José Balta
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 1 : Labour & Employment
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About
Provided by José Balta
Practice Areas
Labour
Professional Memberships
Lima Bar Association
Experience
José Balta leads our Labor area, and specializes in advising national and foreign companies on labor issues.
He counsels on collective negotiations and general advisory to companies on contracting and terminating employees. He also advises on obtaining the residency for foreign citizens in Peru.
He participates in labor inspections and the most important judicial procedures in Peru on his area of expertise.
José has been a professor in the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in several Labor Law courses since 1996. He has published various articles, as well as the book Acoso sexual en las relaciones laborales privadas (Sexual harassment in private labor relations) (ARA Editores, 2005).
Languages Spoken
Spanish
English
Education
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Lawyer
1990
Cornell University, NY
Master of Professional Studies (Industrial and Labor Relations) Fullbright Scholarship
1994