The ‘highly-qualified work team' at Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is routinely mandated to advise on the labour aspects of company restructurings, along with collective bargaining and immigration issues. Other areas of strength for the eight-strong team are stock-option plans, compensation packages, and the tax side of labour benefits. The firm’s international clients further appreciate its membership of L&E Global, a worldwide alliance of international employment law firms. Ricardo Tisi predominantly focuses on advice to companies on labour and social security matters; recently-elevated partner Bárbara Zlatar (’great analytical skills') leads the group’s immigration practice; and Ignacia López, who oversees the firm’s labour advisory and litigation work, is a May 2022 returnee from Clínica Alemana, where she was human resources manager. Within the senior associate pool, Sebastián Krebs is an experienced labour litigator, while former legislative adviser at the Ministry of Labour, Daniela Valencia, returned to the firm in March 2022.

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Testimonials

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'Cariola has a highly-qualified work team - great knowledge of this area and advises on various complex processes.'
'Great business vision, not just legal - realistic solutions to daily problems.'
'Bárbara Zlatar is a professional with a lot of experience and in-depth knowledge - great analytical skills and business understanding.'
'Bárbara Zlatar - very empathetic with the urgencies and needs of clients. Excellent human qualities.'

Key clients

IBM de Chile
Australis Seafoods
Inversiones Asinara
Ripley
Coca Cola
Soprole/Prolesur (Fonterra)
Atco Chile
Sistemas Globales (Globant)
Google (Inversiones Dataluna)
Sonacol (Sociedad Nacional de Oleoductos)
Clínica MEDS
Universidad de Los Andes (Clínica Los Andes)
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución

Work highlights

Ongoing advice to Ripley on its collective negotiations and labour lawsuits.
Assisted Fonterra with the employment aspects of the sale of Soprole Group companies.
Advised Celulosa Arauco y Constitución on its responsibility towards over 300 workers of contractor company, Claro Vicuña Valenzuela, which recently entered into bankruptcy (and with which Celulosa Arauco held important construction contracts).