Lobo de Rizzo’s Labor and Employment practice advises domestic and multinational companies on both litigation and advisory matters, taking a strategic approach focused on structuring and redesigning labor relations. The team supports clients in making decisions regarding hiring, compensation, benefits, and workforce organization, taking into account the legal, financial, and reputational impacts involved in people-related decisions.
This approach is reflected in services that include risk management, collective bargaining, diagnostic projects, and workforce redesign, identifying opportunities to increase operational efficiency and achieve greater alignment between business strategy and the labor structure.
In the area of executive compensation and incentives, the practice advises clients on structuring short- and long-term programs, bonuses, equity (partnership) plans, and retention mechanisms, as well as on drafting and reviewing contracts, offer letters, and confidentiality, exclusivity, and non-compete clauses.
In the areas of corporate governance and ESG, the practice covers the drafting and review of internal policies, diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, pay transparency reports, discrimination and harassment prevention, corporate training, internal investigations, and issues related to apprenticeships and individuals with disabilities.
In corporate transactions, the team advises clients on identifying and reviewing actual labor liabilities and potential contingencies, including due diligence, review of employment structures, and assessment of internal practices.
In the labor union and collective bargaining sphere, the practice has solid experience in complex collective bargaining negotiations, strategic disputes with labor unions, union classification, and issues related to work organization, work hours, compensation, and benefits.
In litigation, the team represents companies in complex labor disputes, public civil actions, proceedings conducted by the Labor Prosecutor’s Office, inspections, and administrative proceedings before labor and social security authorities.
Services
Labor and Employment Consulting
Strategic advisory services on labor matters related to work organization, hiring, compensation, benefits, working hours, internal policies, and risk management.
Strategic Labor Litigation
Representation of companies in significant labor disputes, with a focus on litigation strategy, mitigation of financial risks, and reputational impacts.
Collective Bargaining and Labor-Management Relations
Advising on collective bargaining, labor disputes, collective agreements, union relations strategies, and issues related to work organization.
Labor Prosecutor’s Office and Administrative Proceedings
Representation in civil investigations, public civil actions, inspections, and administrative proceedings before labor, social security, and regulatory authorities.
Executive Compensation and Incentives
Structuring bonuses, profit-sharing plans, equity plans, long-term incentives, retention and non-compete clauses, variable compensation, and models applicable to executives and key positions.
Employment Models and Workforce Structuring
Advice on defining and reviewing employment models, outsourcing, hiring of executives and C-level officers, structures involving service providers through legal entities, and workforce reorganizations.
Workforce Redesign
In-depth analysis of the company’s current structures and proposals for practical solutions, such as reviewing compensation structures, adopting new hiring formats, or reorganizing internal processes.
ESG, Diversity, and People Governance
Drafting and reviewing corporate policies, training programs, internal investigations, diversity and inclusion programs, pay transparency, and preventive measures related to the workplace.
Labor Compliance and Review of Routines
Review of internal practices, labor and social security routines, union classification, ancillary obligations, third parties, and regulatory compliance measures.
M&A, Due Diligence, and Restructuring
Labor advisory services for corporate transactions, audits, liability reviews, post-transaction integration, and assessment of labor and social security contingencies.
Awards
- Chambers Latin America
- Legal 500 Latin America
- Latin Lawyer 250
