Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Venezuela
Band 2
Email address
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+58 212 276 5111About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Our Employment & Compensation practice group has a deep and rich knowledge of local laws, both at a technical and at a practical level, that allow us to provide the best tailor-made and practical advice to clients to prevent, reduce and handle labour risks in the most effective way. The team handles from day-to-day matters to complex labour litigation, and in this arena, we have a stunning success rate handling complex employment litigation cases.
Our service offering focuses on every aspect of the working life cycle, and main services include: compensation and benefits, strategy and compliance, collective agreements, restructurings and reorganizations, management and migration and mobility. Our clients benefit from our commercial focus and outstanding responsiveness, walking clients through the different legal options to help them choose the most advisable course of action according to their business objectives.
We strive to meet our clients' needs for pragmatic, cost-conscious and efficient planning and implementation, by balancing corporate, commercial and employment law efficiencies, and providing a detailed project management approach. Our vast experience in this field has proven to be relevant for clients in Venezuela, as many companies make significant efforts to reorganize their business in an increasingly complex economic environment.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie benefits from an acclaimed team providing labour and employment counsel to major domestic and international clients from sectors including TMT, banking, and mining. The department regularly advises on collective bargaining and union negotiations, along with individual labour conflicts before administrative and judicial authorities. The firm is also experienced in assisting with personnel reductions and the labour and employment aspects of corporate restructurings, as well as internal policies and benefit schemes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Baker McKenzie is capable of handling complicated matters in an effective and timely manner."
"Baker McKenzie is capable of handling complicated matters in an effective and timely manner."
Notable Practitioners
Pre-eminent partner Carlos Felce has significant labour and employment expertise, spanning individual claims, collective negotiations, and personnel reductions arising from the closure of local operations. He continues to lead the firm's most complex cases.
"Carlos Felce has a great deal of knowledge and experience in labour law."