Dr Diego Viana > Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga > Montevideo, Uruguay > Lawyer Profile
Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga Offices
EDIFICIO JIMÉNEZ DE ARÉCHAGA
ZABALA 1504
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
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Dr Diego Viana
Work Department
Labor
Position
Diego Viana is a partner of the Montevideo office. He is the leader of the Labor team in Uruguay, having a vast experience in labor litigation and collective bargaining (both at company and sector levels).
Career
Diego has an active and renown role in negotiations with the banking union, mainly due to the advice he provided to Banco Santander S.A. within the collective bargaining of said client. He also participates in the Wage Council of the Meat Processing Industry and advises the five plants that the Marfrig Group has in the country. In addition, he provides advice related to subcontracting and his practice also covers all types of labor disputes, whether collective or individual. Since August 2012 he has been teaching Labor Law at the School of Business and Economics of the University of Montevideo.
- Banco Santander: Assisting in the collective bargaining and labor matter since 2001.
- Marfrig: Advising in the area of Labor Law and in the practice of labor disputes. Provides labor advice on individual claims and labor disputes in all matters relating to labor matters. Participates in the negotiation of the salary councils of Meat Industry.
- Isbel S.A.: Advising on labor issues, commercial contracts and recoveries.
- Taym Uruguay S.A.: Provides labor advice on individual claims and labor disputes in all matters relating to labor matters. Advising in relation to contract and bidding.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
- University of Montevideo (Uruguay), 1987, Master in Corporate Law
- University of the Republic (Uruguay), 1983, Faculty of Law
Lawyer Rankings
Uruguay > Labour and employment
(Hall of Fame)The ‘excellent multidisciplinary team‘ at Dentons Jiménez de Aréchaga handles employment and benefits-related litigation and collective bargaining matters on behalf of multinational corporations, and also carries out corporate and governmental investigations. The firm’s strong offering across other practice areas in Uruguay and its international presence enable it to handle cases seamlessly for international clients. Practice co-head Diego Viana
specialises in litigation and collective bargaining matters. Alongside him, Ignacio Demarco advises companies in labour disputes and audits, reorganisations, negotiations with unions and social security matters. Senior associate Mateo Robledo has his strengths in labour litigation.