Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

With ‘deep specialisation and comprehensive coverage of labour law and social security’, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría's 10-strong practice undertakes mass lay-offs, office closures, senior executive severance packages, discrimination prevention, privacy and fundamental rights. The Ibero-American firm’s labour and employment law team also fields specialists in expatriate recruitment, due diligence, internal employment audits, restrictive covenants, subcontracting, outsourcing, labour-related taxation, stock option plans and internal investigations into harassment. Other areas of expertise for the full-service department include collective bargaining, union relations, and labour litigation concerning unfair dismissals and anti-union practices; while the department is increasingly mandated to advise on emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and diversity. With ’up-to-date knowledge of regulatory, union and jurisprudential trends’, labour law, social security and immigration expert Paulina Miranda advises domestic and multinational companies on Chilean labour law, human resources and M&A-related labour issues, along with assisting employers with global employment issues; while fellow practice co-head Sergio Montes routinely assists with high-stakes labour trials, collective bargaining processes, and disputes between companies and their employees and unions. ‘Prioritising the best interests of client organisations’, senior associate Aref Cosma assists with general employment, as well as the labour issues surrounding corporate reorganisations and domestic and cross-border M&A.