Francisco Arce

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His practice is focused on providing legal advice mainly to employers, in labor related areas including employment, unions, collective bargaining, social security, as well as labor litigation.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• An international airline on a claim filed by the flight attendant union, claiming payment of days off under their collective bargaining agreement.
• An international mining company on a labor and employment due diligence for the sale of a mine.
• A global mining contractor on two trials regarding anti-union practices and fines imposed by the Labor Board, due to the dismissal of an employee who formed a union after the termination notice was served, and related wrongful termination litigation.
• A global international bank on the termination of two high ranked managers, which included post termination non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, services agreements and the accelerated vesting of a stock option plan.
• A cement and aggregates company on collective bargaining, union related matters, employment and labor litigation.
• A retail company on a nationwide defense before Labor Courts.
• A health insurance company on collective bargaining, union related matters, and labor litigation on significant cases.
• A pension fund administrator on collective bargaining and labor litigation on significant cases.
• A news media company regarding the application of collective contracts and litigation on occupational accidents trials.
• An international cosmetics company on hiring and termination of employees and defining the structure of its human resources policies.
• A transportation company on union related issues, employment, representation before the Labor Board and labor litigation.
• Several companies on their employment matters, such as hiring and in the termination of employees, subcontracting and outsourcing, internal investigations, and labor auditing.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Recognized in Labor & Employment, Chambers Latin America.
• Recognized in Labor and Employment, The Legal 500.
• Recognized in Labor and Employment, Best Lawyers.

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

RELATED AREAS

• Labor and Employment Law

EDUCATION

• Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
• Degree in Labor and Social Security Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (2008).
• Master in Labor Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2012).

ADMISSIONS

• Chile (2008).

LANGUAGES

• Spanish.
• English.