Benjamin Costa

Practice Areas

Expert in oral litigation. His areas of specialty are corporate preventive advice and trials in labor and social security matters.

Career

Attorney, Gabriela Mistral University, and partner at Estudio Navarro since 2016. He has over 15 years of experience in oral litigation, specializing in complex labour lawsuits. Recognized for his solid track record before labour courts, he consistently achieves favourable outcomes for companies through effective litigation strategies and strong negotiation skills.

He has successfully represented companies in the energy, electricity, gas, and sanitation sectors, securing, among other achievements, the designation of strategic companies and favourable rulings in cases involving anti-union practices.

He advises leading companies and trade associations, including the Association of Metallurgical and Metalworking Industries (ASIMET A.G.). His main areas of practice include corporate preventive counselling, as well as defence in labour and social security litigation.

Publications

-Column in El Mercurio Legal newspaper:

Why a strategic company does not have the right to go on strike?

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Clients

Banco Del Estado De Chile, Enel Green Power Chile S.A., Voy Santiago Spa, Aza (Grupo Gerdau Aza), Metrogas S.A., Cementos Bio Bio, Johnson Controls (Adt S.A., West Fire), Pinturas Tricolor, Ferrocarriles Del Pacifico S.A. (Fepasa), Icb S.A., Sasipa Spa, Aldesa S.A., Comercial Kayser, Guillermo Morales Automotriz, Aguas Nuevas, Fundación para la Innovación Agraria, Energías Industriales S.A., Pesco Spa, Comercial Kayser, Adecco Recursos Humanos, Empresas Gasco S.A., Envases del Pacífico, among others.

Languages Spoken

Spanish and English.