Munita & Olavarría

Specialised labour and employment boutique Munita & Olavarría is the Chilean member of Ius Laboris, a global alliance of law firms that specialise in employment, labour, immigration and pensions law; the firm’s 20-strong team acts for companies from a range of sectors, including energy, utilities, retail, and technology, as well as pharma, banking and mining. Representative areas of expertise range from hirings, corporate policies, and labour auditing and compliance, to compensation benefits and pension plans. The firm also houses experts in subcontracting, work permits for foreign staff, workforce reductions, and work-related illnesses and accidents; and in litigation, the group acts in disputes involving collective bargaining and union issues. At founding partner level, Enrique Munita's practice incorporates litigation, benefit plans and stock options, while Cristián Olavarría is a collective bargaining and litigation specialist. A second line of younger partners includes Paola Casorzo, who advises on hirings, terminations, human resources' policies and employment agreements, along with due diligence, and the relocation of workers; Marcela Salazar, whose broad practice includes benefits policies, labour conditions, contracting and terminations, and subcontracting and outsourcing; and labour litigator Gonzalo Urcelay. At associate level, Felipe Vargas, José Tomás Honour and Josefina Riveaux are the names to note. The team was strengthened with the January-2023 arrival of Matías Cristi (whose experience includes some 14 years as head of labour and litigation matters at Latam Airlines), but labour litigator José Luis De Marchena  subsequently left the firm in April 2023.