Mr José Balta > Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile
Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados Offices
Av. Pardo y Aliaga 652 piso 8
San Isidro
Lima 15073
Peru
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Mr José Balta
Position
Partner, José leads our Labor area, and specializes in advising national and foreign companies on labor issues.
Career
He counsels on collective negotiations and general advisory to companies on contracting and terminating employees. He also advises on obtaining the residency for foreign citizens in Peru.
He participates in labor inspections and the most important judicial procedures in Peru on his area of expertise.
José has been a professor in the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in several Labor Law courses since 1996. He has published various articles, as well as the book Acoso sexual en las relaciones laborales privadas (Sexual harassment in private labor relations) (ARA Editores, 2005).
Languages
Spanish and english.
Memberships
Lima Bar Association
Education
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú – Lawyer (1990)
Cornell University, NY – Master of Professional Studies (Industrial and Labor Relations)
Fullbright Scholarship (1994)
Lawyer Rankings
Peru > Labour and employment
(Hall of Fame)Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados‘ employment practice is highly experienced across the gamut of employment matters, with recent work including assisting clients in litigation against unions, the implementation of remote working initiatives in the aftermath of COVID-19, and advising clients on administrative procedures initiated by the Peruvian labour authority. The team is jointly led by José Balta
and Mario Pasco; Balta specialises in employment immigration matters, and is also experienced in employment discrimination and lay-off processes, and Pasco specialises in collective bargaining and litigation. Associate Claudia Cermeno is noted for her work on individual and collective labour matters, as well as health and safety at work.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute resolution: Litigation
- Dispute resolution: White-collar
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Intellectual property
- International trade (IT&C)
- Labour and employment
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law and regulation
- Tax
- TMT (Technology, media and telecoms)