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Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados Offices

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados
Av. Pardo y Aliaga 652 piso 8
San Isidro
Lima 15073
Peru
Visit website 51 1 619 1900 51 1 619 1919

Mr José Balta

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(+51) 619 1900 [email protected]

Work Department

Labor

Position

José Balta 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)

José Balta – Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados

Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados‘ 18-strong labour team continues to provide comprehensive assistance to clients on a diverse range of employment matters. Typical recent mandates include representing clients in litigation against unions, navigating the implementation of remote work initiatives post-Covid-19, and offering counsel on administrative and judicial proceedings stemming from employment relations. Practice co-head Mario Pasco focuses on collective bargaining, litigation and auditing/taxation cases; while co-chair José Balta is a labour law expert and routinely handles immigration, workplace discrimination, contracting and lay-off processes. Providing additional partner-level input, Ernesto Cárdenas is noted for regularly assisting clients with large payrolls develop strategies for defining work-and-tax structures related to worker benefits. At associate level, seniors Claudia Cermeno (individual and collective labour law, social security, and health and safety at work); and Mariana González-Prada (labour and employment, immigration and social security matters) provide key support.

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