Carey's ‘partners and associates all have excellent knowledge and expertise’. The full-service firm’s labour and employment law team is sought out by both national and international companies to advise on corporate employment matters, labour litigation and union issues. The practice comprises experts in investigations, fundamental rights, employment compliance, global mobility, expatriates, immigration, and compensation and benefits packages. It also advises on M&A-related labour due diligence, employee taxation, social security, terminations, labour auditing and subcontracting. In relation to litigation, the group routinely acts in complex contentious cases before the Labour Courts that concern wrongful dismissals, sexual harassment claims, anti-union practices and workplace-related accidents. The department is led by renowned labour law specialist Óscar Aitken, whose recent mandates cover collective bargaining agreements, internal investigations, outsourcing, terminations, benefits and compensation structures. Also key to the practice, Francisca Corti is an employment and corporate immigration law expert; Francisco Arce assists with labour litigation, union-related matters and collective bargaining, and is ’up to date with market changes, cases and jurisprudence’; and experienced employment, labour and immigration law practitioner Valentina Kuscevic (raised to counsel in November 2023). In the firm’s associate team, Carla Karzulovic and Constanza Trisotti both maintain wide-ranging employment and labour law practices.
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‘Professionalism, expertise and availability for the client - great teamwork.’
‘Capable of maintaining closeness with the client and meeting the requirements and demands for each case.’
‘High level of knowledge and expertise, even in the younger associates.’
‘The service provided by Carey is very good - its partners and associates all have excellent knowledge and expertise.’
‘They make a significant effort to know the client’s business and the company's practices, so that the advice is more personalised.’
‘Very high-level technical competence that adapts to clients’ budget needs.’
‘Francisco Arce is a go-to practitioner and up to date with market changes, cases and jurisprudence - this is a considerable advantage over other firms.’
‘It is a pleasure to work with Constanza Trisotti and Francisca Corti. Clients feel that their interests are protected with their support.’
Key clients
- Sonnedix
- Brookfield Inversiones Chile
- Grupo Axo
- MetLife
- Celeo Redes Chile
- KWS
- Mundo Pacífico
- Hapag-Lloyd
- LarraínVial
Work highlights
- Advised Hapag-Lloyd on the labour due diligence for the acquisition of the port terminals and inland logistics business of SAAM.
- Assisted LarrainVial with the due diligence for the acquisition of Farmacias Ahumada.
- Assisting Celeo Redes Chile with drafting a presentation that was submitted before the Secretary of Economics, through which the company requested to be included in the Government’s resolution regarding strategic companies where employees are not entitled to strike.
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Practice head
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Óscar Aitken, Francisca Corti, Francisco Arce