Mr Christian von Bergen > Prieto Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Prieto Abogados Offices

Alonso de Córdova 4355 (piso 15)
Vitacura
Santiago
Chile
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Mr Christian von Bergen

Work Department
Labor Litigation,Collective Bargaining, Social Security, Maritime Concessions, Port Administration
Position
Partner
Career
Christian von Bergen is a partner in Prieto since 2012. He joined the firm in 2008.
Mr. Von Bergen heads the Labor department. He provides counsels in human resource administration and strategies to important companies engaged in the port, facilities management, electricity, hotel, commercial aviation and mining service businesses.
He is also actively involved in labor litigation before the Oral Labor Courts and the nation’s regular courts involving oversight of the violation of fundamental rights, anti-union practices, employee immunity and industrial hygiene and safety, among other matters that are highly complex in our law.
He has specialized in his professional practice in Port Law and has been advisor for more than 20 years to one of the largest port companies in the country.
He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association, of the Maritime and Port Chamber of Chile and of the Labor Committee of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.
Languages
Spanish
Memberships
He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association, of the Maritime and Port Chamber of Chile and of the Labor Committee of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.
Education
Law Degree, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 1990.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Labour and employment
(Leading partners)Prieto Abogados’ ‘labour practice stands out for its knowledge’. The firm’s seven-strong labour, employment and immigration practice has notable experience in labour litigation, corporate-related labour advice, collective bargaining and immigration. It also includes sector experts in energy, mining, facilities, gaming, ports, tourism, retail, insurance, construction, finance and healthcare. The group is led by Christian von Bergen, an adviser to major companies on human resources strategies, collective bargaining and labour litigation. Providing key support, labour and social security specialist Cristóbal Raby is ‘an excellent lawyer with great resolution skills’; and Valentina Flen (raised to counsel in early 2024) heads the firm’s immigration practice. At associate level, Kilian Vargas‘ workload encompasses labour litigation, social security, immigration and individual and collective law.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Projects and infrastructure
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Environment
- Insurance
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Tax
- TMT
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Public law
- Real estate
- Data privacy