational health, among other matters. Fellow group head Evelyn Romero advises on a wide scope of employment and immigration issues and notably leads the immigration practice for Latin America. Additional names include newly promoted (July 2023) partners Maria Cecilia Reyes and Daniela Liévano, as well as intermediate associates Gabriela Delgado and Gerardo Paredes. Associates Natalia Suarez and Alexandra Silveira left for Gómez-Pinzón Abogados (GPA) and Velocity Global, respectively, in August 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Tax