Colombia & COVID-19: More Labor, Restructuring Work

Foreign law firms in Colombia refocus amidst COVID-19 and oil price plunge.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

Law firms in Colombia are seeing an increase in labor, tax and restructuring work, and a decline in other work as the South American country has been hit by a double whammy of both the COVID-19 pandemic and a plunge in international price of oil, which accounts for 40 percent of its exports.

“We have focused on approaching our clients to offer them support at this time and advice on practice areas that we believe are key at the moment, such as labor law, tax law and ...

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Keywords: Colombia, COVID-19, Diaz Reus, Energy, Holland & Knight, Littler