Littler Mendelson, P.C. remains a key leader in the marketplace, leveraging the expertise of its team and the bench strength of a global network spanning North America, Latin America and the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions to advise on day-to-day matters and to provide representation in complex labour litigation. Erika Berríos is the key contact.

The labour and employment group at McConnell Valdés LLC remains a market leader, assisting major multinationals, including Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Toyota and T-Mobile, across such sectors as pharmaceuticals, health, aerospace, telecoms, consumer goods, medical devices and the automotive industry, with day-to-day employment matters, the labour aspects of high-value transactions, and high-stakes labour litigation. The practice is headed by group chair Anita Montaner-Sevillano, who specialises in business immigration matters, and who brings skill to disputes involving workers’ compensation, wage and hour collective claims, whistleblower and retaliation claims, and labour audits, and group vice-chair Miguel Rivera-Arce, who draws on experience managing union issues, labour arbitration and collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Skilled litigator Reinaldo Figueroa-Matos represents employers in administrative proceedings before local and federal agencies.

The experienced team at ECIJA SBGB brings expertise to advising local start-ups, insurers, NGOs and multinational corporates, including Coca-Cola and Oracle, across the food and beverages, construction, automotive, medical devices, IT, manufacturing, professional services, tech and energy sectors, on a diverse spectrum of labour and employment matters, including regulatory compliance, collective bargaining negotiations, and arbitration and high-stakes litigation involving claims of wrongful termination, discrimination and retaliation. In addition, the team assists with employee leave, disability accommodation requests and wage-and-hour issues. Office founding members Antonio García Ramírez and Jaime Sanabria Montañez are the key contacts.

The labour and employment department at Estrella LLC draws on the experience of its team to assist national and multinational corporations, including household names such as The Home Depot, Walmart and Chick-fil-A, across such sectors as retail, hospitality, aviation, energy, telecoms, food and beverages, construction and pharmaceuticals, with day-to-day matters and high-stakes litigation. The group’s full offering covers matters related to employee hiring practices, benefits, contracts, disciplinary processes, mandatory leave, employee handbooks and disputes regarding allegations of discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment and wrongful termination, as well as wage and hour claims. The team is led by counsel Maité Medero Benítez, who brings strength to acting for employers in litigation and mediation. Other key members include Odemaris Chacón Varona, who draws on over two decades’ experience of representing clients before both the courts of justice and administrative agencies, and Eddalee Quiñones-Pedrogo, who displays expertise in matters involving union representation, labour arbitration and unfair labour practices.

The labour and employment practice at Ferraiuoli LLC draws on the experience of its team to advise domestic and multinational corporates across such sectors as media, food and beverages, hospitality, retail and pharmaceuticals on day-to-day matters and in complex, high-stakes litigation. Key contacts include Katherine González-Valentín, René Avilés-García, senior counsel María Judith Marchand-Sánchez and Gregory Figueroa-Rosario.

Jackson Lewis P.C. brings expertise to advising insurers and multinational corporates on complex employment litigation involving clients in the pharmaceuticals industry (including Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline) and day-to-day matters across such sectors as education, hospitality, retail, aviation, health and biotech. The practice is headed by veteran trial lawyer and office litigation manager Juan Felipe Santos, who advises on labour compliance and policy matters and represents clients in broad-scale collective and class actions involving wage and hour disputes, and employment discrimination and harassment, retaliation and wrongful discharge claims. Sara Colón-Acevedo represents clients in trials before both the federal and local courts and administrative forums in Puerto Rico. Carlos Saavedra-Gutiérrez draws on a background as the former Secretary of Labour of Puerto Rico, and of counsel Ana Rosado-Frontanés is a specialist in defending claims of discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. Key support at the associate level is provided by Karina Rodríguez.

The experienced team at O'Neill & Borges is well versed in advising on day-to-day employment matters and representing public and private sector clients involved in complex labour litigation. With a client base spanning the telecoms, food and beverages, hospitality, tech, construction and financial services industries, the group’s full offering covers matters ranging from labour arbitration proceedings, awards review procedures, employment contracts and employment discrimination and harassment claims to privacy rights, statutory protection against wrongful discharges and international employment agreements. Carlos George and Dimitri González are the key contacts.

The labour and employment team at DLA Piper Puerto Rico assists national and multinational corporates across sectors ranging from education, financial services and medical devices to hospitality, energy, manufacturing and retail with day-to-day matters and complex litigation. Latam regional practice group co-leader Janine Guzmán heads the team, and brings extensive expertise in hiring, wages and hours, employee benefits, statutory licences, discipline and dismissals, business restructurings, reductions in force and relocations, discrimination claims, employee privacy, restrictive covenants and immigration. Other key figures include of counsel Mariana Muñiz-Lara, an experienced litigator and arbitrator who represents public and private entities before state and federal first-instance and appellate courts, and associate Daniel Brown-Sáenz, who handles matters involving unjust dismissal, retaliation and failure to accommodate.