Adolfo Pineda

Partner

Profile

Adolfo Pineda is one of the founding Partners of BLP in Honduras. He specializes in Labor & Employment and Global Mobility & Relocation, with 20 years of experience in recruitment, development and negotiation of employment contracts. He advises on employer-worker relations and the processing of immigration and health permits. He has been a Human Resources advisor at companies such as Citi Bank, Walmart and Unilever. Adolfo joined BLP in 2015.

  • Labor & Employment 
  • Global Mobility & Relocation 

  • Recognized as Recommended Lawyer by WWL(Lexology).

Education

  • PhD in Labor Rights and Human Rights, San Carlos University of Guatemala, (2019). 
  • Degree in Law, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Honduras, 1998. 
  • Master’s degree in Business Law, Universidad Pontificia Católica de Chile, 2000. 

Languages 

  • Spanish 
  • English 

  • Honduran Bar Association: Member 
  • AmCham Honduras: Member and advisor on Human Resources 
  • Labor Committee of the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP): Member and legal advisor on labor matters 
  • Honduran Supreme Court of Justice for the election of future magistrate candidates: participates as a member in the representation of the Civil Society of the Nominating Board for the period 2016-2023 
  • Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tegucigalpa: certified arbitrator and conciliator 

  • UPS withdraws Operations in Honduras. BLP advised UPS on the liquidation of all employee contracts and the closure of operations in the country.
  • BLP won a case in favor of Claro Honduras. The labor appellate court of San Pedro Sula established a precedent demonstrating that the labor attorney´s office will not suspend the statute of limitation for claiming labor compensations. This case was won by CLARO, proving that the proscription must apply.
  • BLP performed due diligence for our client Mega Distribuidora Avicola to assure that all employee files (800 employees) comply with the labor law.