Angélica María Carrión Barrero

Profile

In her over 24-year career, Angélica has developed a flexible work style enabling her accompaniment of diverse teams in different sectors, with the ability to listen and respond diligently, proactively seeking solutions that meet parties’ interests and, in general, developing her activity within the highest ethical standards,  always striving to achieve the proposed objectives. Since 2006, she has led processes in important national and international impact transactions, which have allowed her to consolidate a strategic client-focused vision. From her role, she is responsible for providing the legal, strategic and practical guidelines to offer a high-quality labor consulting service, ensuring the timely attention of our clients.

Education

• Lawyer, Universidad Externado de Colombia (110^th anniversary class)
• Specialist in Contract Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia (2001)
• Master in Labor Law and Social Security, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Spain (2018)
• Master’s Degree in Labor Law and Social Security –Magna Cum Laude and Order of Academic Merit, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2020)

Teaching Experience

• Professor in Labor Law and Social Security Specialization, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Awards and recognitions

• Chambers & Partners – 2025 – – Band 2 in Labor Law and Social Security – Recognized since 2012.
  https://chambers.com/lawyer/angelica-maria-carrion-barrero-latin-america-9:1122470
  

• Legal 500 2024 – Leading Individuals / Recognized as «Leading Individual» in the 2024 directory
  https://www.legal500.com/firms/53029-lopez-asociados-abogados/56599-bogota-colombia/#section-119943
  

Memberships

• Member of the Colombian Labor Lawyers Association since 2001
• Member of the Steering Committee of the Colombian Labor Lawyers Association in different periods (currently Member of the Board of Directors of the Labor Lawyers Association 2021-2022)
• Member of several associations such as the International Bar Association (IBA)
• Member of the Women’s Law network WLN
• López y Asociados Representative in ANDI’s Gender Equity Committee.

Publications

• Law and practice Colombia for Global Practice Guide Employment published by Chambers and Partners (2019)
• Biosecurity measures the challenge of post-covid reopening  in Colombia for Revista Actualidad Laboral y Seguridad Social de Legis (2020)
• The strike and democratic rules published online by Inesem Business School (2020)