Region Area

Lawyers

Patricia Vergara Gómez

Work Department

Labour

Position

Director, head of the Labour practice.

Career

Patricia Vergara is the head of Labor practice area of the firm, she has more than 25 years of experience in Labor, Social Security Law, Labor Litigation and immigration matters.

Among her relevant experience it is worth highlighting the advice on employment contracting, implementation of extralegal benefits and wage compensation plans, voluntary retirement plans, transfer of foreign workers to Colombia and Colombians abroad, labor audits, restructuring plans, comprehensive advice on social security and occupational health, industrial security, UGPP  audits, judicial representation before the Supreme Court of Justice and immigration matters.

Patricia is professor of labor law at the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of the Andes.

Languages

English, Spanish

Memberships

Bar association specialized in labor law, Colombia. Javeriana University Bar Association, Colombia Member of ACRIP Legal Committee, Colombia. Member of IBA (International Bar Association)

Education

Graduate in Labor Cassation, Colegio de Abogados Especializados en derecho del Trabajo, 2004. Graduate in Legal and Business English, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, 2000. Specialist in Labor Cassation and Social Security, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 1989. Law , Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 1984.