Baker McKenzie Chile

Baker McKenzie Chile's four-strong labour and employment department specialises in high-stakes employer-side litigation involving unlawful dismissals, employee benefits, discrimination and sexual harassment. The firm is also home to collective bargaining experts; and clients benefit notably from the practice’s leveraging of its global network for cross-border, executive transfers and multinational company employment matters. The Santiago office’s labour and employment practice group is led by Andrés Valdés, an expert in employment contracts, litigation, immigration, social security, pension funds, international executive transfers, workforce reductions and union negotiations. At associate level, José Ignacio Muñoz, Paulina Vargas and Agustín del Río (an August 2023 hire from Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr) all assist with labour litigation, hirings, terminations, collective bargaining and subcontracting.