Rosario
Portales

Rosario has been an associate of our firm since 2022. She advises national and international clients in matters of individual and collective labor law; hiring and termination processes; labor litigation and procedures; labor due diligence in mergers and acquisitions; labor audits; drafting of employment contracts, internal regulations and internal human resources policies; conducting internal investigations related to sexual and labor harassment; company-person relationship (ESG); provides advice on immigration matters for obtaining residency for important personnel of our clients and their respective families.

Advising national and international clients on individual and collective labor law matters and counselling in hiring and termination of employees, Labor litigation and procedures; labor and social security collection; anti-union practices; labor accidents; subcontracting.

Labor due diligence in mergers and acquisitions; preparation of labor contracts, internal regulations and labor documentation in general, preparation and application of prevention protocols and investigation procedures in accordance with the Karin Law.

Advised in investigations of labor and sexual harassment, immigration advice for obtaining temporary and permanent residency.

• Defense of BHP, IBM, Ripley, Banco Ripley in their highly complex labor lawsuits in individual and collective labor law matters.
• Defense of Google in labor lawsuits brought by subcontractors.
• Advice on Karin Law matters including training and investigations according to the protocols and procedures of Coca-Cola, adidas, Recaudadora S.A., Coexpan, Sulo Chile, Globant.
• Comprehensive advice to IBM, Ripley, Soprole, Chilempack, among others in their daily operations in labor contractual, union and collective bargaining matters.
• Participation in labor due diligence for highly complex transactions.
• Successful immigration advice for Maersk, Agrisouth, DNB, Coca-Cola, among others.

• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Law School, Magna Cum Laude, 2021.
• Certificate in Public Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Magna Cum Laude, 2021.

• Assistant professor of Political Law and Constitutional Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2018 – 2021.
• Coordinator of the tutoring program of the Direction of Student Matters of the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2018-2020.

• Opinion column “Renewable energy companies: appropriate regulation urgently needed”, published jointly with Sergio Díez in Diario Financiero on July 27, 2023.

• Empresas de energía renovable: Urge una regulación apropiada