Band 5
Provided by Raúl Fernández
• Labor and Employment
Raúl Fernández focuses his practice on labor law and social security law. He has represented national and international companies in many complex labor litigations. He has also advised on regulated and non-regulated collective bargaining, and health and safety work, as well as day-to-day and strategic corporate employment matters.
He has written three books: La prueba en el proceso laboral (Evidence in Labor Proceedings), El poder disciplinario del empleador (Employers’ Disciplinary Power) and Las facultades y deberes del juez en materia probatoria en el proceso laboral. Análisis crítico (Judges’ powers and duties regarding evidence in labor proceedings. Critical analysis.) He has authored over 10 chapters in collective books and over 20 articles published in specialized journals. He speaks regularly at national and international seminars and conferences on labor law and social security law.
He is an assistant lecturer of labor law and social security law at Universidad de Chile, having been admitted through a public competition based on examination and experience in 2014. He is a guest lecturer in diplomas and master's degrees for labor law and social security law at Universidad de Talca, Universidad de Concepción and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has taught on the training course for judges at the Chilean Judicial Academy.
Recently he has led:
• Compañía Minera Inés De Collahuasi in ongoing consulting, training, representation in labor litigation, workplace investigations, and collective bargaining.
• Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca in consulting on employment issues, labor law, litigation, and legal strategy.
• Telefónica Cybersecurity Tech and Cloud Chile SPA in corporate labor issues, representation in labor litigation, workplace investigations, and collective bargaining.
Spanish, English.
Universitat de València
Doctor of Laws (outstanding)
2024
University of Melbourne
Master of Employment and Labor Relations Law (Becas Chile Scholarship)
2020
Universitat de València and Universidad de Talca
Master in Labor Law and Social Security Law (best student)
2013
Universidad de Concepción
Bachelor of Laws (President of the Republic Scholarship; valedictorian and best student in private law courses)
2010
Provided by Chambers
Raúl Fernández of Cuatrecasas is well regarded by the Chilean market for his in-depth knowledge of labour and employment law. He is regularly called upon by clients for his litigation and negotiation expertise to assist in labour disputes and collective bargaining procedures.
Provided by Chambers
Raúl Fernández has in-depth knowledge, extensive experience in labour issues and knows how to deliver clear proposals for the processing of cases.
Raúl Fernández has in-depth knowledge, extensive experience in labour issues and knows how to deliver clear proposals for the processing of cases.