Labour & Employment - Colombia
Band 5
What the Team is Known For
Barrera Palacio Abogados is a Bogotá-based boutique firm with notable expertise advising clients on a broad range of labour, employment and social security matters in Colombia. The team assists clients with both contentious and non-contentious matters across a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing. The department stands out for its expertise in labour litigation, collective bargaining, workforce restructurings, labour audits and regulatory proceedings. Barrera Palacio Abogados also demonstrates notable experience in occupational health and safety investigations, social security disputes and employment-related compliance matters.
Strengths
What makes Barrera Palacio’s labour and employment department stand out is its combination of in-depth legal knowledge with a practical, client-focused approach. The team not only understands the law but also how businesses operate, helping clients make decisions that safeguard both legal and commercial objectives.
Work Highlights
Barrera Palacio Abogados assisted Oracle with a labour restructuring process involving the termination of more than 130 employees, including employee mutual separation and settlement agreement matters.
Notable practitioners
MarÃa LucÃa Barrera Tavera enjoys a strong reputation in the Colombian labour and employment market for her expertise in labour and social security matters.
MarÃa LucÃa's extensive experience in the labour field is a true guarantee of peace of mind, allowing us to make decisions with the confidence of being backed by sound and practical judgement.
