Luz Marina Iriarte
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Provided by Luz Marina Iriarte
Practice Areas
Luz Marina Iriarte is a senior associate at PPO, and she is a member of the Labor Law and Social Security teams.
Luz Marina provides counseling to clients in different industries with respect to labor and social security matters. Her practice includes providing counseling in general to ensure compliance with the legal framework in labor and social security material, and more specifically support with respect to the development of hiring policies, the structuring and restructuring of remuneration systems, collective negotiations with labor unions, dismissals and termination agreements. Moreover, he has a vast experience providing counseling to local and foreign companies in contentious labor and social security processes before administrative and judicial entities throughout the country.
Before joining PPO, he worked in different divisions of Bolivia`s Judicial Branch and prestigious law firms.
Luz Marina obtained her Law Degree from Universidad Mayor, Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier in Chuquisaca, and a Diploma in Corporate and Business Law. She also has a Master`s Degree in Tax Law granted by Universidad Gabriel René Moreno in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Career
Luz Marina Iriarte has 13 years of experience in the legal profession. Since joining PPO, she has been working not only as part of the labor law and social security team but also as part of the Dispute Resolution team with very successful results. She has developed an intense legal practice as an advisor to local and foreign companies in labour and civil litigation.
She has also participated in individual and collective bargaining processes. Her experience is mainly related to labour litigation, civil litigation, auditing processes and social security matters and a vast experience in massive processes of termination and labor reorganization with a high level of effectiveness that has generated an essential level of confidence in clients.
Professional Memberships
Public Bar Association (RPA) under Bolivia’s Ministry of Justice.
Personal
Specializing in Labor Law and Litigation, with experience and expertise in the intersection between the business world and the complexities of labor relations.
She has a strong academic background and an outstanding track record, earned through hard work and dedication. Preceded by a reputation as a trusted labor advisor, she has a pragmatic approach and the ability to approach the most challenging employment issues with calm and clarity, skills that are highly valued by the PPO team and clients alike.
Clients
Nestlé Bolivia S.A.
Unilever Bolivia S.A.
Petrex Sucursal Bolivia S.A.
Huawei Technologies (Bolivia) S.A.
Ovando S.A. (ASTARA)
Work Highlights
Negotiations with the union of many companies
Advising on business restructuring processes related to employer substitution and fire and hire
Sponsorship in proceedings in a dozen judicial disputes of different nature
Advising and legal defense in several collective constitutional actions initiated by former workers, with positive results
Industry Sector Expertise
Food companies
Retail
Mining
Pharmaceutical
Oil & Gas
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Bolivia
Experience
Restructuring processes
Companies’ legal defense
Negotiations with workers and unions
Awards
Chambers and Partners
Associate to watch
2023
Legal 500
Rising Star
2023
Languages Spoken
Spanish
English
Education
San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca University
bachelor’s degree in law, political and social sciences
2005 - 2010
University of San Sebastián de Chile
Corporate law diploma
2011 - 2012
Simon Bolívar Andean university
master’s degree in tax
2012 - 2014
Simon Bolívar Andean university
Applicant for a master’s degree in labour law
2022 - 2023
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Retail and Consumer
Resources and Mining
Health and Life Sciences
Energy and Utilities