Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Uruguay
Band 1
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Provided by Pérez del Castillo & Asociados
We counsel our clients in preventive processes regarding labour law, including:
- Consulting services: regular legal counsel on the application of regulations and judgments that may have implications or effects on the activity of our clients.
- Collective bargaining: assistance and representation of our clients in bilateral negotiations between companies and unions, in tripartite meetings before the National Department of Labour (DINATRA) and in institutionalized meetings before the Wages Councils.
- Labour audits: labour due diligence procedures with the aim of examining the degree of compliance with the current regulations.
- Labour relations and human management: implementation of HR management policies and promoting understanding and cooperation between employers and workers.
Once the preventive process is exhausted, we participate in several instances of dispute resolution:
- Litigation before Courts for individual and collective claims.
- Administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for the settlement of disputes.
- Arbitration for the settlement of individual or collective disputes.
- Internal administrative investigations.
We assist companies interested in investing in Uruguay in labour documentation, Wages Councils, work permits, visas and residences and in labour standards applicable to their activity.
Chambers Review
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados is a stellar firm with a leading reputation in the labour and employment arena. The team regularly advises multinational corporations on labour policy implementation as well as conducting audits. The department is highly experienced in drafting new collective bargaining agreements and managing existing relationships with unions. The firm boasts additional expertise in personnel restructuring, along with disputes resulting in litigation and arbitration. Howden Group Holding and Wenance are recent additions to the firm's client portfolio.
Work Highlights
- Pérez del Castillo & Asociados represented CIEMSAin the defence against labour lawsuits and administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Labour and social security agencies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pérez del Castillo & Asociados has a lot of importance in the commercial market and offers a dynamic business vision. The firm is a reliable and strategic ally, in both quality and speed."
"Pérez del Castillo & Asociados has a strong team made up of experienced professionals with lots of knowledge. The firm provides excellent service, quality work and very prompt responses."
"Pérez del Castillo & Asociados has a lot of importance in the commercial market and offers a dynamic business vision. The firm is a reliable and strategic ally, in both quality and speed."
"Pérez del Castillo & Asociados has a strong team made up of experienced professionals with lots of knowledge. The firm provides excellent service, quality work and very prompt responses."
Notable Practitioners
Seasoned practitioner Santiago Pérez del Castillo continues to be held in the highest esteem by the Uruguayan market for his long-standing career in the labour and employment field.
"Santiago Pérez del Castillo is an excellent professional with extensive experience."
Distinguished partner and head of department Matías Pérez del Castillo continues to garner stellar praise from the market for his command of a wide range of labour and employment mandates in Uruguay. Key clients routinely seek him out to assist with labour litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as for collective bargaining agreements with relevant unions.
"Matías Pérez del Castillo always handles himself professionally and respectfully, and he attends to our needs efficiently. He is very proactive and finds ways to make our lives easier."
"Matías Pérez del Castillo is very solid and precise in this area, with a receptive and available service. He understands business realities as well as business theory."
Notable partner Florencia Di Segni receives considerable positive feedback for her assistance in labour audits and collective bargaining procedures in Uruguay.
"Florencia Di Segni is an excellent professional who is proactive and willing to help."
Up-and-coming partner Felipe Lasarte continues to elicit significant recognition from market observers for his consultancy in labour and employment-related disputes in Uruguay.
"Felipe Lasarte is very communicative, efficient and concrete. He helps us to resolve situations and he is a very effective lawyer."
Associate-to-watch Ileana Borbonet garners recognition for her valued advice in labour disputes in Uruguay.
"Ileana Borbonet is an excellent professional who is academic in her answers and provides very quick resolutions."
Ranked Lawyers at
Pérez del Castillo & Asociados
Uruguay
Members
Provided by Pérez del Castillo & Asociados
Cecilia Demarco
Diego Velasco
Felipe Lasarte
Florencia Di Segni
Ileana Borbonet
Head of Department
Pedro Gari
Valentina Crucci
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