DLL Abogados fields a ‘very competent and agile team’ with particular expertise in employment matters in the hydrocarbon, tourism and retail sectors. The group is well positioned to assist with labour agreements, collective bargaining, union negotiations and collective and individual lawsuits. Practice head Leopoldo González has a wealth of experience in labour litigation. González is backed up by Xavier Sisa, a former member of the National Labour Council who is particularly adept in collective actions. Jessahé Navarrete is recommended for labour law matters in the mining industry.

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  • ‘Very competent and agile team. The level of knowledge and proactivity allows us, as clients, to always have quick solutions to problems.'
  • ‘Their level of knowledge is good.'

  • 'The firm provides an excellent service. They know the oil and gas industry well. In addition, they provide information about the best practices and the particularities of the government entities.'

  • 'Leopoldo González and Jessahé Navarrete make up a very good team, providing advice in timely manner.'

Key clients

  • Pluspetrol Ecuador
  • Shaya Ecuador
  • Distribuidora Importadora Dipor
  • Halliburton Latin America
  • Consorcio Ecuatoriano De Telecomunicaciones Conecel
  • Celebrity Cruises Ecuador
  • Arca
  • Kantar Ibope Media
  • Nuotecnologica
  • Auomotores Y Anexos

Work highlights

  • Represented Shaya Ecuador in a case related to the validity of a ministerial decision adopted to allow the consolidation of profits between related companies that participate in activities in the same sector or industry, which is applicable to all their workers.
  • Assisted Pluspetrol with obtaining judicial recognition that outsourced workers who attempt a collective action, in the event that they claim labour rights from the companies benefiting from their services, must prove the contractual relationship and the time of service of each of the claimants.
  • Assisted DIPOR with employment-related tax matters.

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Leopoldo González