Littler Global member BDS Asesores, the leading labor and employment firm in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic has established a new office in Managua, Nicaragua with the addition of attorneys Mariel Rodriguez and Mario Obando. Effective July 1, 2015, the new office in Nicaragua concludes Littler Global’s Central American regionalization process, which began in El Salvador in 2012.
“With a presence now in virtually every country throughout Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic the firm is in the best possible position to expand our capabilities to multinational employers throughout Central and Latin America,” said Tom Bender and Jeremy Roth, co-managing directors of Littler, in a joint statement. “Our global expansion is an integral part of the firm’s strategic growth initiatives and we look forward to the continued opportunities we are able to offer clients.”
Mariel Rodriguez Detrinidad has more than twelve years of experience in corporate and labor counseling, with extensive knowledge in social security and administrative law issues and procedures before governmental authorities, among others. She has experience conducting legal audits, drafting legal reports in a number of areas including commercial, tax, labor, social security, energy, and telecommunications matters, as well as preparing legal opinions regarding a wide array of issues.
Mariel has a Law Degree from Universidad Americana of Nicaragua and a Master’s Degree in Business Consulting, with a minor in Capital Markets from Universidad Centroamericana. In addition, Mariel has a Postgraduate Degree in Corporations Law from Universidad Centroamericana, and an International Postgraduate Degree in Criminal Procedural Law regarding Fundamental Topics of the new Procedural Code from Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Penales of Universidad Politecnica of Nicaragua.
Mario David Obando Flores has more than twelve years of experience in the legal sector, during which he served as Departmental Inspector of the Ministry of Labor based in Granada and as corporate labor law advisor. He has also worked in the commercial accounting arena and in the areas of human relations and bargaining, labor mediation and conciliation techniques, and possesses extensive knowledge in occupational safety and health.
Mario has a Law Degree from Universidad Hispanoamericana of Nicaragua and a Postgraduate Degree in Children’s Law and Eradication of Child Labor from Universidad Centroamericana of Nicaragua.
“Nicaragua has experienced growth over the last decade and, between Mariel’s firm leadership knowledge and Mario’s past role as head of the Inspection Department of the Ministry of Labor based in Granada, the new Nicaragua office is in a ready-position to capitalize on that growth and address global employment issues our clients face today,” said Marco Durante, managing partner of BDS Asesores. “I look forward to working with both Mariel and Mario as we round out our presence in Central America and collaborate on solutions to cross-border issues for clients.”
Credited with creating the “first global legal specialty firm” the list of markets Littler Global is now represented in include Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The firm’s global capabilities also include U.S.-based lawyers with exceptional international capabilities, and who are licensed practitioners in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, United Kingdom and South Africa, among other countries.
Source: www.littler.com
