Focuses his practice on the area of labor law; taxation in compensation and benefits; social security, including labor consulting; labor audits to companies; labor due diligence; advice to companies in complex cases of termination of senior executives employment contracts; advising in and structuring long-term incentive plans (such as stock options and restricted stock units – RSUs), as well as compensation structures; advising in tax, labor and social security aspects of international assignment of executives to and from Chile; and advising in corporate welfare services, multi-welfare, fringe benefits and social security benefits in general.
His area of advice includes public and private sector companies, start-ups, as well as nonprofit organizations.
Representative Experience
Emergent Cold: Advice on labor matters as part of the lead counsel team in the purchase of 100% of Empresas Multifrigo SpA, a cold storage facilities’ company parent of three subsidiaries: Multifrigo Valparaiso SpA, Multifrigo Casablanca SpA and Multifrigo El Olivo SpA.
Graneros SpA: Advice on all labor aspects related to the acquisition of 100% of Sociedad Contractual Minera Bullmine, owner of mining properties and a plant to produce iodine, in Chile.
Waterlogic: Advice on all labor aspects related to the acquisition of Quality Water Services by Waterlogic.
Zurich (Switzerland): 1) Labor advice on acquisition of Euroamerica Seguros de Vida S.A. life insurance portfolio and of 100% of Administradora General de Fondos S.A. shares (US$155 million) ; 2) Labor and tax advice on multi-welfare services.
Waterlogic: 1) Labor advice on the acquisition of 100% of the Aquafree Group business in Chile. 2) Permanent labor advice.
Sodexo: Labor and tax advice on long-term incentive plans (stock options; RSUs and others).
Compass Group: Labor and tax advice on long-term incentive plans.
RSM Chile: Labor and tax advice on long-term incentive plans and on employees’ international assignments.
MSD: Advice on structuring of flexible labor benefit plans.
Globant: Advice on telework and application of Covid-19 labor standards.
Surecomp: Advice on telework and application of Covid-19 labor standards.
SMEC (Surbana Jurong): Permanent labor advice.
Acepta.com: Labor audit.
ADP Payroll: Permanent advice on labor and tax matters.
Hortifrut: Advice on employees’ international assignments.
Instituto Iplacex: Review of labor aspects, as requested by client.
DUOC UC: Advice on social welfare matters, social security benefits and tax aspects related to remuneration and benefits.
Modella Group: Advice on collective bargaining, 2019.
Cía. Industrial El Volcán S.A.: Labor compliance review within the financial statements audit process of KPMG, 2017.
SMU Audit: Labor compliance review within the financial statements audit process of KPMG, 2015 and 2016.
Securitas: Advice on taxation on remuneration.
Virutex Ilko: Internal labor audit (2017).
Sandvik Chile: Internal labor audit (2015).
Metro de Santiago: Labor and tax advice on social security benefits and supplementary benefits (2014).
Empresas Maco: Permanent labor advice (2012-2014).
Bupa Sanitas: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to Cruz Blanca Salud, as part of the KPMG M&A team (Project Time) (2014).
Inversiones La Construcción (ILC): Due diligence (labor-buyer) to Corp Vida – Corp Seguros, as part of the KPMG M&A team (2013).
Inversiones La Construcción (ILC): Due diligence (labor-buyer) to Banco Internacional as part of the KPMG M&A team (2014).
Prudential: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to AFP Habitat as part of the KPMG M&A team (Humita Project) (2014).
Principal: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to AFP Cuprum as part of the KPMG M&A team (2012).
Salfacorp: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to Constructora Tecsa as part of the PwC M&A team (2011).
Walmart USA: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to D&S as part of the PwC M&A team (Destination Project) (2008).
K+S: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to Sal Punta de Lobos as part of the PwC M&A team (2005).
Company linked to Grupo Yuraszeck: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to Viña Undurraga S.A. as part of the PwC M&A team (2005).
Grupo Bimbo: Due diligence (labor-buyer) to Agua Piedra Lobos as part of the PwC M&A team (2006).
Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN): Permanent labor advice (2005-2009).
Credentials
Admission
- Chile (2002)
Recognitions
- Latin Lawyer 250 (Labour).
- Best Lawyers (Labour and Employment Law – 2020 – 2023).
- The Legal 500 (Labour and Employment).
- Leaders League (Litigation).
Languages
- Spanish and English.
Education
- LL.B., Universidad Diego Portales, 1998.
- Diploma in Labor Law and Social Security, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2005.
- Master in Tax Law, Universidad del Desarrollo, 2015.
Academic Activities
- Lecturer in Tax Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012 to date.
Membership
- Chilean Bar Association.
Career
Director, NLD Abogados, 2021 to date.
Counsel, DLA Piper BAZ / NLD, 2018-2020.
Director of the Labor and Employment Tax Advisory Practice, KPMG Chile, 2011 – 2017.
Labor and Tax Counsel, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), 2004 – 2011.
Lawyer, Legal Department, Isapre Colmena Golden Cross, 1995 – 2003.