Lina Gattas

Practice Areas

Labour & Employment

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory

Career

Lina Gattás is a Partner at RAD/DF Estrategas Legales in Colombia, where she leads the Employment, Social Security, and Immigration practice. With 20+ years of experience, she advises local and international companies on hiring, terminations, collective bargaining, flexible work schemes, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion policies.

Her background includes international practice at Uría Menéndez (Madrid) and Brigard & Urrutia Abogados (Bogotá), giving her a comparative and strategic perspective. She holds a Master’s from the London School of Economics (LSE) focused on Human Resources, reinforcing her strategic approach to employment relations.

Professional Memberships

Colegio de Abogados del Trabajo de Colombi

Women in Connection (WIC)

Committee on Women in the Profession (IBA)

Colombian Association of Human Resource Management (ACRIP)

Fellow The Aspen Institute

Publications

The Transformation of Trade Union Rights in Colombia, in Labor Law for a New Era (Los Andes, 2017).

South America: A Distinctive Model … or Extension of the Mediterranean Model, Master’s thesis, LSE (2012).

Personal

Committed to gender equity and inclusive workplaces, Lina blends legal practice with academic and social engagement. A labor and employment partner, she leads social impact initiatives. Her publications promote inclusive, sustainable employment practices.