Ferrere

The large team at Ferrere is among the strongest choices in Uruguay’s labour and employment space, and exhibits ‘solid knowledge and capabilities, availability and reliability’. Its specialists participate in some of the market’s most complex and high-profile labour litigation cases, as well as dealing with non-contentious labour matters such as advising on due diligence, collective bargaining and negotiations with unions and the government, and internal compliance and in-house training courses. Clients work in such diverse sectors as banking, logistics, energy, technology, retail and agribusiness. Standout work highlights include assessing Finnish company UPM in all labour matters associated with the construction of its new pulp mill, including ensuring compliance with social security and health and safety standards for construction workers; and handling negotiations with the Uruguayan Medical Union (SMU) on behalf of Camsu. Leading figure Verónica Raffo co-heads the practice, along with expert litigator Nelson Larrañaga; and Alberto Baroffio, who is active in collective bargaining matters relating to the construction, energy and finance sectors. At associate level, the key contacts are Giselle Cardoso, Florencia Fitipaldo and Alejandra Añón.