Work Area: Employment & Labor

Machado Meyer surpasses 100 partners with promotions

Brazil’s Machado Meyer Advogados has strengthened its corporate, tax, litigation, labour and energy practices by appointing eight partners.

30 November 2022

Chevez Ruiz appoints seven partners in Mexico

Mexican Highly Recommended firm Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cía SC has promoted seven lawyers to partner, boosting its tax, litigation, intellectual property and labour practices.

29 November 2022

PAGBAM hires from Bruchou in double partner appointment

Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen (PAGBAM) has strengthened its labour and tax practices by hiring a partner from fellow Elite firm Bruchou & Funes de Rioja and promoting a counsel to its senior rank.

18 November 2022

Latin America’s labour landscape makes a sharp left

As Latin American politics increasingly veer to the left, rumours swirl around how this symbolic shift could trigger landmark labour changes such as increased unionisation, employment reforms and heightened worker activism in the region as a fresh set of leaders call for social change.

17 November 2022

Garrigues promotes in Chile and Peru

Spanish firm Garrigues has strengthened its labour and employment offering in Latin America by appointing two partners in Santiago and Lima.

14 November 2022

Cescon Barrieu promotes six partners

Brazilian Elite firm Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados has appointed six new partners, adding firepower to several practices across three offices.

10 November 2022

Campos Mello hires from Felsberg in six-partner appointment

Brazil’s Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper has boosted several departments by appointing six partners, including five lateral hires from Felsberg Advogados.

07 November 2022

GCs meet in Miami to discuss ESG, risk management geopolitical risks and diversity

In-house lawyers at LACCA Live Miami exchanged ideas on how legal departments can most efficiently navigate the choppy waters of geopolitical risk and economic uncertainty, as well as highlighting trends in ESG and digitisation.

06 October 2022

Labour lawyers meet in Miami to discuss regional trends

The growing importance of ESG principals are influencing the evolution of labour law in Latin America, according to speakers at Latin Lawyer Live: Labour and Employment held yesterday in Miami.

29 September 2022

Goulart Penteado appoints labour head with hire

A Demarest Advogados lawyer has moved to Goulart Penteado Advogados, strengthening the Brazilian disputes firm's labour department as partner and practice head.

22 September 2022

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