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Labour & Employment | Latin America

Chile

Covers both contentious and non-contentious employment matters relating to day-to-day business issues as well as mergers and takeovers. Employment litigation related to sex, race and age discrimination is considered relevant as are class action suits, and the avoidance of class action certification. This section also covers workforce redundancies and employment issues related to the merger of two companies. Lawyers also advise on the writing of policy handbooks and HR training for major corporates. Law firms can represent companies or individuals.

Rankings overview for Departments

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  1. Enrique Uribe Casasbellas
    Enrique Uribe Casasbellas Uribe Legal16 Years Ranked
  2. Héctor HumeresArthur, Humeres, Mejia & Toloza
  3. Valentín PimentelAsesorías Pimentel Ltda.

All Departments profiles

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Band 1

  1. Della Maggiora Eyzaguirre Abogados Laborales
    1
    Della Maggiora Eyzaguirre Abogados Laborales
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked

    Della Maggiora Eyzaguirre Abogados Laborales is an outstanding Santiago-based boutique delivering expert advice on an array of labour-related mandates, from employee terminations and labour audits to collective bargaining. The law firm also earns recognition for its labour litigation prowess and boasts experience handling day-to-day matters, such as drafting contracts and internal policies, for key Chilean and multinational clients.

  2. Munita & Olavarría
    1
    Munita & Olavarría
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Munita & Olavarría is a market-leading labour and employment boutique that handles a wide array of contentious and non-contentious matters. The team is highly equipped to represent clients in labour litigation, including harassment claims and employee termination disputes. Other areas of involvement for the team include handling collective bargaining processes, as well as immigration matters. The Santiago-based group routinely assists household names and multinational companies across a wide range of sectors, such as construction, banking and pharmaceuticals.
  3. Uribe Legal
    1
    Uribe Legal
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked

    Uribe Legal is a leading labour and employment practice dedicated to advising local and international companies from a range of industries, including financial services, retail and insurance. The prominent Chilean team is especially well placed to handle contentious matters pertaining to employee dismissals and the violation of fundamental rights. Uribe Legal's stellar practice offers further expertise encompassing collective bargaining agreements and internal labour investigations.

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Band 2

  1. Carey
    2
    Carey
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked

    Carey is a well-regarded team in the Chilean legal market that is adept at handling the full spectrum of labour and employment issues. The department is frequently retained by national and international clients to advise on the labour aspects of M&A and corporate restructuring, and it also offers experience drafting of employment contracts, terminations and collective bargaining agreements. Carey is known for assisting with contentious collective and individual mandates.

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Band 3

  1. Aylwin Estudio
    3
    Aylwin Estudio
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Aylwin Estudio has an experienced labour and employment team that is adept at providing clients with a wide range of advice and litigation expertise before Chilean labour courts. The team has notable mining industry expertise which informs its advice on contract termination and unfair labour practices and policies. The lawyers are also experienced in representing clients in collective bargaining negotiations with unions.
  2. Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    3
    Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked

    Barros & Errázuriz Abogados is a dedicated practice group that assists a broad roster of Chilean and international clients hailing from the food and beverage, telecommunications and technology spheres with a range of labour and employment issues including individual and mass contract termination. The team is noted for providing counsel on the labour due diligence of corporate transactions, as well as social security, collective bargaining and labour litigation.

  3. Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
    3
    Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked

    Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is an active full-service firm with a well-reputed labour and employment practice in Chile. The law firm is noted for providing counsel on individual and mass lay-offs, collective bargaining and immigration issues. The team is also adept at assisting with the labour due diligence of corporate restructuring.

  4. DLA Piper Chile
    3
    DLA Piper Chile
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked

    DLA Piper Chile is a key international firm that is regularly instructed to advise notable Chilean and international clients on labour and employment litigation cases, including discrimination, harassment and unfair dismissal claims. The team is also well versed in collective bargaining negotiations, employee benefits programmes and compensation.

  5. GNP Canales Abogados Laborales
    3
    GNP Canales Abogados Laborales
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked

    GNP Canales Abogados Laborales is a dynamic labour and employment law firm with a respected reputation in the Chilean legal market. The team regularly assists clients with a wide range of employment disputes including harassment and workplace accident claims. It also advises on health and safety matters and the existence of minimum services during strikes, and offers further strength advising on collective bargaining agreements, dismissals and immigration issues.

  6. Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales
    3
    Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked

    Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales has a dynamic practice group that has gained traction in Chile's employment and labour market. The experienced team is well placed to handle a range of contentious and non-contentious labour issues. The lawyers have a noted strength in litigation and negotiation matters, ready to assist on labour lawsuits and trade union relations.

  7. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    3
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked

    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a regional full-service firm with a longstanding presence in the Chilean market. The law firm is well placed to handle the employment aspects of corporate transactions as well as compliance programmes. The team is also adept at assisting clients with collective bargaining and individual and mass lay-offs, including subsequent contentious matters.

  8. Prieto Abogados
    3
    Prieto Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked

    Prieto Abogados has a well-reputed employment practice providing services spanning labour consultancy, audits and counsel on judicial proceedings. The team is also experienced handling collective bargaining agreements. The law firm assists a diverse client roster of international and Chilean clients from the food and beverage, energy and retail industries.

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Band 4

  1. Bofill Mir Abogados
    4
    Bofill Mir Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked

    Bofill Mir Abogados has an established labour and employment department with a noted presence in the Chilean legal market, commended for its expertise spanning collective bargaining, immigration issues and internal labour audits. The law firm also provides sector-related litigation services, frequently advising clients on unfair dismissal and workplace harassment claims.

  2. Lizama Abogados
    4
    Lizama Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 4 | 14 Years Ranked

    Santiago-based Lizama Abogados is an active labour and employment practice group that offers clients a vast array of services in the area. The respected boutique boasts a significant track record advising clients on negotiations with the labour unions and collective bargaining agreements. The law firm is also adept at representing clients in contentious labour matters, including litigation and mediation.

  3. Provoste Matamala Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 4
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Band 5

  1. AEM Abogados
    5
    AEM Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked

    Santiago-based firm AEM Abogados houses a noteworthy labour and employment department. The law firm's clients hail from several sectors, including those operating in the pharmaceutical industry. The legal division routinely provides clients with both advisory and litigation services, covering an array of matters such as the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and update of internal regulations.

  2. Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil
    5
    Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked

    Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil boasts a dynamic team in the labour and employment sphere in Chile, that is recognised for its work advising clients from a variety of industries, including from the real estate, telecoms and food and beverage sectors. The law firm is active in contentious labour maters, providing counsel on sexual harassment, wrongful dismissal and damage claims. Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil also possesses experience in providing advice on immigration, union and social security-related matters.

  3. Clyde & Co Chile
    5
    Clyde & Co Chile
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 16 Years Ranked

    Clyde & Co Chile is a solid labour and employment department that assists clients with individual and mass lay-offs, as well as collective bargaining agreements. The Santiago-based team is also well versed in contentious labour proceedings brought against companies by former employees. The law firm routinely assists a portfolio of clients that includes multinationals from a variety of sectors, including mining, retail and telecommunications.

  4. Dentons Chile
    5
    Dentons Chile
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked

    Dentons Chile is an international law firm that has a well-established labour department headquartered in Santiago, and that assists clients with a range of labour and employment mandates. The group routinely provides domestic and multinational clients with ongoing labour advice. Its lawyers are experienced on representing employers in litigation proceedings involving wrongful termination, discrimination and violation of fundamental rights. The team is also adept at handling collective bargaining and investigations procedures.

  5. Estudio Navarro Abogados
    5
    Estudio Navarro Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked

    Estudio Navarro Abogados garners recognition for its solid labour and employment practice in Chile. Based in Santiago, the lawyers are well versed in both contentious and non-contentious labour and employment mandates. The robust team is frequently instructed by prominent domestic clients to represent them before the national labour courts in trials ranging from wrongful termination to workplace accidents. It is also experienced in collective bargaining proceedings.

  6. Fontaine & Cía. Abogados
    5
    Fontaine & Cía. Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked

    Fontaine & Cía. Abogados fields an active labour and employment team in Chile, active on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including work related to collective bargaining negotiation processes and regulatory advice. Fontaine & Cía. Abogados is engaged by employers from a range of industries, including construction and pharmaceuticals.

  7. Garrigues
    5
    Garrigues
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
    Garrigues has a well-respected group of employment and labour law experts headquartered in Santiago. The experienced team is well placed to assist on an array of employment mandates including collective bargaining agreements as well as ongoing advisory work. The law firm serves a roster of clients spanning the telecommunications, construction and retail sectors that benefit from the department's experience carrying out labour due diligence for M&A transactions. The lawyers are also adept at handling contentious labour law mandates for employers, including wrongful dismissal and work-related injuries and illnesses claims.
  8. Guerrero Olivos
    5
    Guerrero Olivos
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked

    Guerrero Olivos houses a solid labour and employment department in Chile, that assists clients with both non-contentious labour advise and contentious work. The Santiago-based team is also well versed to assist clients with collective negotiation processes and implementation of new labour regulations. The law firm routinely assists a portfolio of clients that includes clients from a variety of sectors, including retail, food and beverages and construction.

  9. Morales & Besa
    5
    Morales & Besa
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked

    Morales & Besa houses a noteworthy labour and employment department in Chile, which is engaged by a variety of clients, including those in the financial services and energy industries. Its team of experts advises on an array of labour and employment mandates, including handling negotiations of collective bargaining agreements and day-to-day employment issues.

  10. Saavedra & Compañía Abogados
    5
    Saavedra & Compañía Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked

    Saavedra & Compañía Abogados boasts a solid labour and employment practice in the Chilean market. The law firm is involved in contentious matters, often representing clients in labour litigation concerning unfair dismissals. Saavedra & Compañía Abogados is also active in collective bargaining matters and in providing day-to-day advice to clients.

  11. Arab Abogados
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5
  12. Porzio Ríos García
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5
  13. Sáez Abogados / Labor Law Group
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5
  14. TSP Legal
    Labour & Employment
    2026 | Band 5