Estudio Echecopar

Handling a range of contentious and non-contentious work, Estudio Echecopar advises on hiring and termination, health and safety, outsourcing of operations, collective bargaining and labour policy matters. The practice group is noted for its growth in matters related to gender equality, remote working and internal restructuring due to M&A transactions. Labour law expert Mónica Pizarro leads the team, providing expert advice on salary discrimination, internal restructuring of companies and sexual harassment, while Luis Miguel Almendariz specialises in litigation. Principal associate Karen Bustamante specialises in occupational health and safety mandates and is routinely engaged for her expertise in audits in addition to administrative and judicial procedures. Additional key contacts include senior associates Elizabeth Zamudio (collective bargaining and labour relations for multijurisdictional clients); and Gabriela Salas Zuñiga (equal pay and sexual harassment matters).