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The leading international directories, which survey the Uruguayan legal market each year by interviewing clients, peers and counterparties, recognize Pérez del Castillo & Asociados and its professionals among the top names in Labor and Employment, and highlight the team’s expertise in other practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution and Real Estate.
Chambers & Partners, the leading global directory to which the firm has submitted since its inception, recently published its latest results: Latin America 2027.
Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and Leaders League survey the Uruguayan legal market every year, interviewing clients, peers and opposing counsel. All three rank Pérez del Castillo & Asociados in its areas of specialisation. In labour and employment, Chambers and Partners places the firm in Band 1 and Leaders League at Leader level, the highest tier of each ranking, and both also single out its lawyers.
Chambers and Partners is the directory that has covered the firm the longest and the one that allows its progress to be tracked year on year. These are the results of the Latin America 2027 edition.
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados is a stellar firm with a leading reputation in labour and employment in Uruguay. The team regularly advises multinational corporations on the implementation of labour policies and conducts audits. The department has extensive experience in drafting new collective bargaining agreements and managing existing relationships with unions. The firm also has expertise in workforce restructuring and disputes leading to litigation and arbitration.” (Chambers and Partners, Latin America 2027)
Band 1, the highest tier of the Uruguayan labour and employment ranking, with thirteen years ranked. The firm has six ranked lawyers, more than any other firm in the country in this practice area: Santiago Pérez del Castillo (Senior Statesperson), Matías Pérez del Castillo (Band 1), Florencia Di Segni (Band 2), Felipe Lasarte (Band 3), Ileana Borbonet and Juan Pedro Núñez (Associates to watch).
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados’ established team assists clients with an array of corporate matters in Uruguay. The team is known to provide corporate advice to banking entities, dealing with day-to-day mandates and M&A. The department is also experienced in handling transactions involving publicly traded companies and counselling on share purchase agreements. The law firm provides further assistance with commercial contracts, such as distribution agreements.” (Chambers and Partners, Latin America 2027)
Band 3, with nine years ranked. Miguel Casanova (Band 2), Matías Pérez del Castillo (Band 3) and Gonzalo Trapp (Up and Coming) are recognised individually, all three also ranked in Chambers Global 2026.
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados is an active firm in the dispute resolution sphere in Uruguay. The group is well versed in handling civil, commercial, administrative and insolvency disputes. The team’s expertise also covers competition matters and collective claims, as well as arbitration proceedings. The law firm regularly represents financial institutions, distressed companies, agribusiness groups, technology platforms and private clients.” (Chambers and Partners, Latin America 2027)
Band 3, with five years ranked. Matías Pérez del Castillo (Band 3) and Juan Pedro Núñez (Associate to watch) are recognised individually.
“Pérez del Castillo & Asociados’ well-reputed real estate team continues to attract extensive client praise for its work in the Uruguayan real estate sector. The legal department is well placed to assist in structuring trusts for real estate developments across a range of sectors, as well as in financing commercial and residential real estate projects.” (Chambers and Partners, Latin America 2027)
Band 2, with four years ranked. Gustavo Di Genio (Band 2) and Soledad Echevarría (Band 3) are recognised individually.
Ius Laboris is the leading global legal services network specializing in labor, immigration and pension law.
It brings together internationally renowned firms specializing in corporate labor and employment law, integrating more than 1,500 labor and employment experts from each country.
The alliance reinforces our commitment to offer world-class legal advice, building the future of labor law with global vision and local attention.
