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Rocío García de la Pastora

Rocío García de la Pastora

Work Department

Labour, migration and employment

Position

Rocío is the leading partner of the labour, migration, and employment area. She specializes in labour law, strategic labour plans, in complex labour litigation, collective bargaining, and corporate labour matters.

Career

In the academic field, Rocío, since 2011, she is a Professor of the Labour Department at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; and since 2018, Professor of pre- and post-graduates at Universidad del Desarrollo. Rocío also teaches in the Data Protection Diploma Program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and in the Data Protection Diploma Program at the Universidad del Desarrollo. In addition, she is director of the Chilean Labour Law and Social Security Association (SCHDTSS).

Languages

Spanish and English

Education

Rocío earned their Bachelor of Laws from Universidad Central de Chile in 2000. They subsequently completed a Diploma in Labour Law and Corporate Social Responsibility at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2003, followed by two Diplomas in Labour Procedure Reform in 2006, one from the Chilean Bar Association and the other from Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello. In 2007, they pursued a Diploma in National and International Legal Practice concerning the Protection of Fundamental Rights from Universidad Complutense in Madrid and the Bar Association. They obtained certification as an Instructor in Litigation Techniques from California Western School of Law and the Accesso Training Program in the USA in 2010. Currently, they are a candidate for a PhD in the Labour Program at Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.

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