Anna Karina Jiménez
Dentons
More informationThe Costa Rican labour and employment team at Dentons utilises the combined bench strength of offices in Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, to provide a comprehensive service to global household names including Dole, Starbucks, Amazon and Merck across sectors ranging from pharmaceuticals, tech, hospitality and software to real estate, manufacturing, telecoms, retail and energy. The team is led by Anna Karina Jiménez, who brings expertise to assisting with matters ranging from compliance audits, the negotiation and drafting of employment contracts, collective bargaining matters and employee benefits programmes to labour litigation, contract terminations and the employment aspects of M&A. Other key figures include senior associate and preventative risk management specialist Silvia Hernández and associate Daniela López Salas, who advises on human resources matters and social security matters, and who arrived from BDS Asesores in October 2022.
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- 'We are interested in a labour lawyer who knows the subject well, who knows how to explain it in writing and verbally in a practical, summarised way and additionally who can do it as well in English as in Spanish. In the case of Dentons, with the expert Anna Karina Jiménez we found these qualities.'
- 'Anna Karina Jiménez stands out for her mastery of the subject, her practicality and for expressing her ideas also in English.'
- 'The team in general is very helpful. We receive a prompt response.'
- 'Anna Karina Jiménez and Silvia Hernández are very helpful. They are always available to clarify doubts and queries, and their answers are very complete; it is clear that they have done an exhaustive analysis of the case before responding.'
- 'Qualified, serious, respectful professionals, who know the particularities of the company I work for and that makes communication and interactions very fluid. Quick responses, with quality.'
- 'Very prepared people, with clear, concise and complete communication. Clarification of the issues is rarely required.'
Key clients
- VMWare
- Dole
- Pinilla
- Starbucks
- American Tower Corporation
- Panduit Corp
- Avantica-Encora
- Amazon
- doTerra
- GAdventures
- SchoolMint
- Glatfelter (PH Glatfelter)
- Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Sanulac
- SmileDirectClub
- LL Bean
- Organon Pharma
- Autodesk
- Oikocredit
- Smartsheet
- HashiCorp
- Palo Alto Networks
- Cuestamoras
- Blake Mycoskie
- Findasense
- Del Mar Health
Work highlights
- Advising Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) on day-to-day employment and labour matters, including remote work, adjustment of work shifts, application of Covid-19 legislation and regulations to the company's workforces and their return to the workplace.
- Advising Panduit on day-to-day employment and labour matters.
- Advising LL Bean on day-to-day employment and labour matters.
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Anna Karina Jiménez