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Consortium Legal

Labour & Employment

Latin America Guide 2026 : Guatemala


Consortium Legal

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The Labor Law team in all our offices has over 15 years of experience and expertise in developing processes and products aimed at preventive and proactive legal labor advice. We provide labor advisory services to numerous companies in various economic sectors with different compliance requirements, always with the goal of growing their businesses and making them more competitive.

Through a legal service supported by accredited technical specialists, we can reduce long labor disputes while simultaneously boosting morale and employee retention. We believe in preventive advice, so we conduct courses and seminars on labor topics for the company’s attorneys and HR teams, enabling them to avoid common mistakes.

Consortium´s Labour, employment and immigration department is recognized as one of the most important in Guatemala for providing legal advice to multinational corporations on collective bargaining processes, litigation, acquisition and merger integration, retirements and pension plans, contract and expatriate structures, corporate immigration and occupational health & safety matters. The expertise of the department allows to profile them as a department that gives comprehensive and strategic legal advice.  

Clients (24)

  • Walmart
  • Rodio Swissboring
  • Marhnos
  • Haskell
  • Bananera Tepeyac, S.A. (DOLE)
  • Deloitte, U.S.A
  • Banco de América Central
  • Asofarma
  • United Airlines
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • Conduent
  • Samsung Electronics Latinoamerica (Zona Libre)
  • Grupo Golan
  • IFF
  • Banco de América Central (BAC)
  • Archroma
  • Intouch
  • Walmart
  • TIGO / MILLICOM
  • Novoswiss, Sociedad Anónima (LUMINOVA)
  • Ternium Internacional Guatemala, Sociedad Anónima
  • Industrias Alimenticias Kern´s (FIFCO)
  • Corporación Multi Inversiones
  • PepsiCo

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Labour & Employment - Guatemala

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Consortium Legal has a respected labour department with a solid regional presence in Central America. The firm routinely acts as counsel to multinational corporations from the retail, food and beverage, and banking sectors on a broad range of labour issues in Guatemala. The legal team is particularly active in collective bargaining, and has additional involvement in lawsuits relating to terminations and obtaining work permits for foreign workers.

Strengths

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  • The lawyers at Consortium Legal have experience litigating labour cases, so the advice and support provided are consistent with reality.

    Labour & Employment respondentLatin America
  • Consortium Legal are creative, detail-oriented and eager to win. They look for legal arguments with a victorious mentality.

    Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Lionel Aguilar
    Band 1Lionel Aguilar

    Lionel Aguilar

    Distinguished department head Lionel Aguilar maintains a reputation as a leading figure in the Guatemalan labour and employment market, acting for clients across a range of sectors including telecommunications and pharmaceuticals. He is particularly noted for his prowess in complex negotiations with trade unions.

    • Lionel Aguilar comes up with creative solutions and has built trust with us.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America
    • Lionel Aguilar is very good handling complex cases, and you feel very protected with him.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America
  • Band 3José Federico Zelada
    Band 3José Federico Zelada

    José Federico Zelada

    Partner José Federico Zelada receives notable market recognition for his adept handling of union matters and site closures as well as advice on labour lawsuits.

    • José Federico Zelada is a lawyer with a lot of experience in all types of cases, even the most complex.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America
  • Up and ComingCristina Sandoval
    Up and ComingCristina Sandoval

    Cristina Sandoval

    Up-and-coming partner Cristina Sandoval is recognised for her expertise in immigration matters, as well as in day-to-day labour and employment issues in Guatemala.

    • Cristina Sandoval is enthusiastic, professional, transparent, and communicates clearly and effectively. She offers various solutions and approaches to different situations.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

Ranked Individuals at Consortium Legal (3)

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