Exclusively focused on labour law, GNP Canales Abogados Laborales' 20-strong labour practice, which ‘stands out for its high-level technical knowledge and availability’, routinely acts for large companies from the mining, sanitary services, retail, supermarket and tourism sectors, as well as highway concessionaires, educational establishments and food processing businesses. The group, which has extensive experience in collective bargaining, union relations, due diligence, litigation and immigration, comprises several experienced practitioners, namely: veteran labour and employment law specialist Alfonso Canales, the firm’s lead partner for labour strategy and collective bargaining; labour litigator Carlos Gutiérrez and former corporate affairs director Lilia Jerez Arévalo (at partner level since June 2023), who ’have extensive knowledge of labour matters’; Francisco Plass, whose workload encompasses labour-related corporate advice, employment strategy, and complex labour litigation; and litigator Diego Nodleman, an adviser to companies on inclusion and diversity issues. In the firm’s senior associate group, César Rivas assists with general labour advice and litigation; María Luisa García Riffo acts in litigation involving occupational accidents and illnesses; and Francisco Pinilla V is an experienced labour law and litigation lawyer. The practice also includes former Minister for Labour and Social Security Nicolás Monckeberg Díaz, who serves as the firm’s legal and public affairs director.
Testimonials
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- ‘A great work team that provides good-quality responses quickly.’
- ‘A dedicated team that is meticulous with the cases entrusted to them.’
Key clients
- Arauco Holding
- Almar Water Solutions
Work highlights
- Acted for a major mining company in a lawsuit, in which a worker sought to have his dismissal declared unjustified.
- Successfully defended a pharmaceutical company against a worker’s claim that his dismissal was unjustified.