Department profile
Baker McKenzie

Labour & Employment

Latin America Guide 2026 : Venezuela


Baker McKenzie

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About

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Our Employment & Compensation practice group has a deep and rich knowledge of local laws, both at a technical and at a practical level, that allow us to provide the best tailor-made and practical advice to clients to prevent, reduce and handle labour risks in the most effective way. The team handles from day-to-day matters to complex labour litigation, and in this arena, we have a stunning success rate handling complex employment litigation cases.

Our service offering focuses on every aspect of the working life cycle, and main services include: compensation and benefits, strategy and compliance, collective agreements, restructurings and reorganizations, management and migration and mobility. Our clients benefit from our commercial focus and outstanding responsiveness, walking clients through the different legal options to help them choose the most advisable course of action according to their business objectives.

We strive to meet our clients' needs for pragmatic, cost-conscious and efficient planning and implementation, by balancing corporate, commercial and employment law efficiencies, and providing a detailed project management approach. Our vast experience in this field has proven to be relevant for clients in Venezuela, as many companies make significant efforts to reorganize their business in an increasingly complex economic environment.

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Labour & Employment - Venezuela

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie benefits from an acclaimed team providing labour and employment counsel to major domestic and international clients from sectors including TMT, banking and mining. The department regularly advises on collective bargaining and union negotiations, along with individual labour conflicts before administrative and judicial authorities. The firm is also experienced in assisting with personnel reductions and the labour and employment aspects of corporate restructurings, as well as internal policies and benefit schemes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • We have worked on some complex issues that have been resolved favourably thanks to Baker McKenzie's direct intervention.

    Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Carlos A. Felce
    Band 1Carlos A. Felce

    Carlos A. Felce

    Pre-eminent partner Carlos Felce has significant labour and employment expertise, spanning individual claims, collective negotiations, and personnel reductions arising from the closure of local operations. He continues to lead the firm's most complex cases.

    • Carlos Felce has a very important knowledge of matters and gives us peace of mind.

      Labour & Employment respondentLatin America

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Venezuela

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