María del Carmen Zúñiga

María del Carmen Zúñiga joined the firm in 1981 and became a partner in 1990.
At present, Ms. Zúñiga is a well-known retired labor partner serving as Of Counsel to the firm where she brings the accumulated wisdom of her long and distinguished career in the areas of labor and employment, labor litigation, and immigration, as well as her passion for Pro Bono service.

Education

• Doctor’s Degree in Maritime and Transportation Law (Doctorat de Troisième Cycle en Droit Maritime et des Transport), Université de Droit, d’Économie et des Sciences D’Aix, Marseille (1980) Bachelor of Laws (Licenciatura en Derecho y Ciencias Políticas), University of Panama (1976)

Awards and Recognitions

• Recommended labour, employment & corporate immigration lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Central America (2016-2022) LACCA Approved labour private practitioner in Panama (2015-2022) Recommended labour, employment and Corporate Immigration lawyer, Panama, Who’s Who Legal (2019) Recommended dispute resolution lawyer, Panama, Legal 500 Latin America (2016, 2018)

Publications

• Panama adopts new temporary labor regulations in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic Panama establishes and regulates Teleworking Panamanian government sets the new minimum wage Paternity paid leave is regulated Minimum wage increases in 2018