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Pérez del Castillo & Asociados

Santiago Pérez del Castillo

Montevideo, Uruguay

Latin America Guide 2022

Ranked in 1 departments

Ranked in : Labour & Employment

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Labour & Employment - Uruguay

Senior Statespeople

Seasoned practitioner Santiago Pérez del Castillo is held in the highest esteem by market commentators, with one describing him as "an eminence in the Uruguayan labour and employment arena." Another interviewee goes on to praise his academic contribution to the sector, stating: "Every lawyer who has studied the labour area in Uruguay has read the books he has written on the subject."

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Practice Areas

His practice includes intense activity in labour consultancy, and day-to-day counseling to both national and international financial, agricultural, and industry and service companies, focusing on labour and social security law (conflict prevention, collective bargaining and litigation), in which he has wide experience and knowledge.

Career

Founding partner of Pérez del Castillo y Asociados.

Former Minister of Labour and Social Security of Uruguay between November of 2002 and March 2005.

Former Secretary of State of Labour and Social Security of Uruguay (2002-2005).

Representative of the Government Body of Directors at the International Labor Office.

Rector of the University of Montevideo (2009-2015).

Founder of IEEM (Business Studies Institute of Montevideo).

Consultant of the Inter-American Development Bank in cooperation projects with the processes of regional integration and harmonization of standards for free movement within Mercosur.

Professional Memberships

Uruguayan Bar Association.

Institute of Business Studies of Montevideo.

Latin American Institute of Labour and Social Security.

Founding member of the Uruguayan Association of Labour Law and Social Security.

Publications

Author of “Practical Handbook of Labour Norms” (13th ed.), “Right to Strike” and more than 100 papers on Labour Law, labour market, social security and industrial relations in Uruguayan and foreign magazines.