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About
Provided by Karla Villacís Echeverría
Practice Areas
Labour and Employment.
Real Estate.
Career
Karla Villacís is a founding partner of Lexvalor Abogados.
She co - heads the Labor and Real Estate division. She has significant experience in advising important national and international companies within the corporate, labor-related, and real estate sectors.
Has gained over fifteen years’ experience in advising important construction companies, malls and all kind of real estate entities, counselling in the structuring of projects, elaboration of contracts, negotiation and legal disputes, properties division and implementation of condo structures. She also leads and supervises the workshop process related to the elaboration of trading deeds with third parties.
Karla has also experience in civil and labor contracting patterns, work-related risks and social security aspects, expat employees, labor-related litigation to companies in coordination with LATAM regional offices and headquarters at the international level.
Professional Memberships
Member of Internacional Bar Association IBA.
Member of the “Red Latinoamericana de Abogados Laboralistas”.
President and Member of the “Círculo de Abogados Laboralistas CAL” Ecuador.
Member of the Human Resources Committee, Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM).
Publications
“Análisis Comparativo del Aguinaldo en Latinoamérica”, Red Latinoamericana de Abogados Laboralistas, April 2020.
“Análisis Comparativo del Outsourcing, Red Latinoamericana de Abogados Laboralistas, May 2020.
"Análisis Comparativo sobre el Salario Mínimo en Latinoamérica", Red Latinoamericana de Abogados Laboralistas, June 2020.
"Análisis Comparativo sobre Sindicatos", Red Latinoamericana de Abogados Laboralistas, July 2020.
“Labour recommendations for companies within coronavirus season", Lexvalor LinkedIn, March 2020.
Editor in the labour field for the IURIS DICTIO Magazine, San Francisco University of Quito, december 2020.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Respected partner and co-head of department Karla Villacís Echeverría is one of Ecuador's leading real estate practitioners and has longstanding expertise in trusts, negotiations, sales and acquisitions of high-value residential and commercial properties.
Recognisedand well-reputed partner Karla Villacís Echeverría is skilled at servicing clients with new contract frameworks, employment lawsuits, and disciplinary processes in Ecuador. In addition to her legal expertise, clients highlight her commercial awareness.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Karla Villacís Echeverría has broad knowledge of labour matters. She is a diligent person with a good relationship with the client and an understanding of its needs. She is a very trustworthy person."
"Karla Villacís Echeverría has excellent leadership skills. She has the versatility and knowledge to handle any type of case and conducts herself with complete confidence."
"Karla Villacís Echeverría is always available with reliable answers. She is skilled in analysing the national situation's impact on the business, and provides strategic orientation and direction."
"Karla Villacís Echeverría is a very good lawyer. She possesses a great deal of knowledge of real estate and is creative in her work."
"Karla Villacís Echeverría has broad knowledge of labour matters. She is a diligent person with a good relationship with the client and an understanding of its needs. She is a very trustworthy person."
"Karla Villacís Echeverría has excellent leadership skills. She has the versatility and knowledge to handle any type of case and conducts herself with complete confidence."
"Karla Villacís Echeverría is always available with reliable answers. She is skilled in analysing the national situation's impact on the business, and provides strategic orientation and direction."
"Karla Villacís Echeverría is a very good lawyer. She possesses a great deal of knowledge of real estate and is creative in her work."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Lexvalor Abogados advises Luxemburg company Arbaro Fund LLP in the purchase of assets
Lexvalor Abogados advised the Luxembourg-based Arbaro Fund LLP in the purchase of a teak forestry project of approximately 1,000 hectares in Ecuador.
Lexvalor Abogados advises Luxemburg company Arbaro Fund LLP in the purchase of assets
Lexvalor Abogados advised the Luxembourg-based Arbaro Fund LLP in the purchase of a teak forestry project of approximately 1,000 hectares in Ecuador.