Carolina Porras

Practice Areas

Labor

Career

Partner at PPU expert in Labor Law, Social Security and Migratory. Her professional practice focuses on advising local and foreign companies in matters of individual labor law, collective, social security and immigration. She has experience representing companies in labor disputes. Carolina is equally dedicated in the attention of consultations on all matters of labor law. She has a vast experience in matters related to local and foreign mergers and acquisitions.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Labor attorneys school, Colombia, 2014-2015.

Member of the Labor committee of the Amcham, Colombia, 2011-2015.

Member of the Labor committee of the Andi, Colombia, 2010-2015.

Personal

Carolina has a Law Degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2005). She also has a Postgraduate Degree in Administrative Law (2007) and Labor Law (2009) from the same institution. Besides, she has a Master’s Degree in International and European Labor Law from Tilburg University (2010) and a Labor Law Specialization from Universidad de Salamanca (2014).

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English

Work Highlights

Counsel to a Privately held development company in day-to-day labour, social security, and migratory advice to guarantee the company's compliance with local law.

Counsel to Nokia Solutions and Networks Colombia LTDA in the implementation of an annual salary adjustment guideline, the modification of other benefits calculated based on the employee’s salary as a global decision, and the transformation of salaries from

integral to ordinary ones.

Counsel to Risk Consulting Colombia S.A.S. in a comprehensive labour due diligence to verify a client's compliance with labour laws and regulations.