Work Area: Employment & Labor

Labour boutique Chiode Minicucci appoints partner

Brazil’s Chiode Minicucci Advogados – associated with global labour boutique Littler Mendelson PC – has added to its senior rank by hiring an in-house lawyer from São Paulo-based investment company Galapagos Capital as partner.

15 November 2021

Ex-Campos Mello partner joins Soto Frugis

Brazilian labour boutique Soto Frugis Advogados has added to its senior rank by hiring a name partner from local firm De Rocha Lago Advogados.

03 November 2021

Tread carefully to avoid discrimination claims over vaccination status

While successful vaccine rollouts in many Latin American countries have resulted in employees returning to their usual workspaces, panellists at the Latin Lawyer Connect: Labour & Employment conference highlighted that employers should follow local governments’ guidelines around reopening offices to the letter to avoid discrimination claims.

28 October 2021

Still time to join Latin Lawyer’s Labour & Employment conference

Remember to sign up for Latin Lawyer Connect: Labour & Employment conference, which will take place on 26 October. Read on for details of the event and how to register.

25 October 2021

Guiding the return to office

The post-pandemic return to the office presents novel hurdles for in-house counsel, so GCs should avoid getting tangled up in the quickly changing consensus by staying abreast of the latest regulations and implementing measures that go beyond the standard, both in the workplace as well as at home.

04 October 2021

Hogan Lovells steer landmark USMCA car factory labour dispute

Hogan Lovells LLP in Washington, DC and Mexico City has helped the Mexican subsidiary of US auto parts manufacturer Cardone reach an agreement with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to compensate over a hundred workers, after former employees accused the company of preventing them from switching trade unions.

17 September 2021

TozziniFreire continues hiring spree

TozziniFreire Advogados has hired a partner from Brazilian firm TSA Advogados to bolster its pension practice, marking the Latin Lawyer Elite firm’s eighth partner hire since the start of the year.

13 September 2021

Creel García-Cuéllar promotes five to partner

Mexican Latin Lawyer Elite firm Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez SC has announced the promotion of five lawyers to partner, strengthening its competition, finance, M&A, labour and tax groups for 2022.

31 August 2021

Holland & Knight promotes four to partner in Colombia and Mexico

US law firm Holland & Knight LLP has added two new partners in each of its Colombia and Mexico offices, promoting four senior counsel across its corporate, labour and tax practices.

20 August 2021

Echecopar promotes four in Peru

Estudio Echecopar member of Baker McKenzie International has appointed two partners and two of counsel through promotions, reinforcing its labour, trade, disputes and banking groups.

06 August 2021

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