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Labour & Employment - Venezuela
What the Team is Known For
Dentons has an eminent team with outstanding expertise across a range of labour and employment matters. The team is highly experienced in acting in contentious labour and employment proceedings, including dismissals, suspensions and compensation. It also assists clients with employee transfers and labour issues arising from downsizing and closing operations. The firm has an impressive portfolio of international corporations from sectors such as pharmaceuticals, aviation, and oil and gas.
Strengths
Dentons represents the company quickly and effectively before the authorities, and its advice is based on the experience of being the lawyers of many important companies in the country.
Dentons' lawyers possess an impressive knowledge of the labour legislation and they look for solutions. We can implement things, despite the complexities of Venezuela.
Notable practitioners
Revered partner Juan Carlos Pró-Rísquez possesses exceptional expertise in labour and employment litigation, as well as advising on employee transfer and termination mandates. Market commentators continue to attest to his leading position in the Venezuelan labour and employment field.
Juan Carlos Pró-Rísquez has very deep judgement and has the support that, in addition to being a great litigator, he is a renowned academic.
Esther Cecilia Blondet Serfaty assists clients from sectors including telecommunications and pharmaceuticals with an array of labour and employment matters. She is particularly experienced in advising on individual and collective disputes.
Esther Cecilia Blondet Serfaty possesses a very specialised knowledge of labour matters that allows her to be always very effective in her recommendations and strategies.
Adept partner Yanet Aguiar continues to be a well-regarded figure in the labour space. She is adept at advising clients on issues including employee transfers and termination negotiations.