With ‘deep knowledge of the different aspects of labour law’, full-service law firm Carey houses a 16-strong team that is sought out by both local and international companies for labour and employment advice. The group’s work scope ranges from corporate employment issues to labour litigation, union matters, and immigration and global mobility matters; recent mandates include cases before the Labour Courts regarding wrongful dismissals, sexual harassment allegations, violations of fundamental rights, anti-union practices, and work-related accidents. Co-heading the group, Oscar Aitken‘s practice incorporates collective bargaining, internal investigations, outsourcing, terminations, benefits, and compensation structures; Francisca Corti (’great leadership and vision‘) specialises in employment and corporate immigration law; and recently-raised partner Francisco Arce predominantly assists employers with employment issues, union matters and collective bargaining, social security and labour litigation. At associate level, Valentina KuscevicCarla Karzulovic and Constanza Trisotti are all up-and-coming young practitioners of note. Since publication, Kuscevic has been promoted to counsel - effective as of November 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Professionalism, depth of advice, and collaboration teamwork with the client.’

  • ‘Carey's work team stands out for the precision and rigour of the analyses it performs, and for being permanently up to date on the latest legal reforms, which are highly frequent in labour law.'

  • 'Gets involved with the internal realities of clients, managing to empathise and give a timely and comprehensive look at both the problems and solutions proposed (and in line with the particular characteristics of each client company.’

  • ‘Great speed and solid knowledge.'

  • 'The quality of the work is such that once drafts are received, they are approved and signed by the company (almost without any modifications), which does not happen with other law firms.'

  • ‘Deep knowledge of the different apects of labour law aspects and how they impact their clients, especially those that have a legal impact abroad. This allows them to have a complete vision of matters, which sets its lawyers apart from competitors, who mostly limit themselves to analysing local law aspects.'

  • 'Francisca Corti - high-level professional qualities and always available for clients.’

  • 'Francisca Corti - great leadership and vision.'

Key clients

  • Sinovac
  • Equinix
  • The Not Company
  • Liberty Latin America
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • Mundo Pacífico
  • Blanco y Negro
  • Nestlé
  • Precision, Pulley & Idler
  • Merck

Work highlights

  • Advised Sinovac on the purchase of a property in Santiago, in order to set up production facilities, which included the relocation of a group of expatriates and the onboarding of national employees.
  • Advised Equinix on the labour asppects of its expansion into Chile and Peru relating to its acquisition of four data centres from Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones.
  • Advised Liberty on the labour and employment aspects of its 50/50 joint venture agreement with América Móvil to combine their respective Chilean operations (VTR and Claro Chile, respectively).

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Oscar Aitken

Hall of fame

Partner of Carey and co-head of the Labour and the Construction and Engineering Groups.

Next Generation Partners

Francisca Corti

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm's Labor and Corporate Immigration Group. She also leads Carey Visas.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Óscar Aitken, Francisca Corti, Francisco Arce