Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Chile
Band 4
About
Provided by Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales
Parga Montes Vasseur, Laborales (PMV) advises national and international companies of different industries in their labour and employment affairs.
Faced with the challenges of increasingly complex labour legislation, and maintaining a focus on the business, risks, and commercial environment in which our clients operate, our team has experience in advising companies in different areas and industries on labour issues.
They develop their practice by providing labour corporate advice to companies and representing them in highly complex trials at the national level, such as lawsuits involving fundamental labour rights, trade union affairs and other matters of high relevance to the clients’ businesses. They also have broad expertise in collective bargaining matters and day-to-day general labour consulting.
PMV also provides advice to the Chilean subsidiaries of international companies, supporting labour migration processes and advising in legal matters in Chile with cross border implications for their parent companies. To that avail, we prepare legal reports for global clients on Chilean and comparative legislation with the purpose of analysing international contingencies in cross-border processes.
Clients include large retail companies, mining, insurance, forestry, clinics, consulting firms, shipping, manufacturing, wineries, hotels, agribusiness, IT, and regulated companies, among others.
Chambers Review
Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales has a dynamic practice group that has gained traction in Chile's employment and labour market. The experienced team is well placed to handle a range of contentious and non-contentious labour issues. The lawyers have a noted strength in litigation and negotiation matters, ready to assist on labour lawsuits and trade union relations.
Work Highlights
- Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales advised Electrolux de Chile on a mass lay-off process, as well as on collective bargaining matters with two trade unions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Not only do they have knowledge, but Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales' experience in difficult cases gives us security and tranquillity."
"Not only do they have knowledge, but Parga, Montes & Vasseur Abogados Laborales' experience in difficult cases gives us security and tranquillity."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Sebastián Parga maintains a broad practice assisting employers with both contentious and non-contentious employment matters in Chile. Clients note his expert handling of collective bargaining procedures in particular.
"Sebastián Parga provides accurate advice and analytical and practical contributions, which helps me in my decision-making."
Up-and-coming practitioner Jorge Montes enters the rankings this year following significant client endorsement in relation to his activity in the Chilean labour and employment arena.
"Jorge Montes is a very available lawyer with a very high level of knowledge and customer orientation."