Baker McKenzie Chile

The four-member labour and employment practice at Baker McKenzie Chile benefits from the firm’s enviable global network of labour lawyers, in relation to cross-border executive transfers and multinational company employment matters. The full-service department also fields experts in high-value, employer-side litigation concerning unlawful dismissal, employee benefits, discrimination and sexual harassment. Other key areas include collective bargaining, employee benefits, executive compensation, pensions, stock options, immigration, social security and workplace policies. The team is led by labour and employment specialist Andrés Valdés, an adviser to retail, services and mining companies. In the associate group, José Ignacio Muñoz's experience includes advising companies on employment contracts, litigation, social security, pension funds, and collective bargaining; and Agustín del Río focuses on labour litigation, hirings, terminations, collective bargaining, migration processes and subcontracting.