Posadas is adept in the labour aspects of complex corporate transactions and international operations, serving large national and multinational clients. Additionally, it has stellar cross-sector expertise in agribusiness, tech, logistics, manufacturing, retail, energy, transportation, and construction. Department head Mariana Fernández Fasciolo advises clients on all labour and employment matters, with strength in non-contentious advisory work, including social security, employee transfers and labour due diligence in M&A. Gisella Tejera is highly knowledgeable in employment contracts, internal policies, and compliance with labour and occupational health and safety regulations and has experience in outsourcing structures and collective bargaining, as well as representing clients in complex administrative and judicial labour disputes. Guzmán Schwartz has extensive experience in litigation and corporate advisory work, advising local and international clients on labour, contractual, and cross-border matters; he joined the firm in October 2025 from Bragard Abogados. Maria Florencia Novaretto left the firm in October 2025, and senior counsel Gonzalo Gari retired in December 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • The team that assists us, led by Mariana Fernández, always helps us promptly and efficiently with all our requests, most of which are urgent.
  • The service is personalized, efficient, and practical. I also want to highlight that most of the professionals who advise us have remained the same after more than 10 years of working together.

Key clients

  • Cargill Uruguay
  • PedidosYa
  • HSI Investimentos
  • Talairan
  • Frog Stores
  • Fiter (Refit)
  • HIF
  • Intergrain
  • DBCC (Liropa SA)
  • Bonprole Industrias Lacteas (Savencia Group)
  • Komatsu Forest
  • Centro Ceibal

Work highlights

Represented Cargill in a sensitive labour claim in Uruguay following the tragic death of a subcontractor’s employee during grain delivery operations.
Represented HSI Investimentos in several employee terminations and in the relocation of the company’s General Manager back to Brazil.
Represented Talairan in the relocation of six employees from Brazil to Uruguay to carry out construction works.

Lawyers

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Gisella Tejera
Gisella Tejera
Practice head

Mariana Fernández Fasciolo

Other key lawyers

Gisella Tejera; Guzmán Schwartz