Latin America - Colombia

Baker McKenzie S.A.S.

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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.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Baker McKenzie's support in Colombia has been remarkable. We're a US-based company, with only a handful of employees in LAC, even fewer in Colombia. What we don't know about legal requirements there could fill a 10-gallon bucket but the BM team were sooo helpful every step of the way.’

  • ‘I've been very pleased with Tatiana Garcés and her team. Despite our often relentless questions, Tatiana has remained patient and responsive throughout. She has hopped on calls with very little notice and truly provided support that is above and beyond what I typically see.’

  • ‘The team enjoys a high level of up-to-date knowledge in the face of changes in labour law, which consolidates its technical credibility. We highlight Evelyn Romero and associate Gabriela Delgado.’

Key clients

  • Amdocs
  • Caterpillar
  • Clarios Andina
  • Dynatrace
  • Embajada de Canadá
  • Embajada del Reino de los Países Bajos
  • Envases Puros International
  • Everise
  • Equinix
  • FLSmidth
  • Fortinet
  • Get Ontop
  • Grupo Familia
  • Icon
  • Icumed
  • Industrias Vanyplas
  • Johnson Controls Colombia
  • MercadoLibre
  • Mondelez
  • NCR
  • Netflix
  • Nub 7/8
  • Orange
  • Rackspace
  • Univision
  • Worki Jobs (Hunty)

Work highlights

  • Advised MercadoLibre Colombia on various matters, in partnership with offices in other Latam jurisdictions.
  • Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in defending a dismissal-related claim.
  • Advised a major health company on labour-related matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tatiana Garcés, Evelyn Romero