Bergstein Abogados offers litigation, regulatory and social security advice within the labour and employment space. The team has expertise in both individual and collective labour rights and provides comprehensive immigration services, advising companies, from multinational corporations to start-ups, on bringing foreign employees into Uruguay. Leonardo Melos co-leads the team, focusing his practice on labour disputes and union negotiations, with extensive experience before various courts and in the drafting of collective bargaining agreements. Practice co-head Mariana Pisón is also active in labour litigation, as well as bringing expert knowledge of employment commercial safety and hygiene matters to the group. At the associate level, Rodrigo Felló is an active member of the team, involved in labour due diligences and social security matters.
Key clients
- TotalNet
- Cisco Systems
- Lexmark
- Net2Phone
- Phibro Animal Health Corporation
- Entravision
- Very Good Ventures
- Deugro
- Lanafil
- Longport
Work highlights
- Provides TotalNet with daily labour and employment advice, including during the process of selling the company to the Indra Group.
- Advised Very Good Ventures as the buyer on the labour and employment and social security due diligence of Create Thrive and drafted all necessary documentation.
- Advised Cisco Systems on possible employment and social security contingencies that could arise, in Uruguay, from its acquisition of Oort Inc.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Leonardo Melos, Mariana Pisón