Evelyn Romero Avila

Practice Areas

Our team has experience in all areas of labor law and in most industries. We have the advantage of being able to work with lawyers from other areas of the firm in order to guarantee comprehensive advice. We manage labor issues with our tax and corporate law groups, as well as contracts, data protection and compliance and litigation, among others. Additionally, we work in a multijurisdictional manner with our network of 74 offices around the world to form a group of 700 specialists in labor law, thus forming a specialized team in the largest area in the world. Our responses are practical and focused on business needs, offering alternatives that resolve or mitigate legal risks according to the client's budgetary, administrative or corporate policies and risk apetite. We are rigorous with budget management, customer service and response times. Urgent matters are taken care of immediately.

Professional Memberships

"National College of Labor Attorneys - Member

Arbitration Courts of Collective Labor Disputes - Secretary"

Publications

"Writer, ""Legal Review Latin America,"" Colombian Labor Law

Professor, ""Cooperative of Associates"" on the specialization course on labor law of the Sergio Arboleda University

Professor in the Module of ""confidentiality agreements and reserve duty on labor contracts"" on the specialization of intellectual property in the Rosario University"

Personal

Evelyn Romero-Ávila joined Baker McKenzie Colombia in 2000 as a associate in the labor department. She was named local partner in 2009. Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Romero was an associate for an important local law firm and a legal assistant for Science Applications International Corporation. She has also written numerous articles on Colombian labor law for Legal Review Latin America.