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Labour & Employment

About

Provided by Escandón Abogados

The firm has extensive experience in the management of labour relations, aspects related to wages and hours, disciplinary procedures, hiring and termination of contracts, indemnities, policies, procedures and handbooks, discrimination and harassment, executive compensation and alternative dispute resolution. Collective bargaining agreement, layoffs, proceedings before the Colombian Ministry of Labour, litigation countrywide at Court and the Court of Appeals, cassation before the Supreme Court of Justice and procedures before the UGPP. 

Areas of practice can be summarised as follows: 

  • Labour Law 
  • Employment Law 
  • Pension, Heath Care and Occupational Health and Safety 
  • Litigation 
  • Due Diligence 
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution 
  • Proceedings before the Colombian Ministry of Labour​
  • Proceedings before the UGPP

Chambers Review

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Labour & Employment - Colombia

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Escandón Abogados is an established Bogotá-based firm with a solid track record handling labour and employment cases in Colombia, particularly collective bargaining matters. The law firm possesses expertise advising on pension and social security processes before the UGPP, as well as on individual administrative and judicial labour proceedings. Escandón Abogados represents both private and public clients, often hailing from the retail, food and beverage, and agribusiness arenas.

Work Highlights

Provided by Escandón Abogados

  • Escandón Abogados represented Drummond in a lawsuit filed by railroad workers claiming the payment of overtime as employees not in management, direction and confidence positions.

Strengths

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Escandón Abogados provides very strong analysis and solutions to collective labour conflict matters, and it is a very committed and knowledgeable firm with an in-depth understanding of the business.

Labour & Employment respondent
Latin America

Notable Practitioners

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Alberto Escandón Villota
2
Alberto Escandón Villota
Head of Labour & Employment
2
Band 2
Alberto Escandón Villota is co-head of department at Escandón Abogados, and gets endorsement by clients who praise his capabilities in the Colombian labour sphere. He demonstrates particular skills in collective bargaining matters.

Alberto Escandón Villota offers a very strong level of sophistication. He is one of the most knowledgeable lawyers with a lot of experience in collective bargaining.

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María Claudia Escandón
4
María Claudia Escandón
Head of Labour & Employment
4
Band 4

Co-head of department and labour specialist María Claudia Escandón is highly rated for her handling of an array of labour litigation claims in Colombia.

María Claudia Escandón is a very warm person, and very direct and pragmatic. She is an excellent professional who handles labour matters very well and is quick to understand the client's requirements.

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Escandón Abogados

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Labour & Employment
Alberto Escandón Villota
2
Alberto Escandón Villota
Head of Labour & Employment
2
Band 2
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María Claudia Escandón
4
María Claudia Escandón
Head of Labour & Employment
4
Band 4
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Members

Provided by Escandón Abogados

Alberto Escandón Villota

Alberto Escandón Villota

Head of Department

Catalina Carrero

Jeff Danon

Juan Fernando Escandon

Juan Jose Amador

Luis Felipe Gomez

Maria Jimena Escandon

María Claudia Escandón

María Claudia Escandón

Head of Department

Sandra Vargas

Clients

Provided by Escandón Abogados

Aceites Manuelita S.A.

Aeropuertos de Oriente S.A.

Ajover S.A.

Alcaldia Mayor de Bogotá

Beiersdorf SAS

Caves Colombia S.A.

Centurylink S.A.

Compass Group S.A.

Compañía de medios de Información - CM& SAS

Consultoria Colombiana SA

Dispapeles S.A.

Drummond Ltd.

Empresa de Energía de Boyacá

Foxtelecolombia S.A.

Fundación Universitaria del Area Andina

GTM Transmovil SAS,

Grupo CBC SA

Grupo Flores Katama

Grupo GHL Hoteles

Lupatech Ofs S.A.S.

Manuelita S.A.

Manufacturas Eliot S.A.

Operaciones y Servicios de Combustibles. S.A.S - Masser

Organización Roa Flor Huila SA

Palmar de Altamira S.A.

Palmas del Cesar S.A.

Pash S.A.

Pepal S.A.

Santa Anita de Nápoles SAS

Standard Energy Colombia SAS,

Transmilenio S.A.

Transportadora de Gas Internacional - TGI SAS

Unisono Colombia SAS

Industries

Provided by Escandón Abogados

Agroindustry

Communications

Construction

Education

Energy

Flowers

Health

Hotel and tourism

Insurance

News

Oil and Mining

Pharmaceutical

Retail

Services

Television

Textile

Transports