ECIJA Otero's Santiago office fields experts in innovation-driven sectors such as technology, construction, start-ups, clean energy and financial services. Its labour and employment expertise covers collective bargaining, terminations, day-to-day labour issues, and associated corporate and tax matters. The four-member labour and employment group is co-led by longstanding labour law specialist Gerardo Otero; and Dolores Echeverría, who acts for both national and international companies on labour law matters.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The service meets and covers clients’ needs in the workplace.’
‘The fundamental plus is the professionalism of the lawyers, in addition to the closeness they maintain with clients.’
Key clients
- Microsoft Chile
- Grupo Navec
- SSC Chile
- The Boston Consulting Group
- El Corte Ingles
- Bash
- Ricoh Chile
- Instituto Profesional Providencia
- Epson
- Michael Page
Work highlights
- Advised SSC Chile on a collective bargaining process that resulted in a new collective agreement, thereby avoiding a possible strike.
- Advised Cotinavec (Grupo Navec) on several anti-union practices claims filed by two unions.
- Advised Agencia Navec (Grupo Navec) on the labour issues surrounding the early termination of a contract with Codelco.
Lawyers
Practice head
Gerardo Otero; Dolores Echeverría