Corporate Immigration + Labour & Employment Law Firm of the Year Colombia

Firm Profile

Since its founding 23 years ago, the firm has excelled for its highly specialized legal advice in labour law, social security and corporate immigration law and for maintaining a clear view of business strategy for its clients.

Godoy Cordoba Abogados has developed a consulting system based on a ‘strategic-legal’ which seeks to translate law in function of the client and not the client in function of law, by understanding the customer needs, identifying risks, avoiding pitfalls and providing alternatives that support the labour decisions of the company.

The firm has a team integrated by attorneys specialized in its expertise areas, as well as professionals from other disciplines. The professionalism of its members and the opportunity and quality of their advice, have positioned the firm as leader in labour, social security and corporate immigration law in Colombia.

Areas of Expertise

• Labour & social security law • Corporate Immigration law

Notable Legal Work

• The firm’s client’s base comprises national and multinational companies, including 14 of the top 100 companies in the country and eight of the top 100 Fortune Global 500.

Main Areas of Practice

Labour & Social Security: Godoy Cordoba Abogados is pioneer in preventive consulting, based on its knowledge about the human resources area and its strategic role within organizations. Likewise, it provides assistance and

integral representation, both administrative and judicial in labor claims filed against its clients through a proven-efficiency litigation method that optimizes the results of their lawsuits. Additionally, the firm has achieved

several successful cases in the negotiation of collective agreements, audit of outsourcing contracts and third party agreements, mergers and acquisitions among the most relevant national and international companies in the country. Corporate Immigration: Offers integral

services (consulting and outsourcing) based on the strategic legal approach which characterizes the firm, in order to attain the most appropriate immigration option both for business and private needs of foreigners and/or ex-patriots. The services include obtaining all kinds of visas, procedures with government entities, providing a permanent support throughout the process by an outstanding team of attorneys.

• In the last 10 years, the firm has participated as the legal labour advisor for multinational companies that accomplished significant mergers and acquisitions, audits and collective bargains in the oil, financial, pharmaceutical and technology sectors.

Contact Tel: (571) 3174628

Email: info@godoycordoba.com Website: www.godoycordoba.com

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011

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