Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Labour & Employment

Guatemala

13 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Liz Gordillo Anleu

Latin America

Practice Areas

Aviation and Transportation

Administrative and Constitutional Law

Corporate and Commercial law

Labor Law and Business Immigration

Intellectual Property and Lifesciences Law

Consumer Protection Regulation

Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Career

Degree in Legal and Social Sciences and degrees of Lawyer and Notary. Universidad Rafael Landí­var, Guatemala.

Legal Aspects of International Business of the Central American Institute of Business Program. INCAE.

Program of Instruction for Lawyers - PIL. Harvard Law School.

Leading Professional Service Firms. Harvard Law School.

Tort Law Course. University of Salamanca, Spain.

Professional Memberships

Guatemala Bar Association

International Bar Association (IBA)

Personal

Liz is a Managing Partner at Arias Guatemala and throughout the 30 years of experience, she has had the opportunity to practice in various areas of law. Currently she devotes most of her time counseling in labor, immigration and regulatory matters, serving clients in specific issues, day to day work, as well as providing them with updates on local regulations and in more extensive and complex processes.

In labor terms, she assists international and local companies in compliance with local regulations, contracts, labor disputes, internal labor regulations and occupational safety, among others. She has extensive experience advising companies on migration issues; facilitating the recruitment of foreign personnel and expatriation of local workers.

Moreover, her passion to keep herself updated in terms of the economic and legal environment, has allowed her to provide regulatory advice on various issues, serving diverse industries such as cosmetics, medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, agriculture, technology, telecommunications, advertising and consumer protection. She has also provided consulting on anti-corruption for several companies.

Liz also has experience in corporate work, intellectual property and health registrations. Thus giving her the ability to deal with client’s cases from a comprehensive perspective, where she can anticipate, address, and prevent timely situations that could affect their business.

Her role in the firm goes beyond the service she provides to her clients. Liz spends part of her time mentoring and coaching new generations of lawyers in Arias, instilling in them integrity, ethics, and responsibility, values that characterize the firm.

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Labour & Employment - Guatemala

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Band 1
Individual Editorial
Stellar partner and head of department Liz Gordillo Anleu is held in high esteem for her experience advising across the full spectrum of employment law. She is active in court proceedings, as well as internal compliance investigations.

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