About us

Who we are

Our practice is focused on assisting national and multinational companies with their hiring processes, compensation benefits and pension plans, labor auditing and legal compliance, corporate policies, subcontracting, workforce reductions, companies restructuring, work related illnesses and accidents, as well as work permits and visas for foreign personnel.

In addition, our firm has a particularly strong profile for complex employment litigation and labor related administrative procedures. We also have significant expertise in collective bargaining processes, union matters and collective actions filed by unions. Our clients include companies in a wide range of sectors such as airlines, banking, telecoms, IT, retail, mining, automotive, sports, pharmaceutical, construction, among others.

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Our history

Munita & Olavarría was founded in November 2015 and comprises 5 partners and 10 lawyers. It is a new boutique firm specializing in labor and employment law. In fact, the firm handles all labor and employment issues for Chilean and international corporate clients and offers a full labor and employment service with a particular focus on their renowned labor related litigation and collective bargaining services.

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Global reach

Munita & Olavarría is member of Ius Laboris, an international alliance of top law firms specialized in labor and employment law, pensions and social benefits.

With its headquarters in Brussels, Ius Laboris covers Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle Eastern regions. The Alliance comprises of over 160 cities in around 50 countries with more than 1,400 lawyers focused on highly dynamic law areas.

As a member of Ius Laboris, a global alliance, we are able to offer our clients a high level international service and co-ordinate employment and labor law related issues in a global environment and a genuinely cross-border perspective.