Santiago Martínez

Santiago Martínez

Partner - Colombia

Education

  • Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Graduated with Honors).
  • Specialist in Labor Law from the same university (Highest GPA).
  • Scholarship recipient at Cornell University (USA) for an advanced collective bargaining course.

Work experience

  • Partner at the Firm.
  • Director of the Audit Unit and Co-Director of the Collective and Litigation Units.
  • Manages a portfolio of multiple companies across various economic sectors, leading a team in advisory, litigation, and matters before the Ministry of Labor.
  • Has been a tenured professor in undergraduate and graduate programs at Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Javeriana, Pontificia Bolivariana (Medellín), and Universidad del Norte (Barranquilla).
  • Expertise in corporate crisis management and strategic conflict resolution for highly complex labor matters.
  • Member of the labor law committees of ANDI and ACRIP.

Awards

  • Recognized by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as outstanding attorney on labor matters.
  • Former Governor of the Labor Lawyers Association (Colegio de Abogados del Trabajo) for the 2018-2019 term. Recipient of the highest distinction awarded to labor law professionals in Colombia: the Adán Arriaga Gold Button.
  • Frequent speaker and thought leader in labor law matters.