Latin America
Practice Areas
Labor and Employment, Inmigration law, Termination of Employee Relationships, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Social Security regulations, negotiation and termination of employment relationships, collective bargaining and labor litigation. She coordinates all labor related aspects of due diligence in mergers and acquisitions.
Career
Director of the Labor and Employment Law Department. She has extensive knowledge and expertise in labor and employment law matters. She has special expertise in employment negotiation, structures and hiring; remuneration schemes and related litigation.
Professional Memberships
Guatemalan Alternative Dispute Resolutions Institute
Guatemalan Bar Association
Guatemalan Association of Labor Law (ASGUATRA)
Founder and member of the Guatemalan Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute (INGUMASC)
Labor Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCHAM)
Representative for Rafael Landivar University, Guatemala in the “Guatemalan Labor Justice Strengthening Commission”
Publications
She authored the “Practical Guide for Labor Dispute Resolutions” sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Citizen Access to Labor Justice Program, executed by PACT, in coordination with Rafael Landívar University in 2011 and the “Manual Laboral” sponsored by the Independent Banana Producers Association, (APIB) in 2012.
Personal
Attorney and Notary Public, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala (2001)
Business Diploma, Arbitration and Conciliation Courses, Loyola University (1996)
Post-graduate Degree in General Taxation Law, Salamanca University, Spain (2003)