Carrasco Firma de Abogados is a specialised labour boutique that offers a full range of labour services to significant new and longstanding clients. Directing partner Pablo Carrasco is an expert in labour and employment matters and has over 22 years’ experience advising large Bolivian companies from the industrial, service and banking sectors, on a range of employment issues and labour disputes. Boris Bustillos specialises in labour law and risk prevention, and is a name to note at the firm’s La Paz office, alongside Jaime Torrico, a specialist in labour and constitutional law. Rubén Zabaleta is the key contact at the firm's office in Santa Cruz.

Dentons Guevara & Gutierrez‘s labour and employment team handles the full spectrum of matters within the practice area, including health and safety matters, employment benefits, sickness and disability, compliance, due diligence and terminations. The firm has strong experience in employment litigation matters, representing clients in contentious matters and regularly appearing before courts, administrative boards and tribunals. The team advises national and international clients, including foreign embassies, and has a niche specialism in business immigration. Practice co-head Primitivo Gutiérrez is an expert in labour dispute resolution and leads the team alongside Jaime Lora, who handles complex labour terminations and migration matters, and comes with client recommendation for his knowledge of the field. Associate Luis Gutiérrez participates in labour negotiations and due diligence processes.

Moreno Baldivieso Estudio De Abogados continues to be a leading firm for labour and employment advice, with lawyers across La Paz, Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and Tarija. The nationwide team’s intricate knowledge of Bolivian labour laws allows the firm to provide comprehensive advice on labour regulation and compliance. The group handles a range of contentious matters, including litigation, and whistle-blower and government investigations. The firm has an intricate understanding of the labour aspects of complex transactions such as M&A, joint ventures and expansions. Major national and international clients, such as Entravision and the US Embassy, look to the team for advice and practitioners have extensive experience assisting with cross-border projects. The team is led by René Claure and Paul Aramayo. Claure offers advice on a full range of employment matters and often represents clients in labour disputes and litigation. Aramayo specialises in labour and employment law, with extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Natalio Zegarra and Juan Pablo Zegada also specialise in labour law. At the associate level, Fernando Sánchez Peña has over a decade's experience assisting citizens and companies with preventive advice and conciliation.

PPO Abogados offers advice on all labour and social security matters, including immigration matters, labour compliance, business reorganisation and restructurings, terminations, labour union disputes and harassment claims. The sizeable labour and employment team handles litigation at all stages and before all courts, and constitutional litigation related to labour matters. The firm has an extensive client list, with both national and international companies from industries such as mining, telecoms and pharmaceuticals, as well as Bolivian employer organisations. Alejandro Pemintel is the practice head and specialises in labour arbitration, administrative and judicial litigation, and collective bargaining with trade unions. The firm has a strong team of senior associates: recently appointed practice director Rodrigo Montellano has extensive experience including on labour dismissal processes, and the prevention and management of conflicts related to workplace harassment (he receives high praise from clients for ‘solutions that combine the technical with the practical‘); Meliza Aliaga, who leads the labour litigation practice within the department; Luis Enrique Pérez provides advice on hiring personnel, immigration and migration processes, and restructurings; Fernando Escobar focuses on appeals and last instance remedies, particularly in constitutional and civil labour cases; and Luz Marina Iriarte has experience in labour litigation, auditing processes and mass terminations.

The labour team at Gumucio & Abogados provides clients with day-to-day preventative advice on a range of matters, including labour agreements, audits and dismissals. The firm also offers represents clients in contentious matters, acting as the defence in labour lawsuits. The team regularly assists clients with labour union matters, including labour arbitration and social security issues. Founding and managing partner Daniel Gumucio, an expert in labour law, co-leads the practice alongside Karina Jordán, an experienced litigation lawyer, and Ximena Gumucio, who assists domestic and foreign companies with labour lawsuits.

Indacochea & Asociados‘ labour and employment team acts on the full range of employment and social security matters. The group handles restructurings, labour audits, the drafting or revision of employment policies and an increasing number of liquidations. The team works on a preventative basis, endeavouring to reduce the risk of labour claims, but also has experience in administrative processes and labour litigation. Complex union negotiations have been a regular feature of the group's workload. Andere Indacochea leads the team and has extensive experience in all employment and social security matters, from restructurings and dismissals to individual and collective disputes. Associate Jeannine Lozada Raldes works with clients on regulatory matters, compliance and due diligence reports.

The labour and employment team at Bufete Aguirre, Quintanilla, Soria & Nishizawa Sociedad Civil – (BAQSN) advises clients on compliance with general labour obligations and regulations, as well as offering advice and sponsorship in the case of administrative or judicial conflicts. The team advises clients on conflict prevention, as well as on disputes that may arise with the Ministry of Labour. The group assists clients from a range of sectors, so is well-versed in drafting labour contracts and agreements of different types. The team is led by Mauricio Torrico and Carolina Aguirre, who both have extensive experience handling labour matters. Gonzalo Prudencio focuses on labour law and litigation, and Ariel Morales provides further support to the team.

From its offices in Santa Cruz, La Paz and Cochabamba, Ferrere‘s labour and employment team advises clients on a full range of labour and social security matters, such as employment agreements, due diligence, personnel hiring structures, compensation policy design, and compliance. The group has continued to expanded its labour practice to incorporate immigration matters, restructurings and all aspects of labour litigation, including union disputes and negotiations. Senior associate Pablo Heredia heads the team, assisting with all labour matters, including the design and implementation of hiring policies and the implications of corporate restructurings and liquidations, as well as representing clients in conciliations and arbitrations with trade unions. Bruno Cuellar, senior associate, provides further support and represents clients in labour disputes before judicial courts and the Ministry of Labour. Both Heredia and Cuellar come with client recommendation.

Reinicke Ostria - Estudio de Abogados S.R.L fields a team of specialists in labour litigation that has experience defending the rights and social benefits of employees, as well as the rights of employers. The firm also handles other relevant matters, such as restructurings, employment contracts and dismissals. The group has taken on a considerable number of new clients recently and is led by Enrique Reinicke, a specialist in labour law and labour procedural law. Associate Cristina Mayra Orellana Galileo is an active member of the team.

The labour and employment team at Serrate Paz y Asociados specialises in union negotiations, the restructuring and downsizing of personnel, and M&A processes. Labour litigation is a strong area of the practice, and the firm handles complex litigation with executive employees, as well as large-scale claims presented by groups of employees. The team is led by Carola Constanza Serrate Tarabillo, who has experience advising national and international clients, and specialises in union negotiations and mass terminations. Litigator José Mario Serrate Paz Ramajo supports on the contentious matters.

With its in-depth understanding of workplace regulations, Würth Bedoya Costa Du Rels Abogados is well-placed to advise clients on compliance with Bolivian labour laws. The labour and employment team has extensive experience defending companies against claims brought by employees and government agencies, and managing union disputes. The firm advises employers on processes of social benefits, administrative reinstatement and personnel restructuring. The team is led by Karla Würth and associate Carla Saracho, a specialist in labour and social security law.

C.R. & F. Rojas – Abogados has a strong background in dispute resolution in employment matters. The labour and employment team is made up of negotiators who have experience reaching termination and collective bargaining agreements, as well as representing clients before labour courts and authorities. The team is co-led by Diego Rojas and Sergio Verduguez, alongside Antonio Sanjinés, a skilled negotiator, and Roberto López, who has extensive experience in labour lawsuits.

Villegas Aldazosa & Asociados Soc. Civ.‘s labour and employment team acts on the full spectrum of labour and employment matters. The firm handles the negotiating, drafting, and reviewing of labour agreements, due diligences, employment restructurings, and mass dismissals. Although the team works on a preventative basis, it also has experience with unions and labour disputes. Gabriel Villegas Aldazosa and Sergio Dávila Corrales head the labour and employment practice. At the senior associate level, Maria Nydia Gantier is involved in many of the team’s key transactions.