Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Bolivia
Band 2
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+591 3 3394439About
Provided by Gumucio & Abogados
The legal service offered is mainly day-to-day preventive advice, in which the client is oriented on regularization of labor documentation (labor audits), dismissals, salary restructuring, labor engineering, labor agreements, union negotiations.
Our service in this area also involves the contentious advice in all its spheres (Ministry of Labor, Labor Courts, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court). It also involves making administrative appeals (Revocatory, Hierarchical) Contentious Administrative and Constitutional Protection. The team also assumes the defense in the judicial area before labor lawsuits for collection of social benefits, reinstatement, social infractions and others.
A recurrent activity that we do is the advice in labor-union matters, such as the defense before union’s claims and labor arbitration.
The service also covers the social security area (sickness, disability, death) and representation before the Caja Nacional de Salud, Caja Petrolera and others, and long-term insurance entities such as Provivienda, Prevision, Futuro de Bolivia and others.
Chambers Review
With offices in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, Gumucio & Abogados offers a labour and employment practice that has an established reputation in Bolivia and is frequently sought out by clients to assist with employment disputes, including lay-offs and individual and collective social benefit claims. The well-regarded team of practitioners also advise on day-to-day and strategic employment matters, including downsizing and workplace practices.
Work Highlights
- Gumucio & Abogados represented the Bolivian branch of Ajinomoto del Perú in a litigation matter in connection to the removal of a former executive of the company.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gumucio & Abogados has an excellent team of professionals, with superb knowledge and advice. It also shows great capacity and management of conflicts."
"Gumucio & Abogados has an excellent team of professionals, with superb knowledge and advice. It also shows great capacity and management of conflicts."
Notable Practitioners
Leading partner Daniel Gumucio Carrasco demonstrates expertise assisting clients with individual and collective social benefits disputes in Bolivia.
"Daniel Gumucio Carrasco is an excellent professional. He provides us with personalised advice and effective solutions, which contributed to the resolution of our litigation matters."
"Daniel Gumucio is very professional and committed in his work."
Up-and-coming partner Karina Jordán continues to receive significant market endorsement for her handling of labour and social security issues in Bolivia.
"Karina Jordánhas extensive experience and knowledge in the labour field. She has the ability to deal with different people, from business owners to workers and their family members."
Ranked Lawyers at
Gumucio & Abogados
Bolivia