César Uzcátegui
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 3 : Labour & Employment
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About
Provided by César Uzcátegui
Practice Areas
César Uzcátegui is a lawyer, located in Valencia - Venezuela, partner of the LANDAEZ Firm, with 18 years of professional practice experience, with labor law being his main area of practice. He stands out as a lawyer and consultant to a large number of companies in Venezuela, both local and foreign, in national and international matters. His principal practice is:
- Legal advice and consultancy on Labour & Employment Law matters, mainly in hiring, Occupational Health and Safety, and legal aspects of labor benefits.
- Representation and defense of clients in national and international labor litigation such as: lawsuits for social benefits and labor benefits, lawsuits for illnesses and accidents at work, lawsuits for inventions, constitutional protections, among others;
- Negotiations of collective agreements;
- Negotiations in union disputes and strikes;
- Determination of labor costs for collective bargaining, using a self-made simulation tool;
- Head count strategies;
- Employment contracts;
- Labor audits;
- Recruitment of expatriates;
Professional Memberships
- Member of the Human Resources Committee of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VENAMCHAM)
- Member of the Central Region Human Resources Committee of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VENAMCHAM)
- Honorary Member of the Grupo de Relaciones Industriales de Venezuela (GRIV)
- Member of the GRIV Digital Transformation Observatory.
- Member of the Carabobo State Executives Association (AEEC)
- Former President of the Central Region Human Resources Committee of the Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VENAMCHAM)
- Former president of the Legal Committee of the Association of Executives of the state of Carabobo (AEEC)
- Former member of the Economic Committee of VENAMCHAM.
Publications
Book in Spanish: “Las Consecuencias Económicas del Contrato de Trabajo”. Ediciones Paredes. Caracas, 2009. ISBN 978-980-7111-32-4
Article in Spanish: "El Derecho al Trabajo en el Sistema Interanericano". Boletín de la Academia de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales Nº 169
Article in Spanish: "El control y contradicción de la prueba documental en la Ley Orgánica Procesal del Trabajo". Book in Spanish "Derecho Procesal del Trabajo y Contencioso Administrativo Laboral Ensayos". Academia de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales y Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Serie Estudios N° 145
Chambers Review
Latin America
Valencia-based partnerCésar Uzcáteguiis frequently seen advising clients on collective bargaining agreements as well as representing clients in individual and collective labour disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"César Uzcátegui remains calm even under pressure. He always provides solutions and tries to take the weight off our shoulders, as well as meeting deadlines on time."
"César Uzcátegui remains calm even under pressure. He always provides solutions and tries to take the weight off our shoulders, as well as meeting deadlines on time."