Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: What Every Employer Needs to Know September 7, 2011.

Presentación del tema: "Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: What Every Employer Needs to Know September 7, 2011."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: What Every Employer Needs to Know September 7, 2011

2 Presenters Co-Moderators Andres A. (Andy) Fernandez, Shareholder, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart P.A., Miami, Florida afernandez@gunster.com Joseph G. Santoro, Shareholder, Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida jsantoro@gunster.com 2

3 Presenters Speakers Anna Karina Jimenez, Senior Associate, Arias & Munoz, Santa Ana, Costa Rica ajimenez@ariaslaw.co.cr Vilma Toshie Kutomi, Partner, Demarest e Almeida Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil vkutomi@demarest.com.br 3

4 Presenters Speakers Cynthia Muller, Associate, Arias & Munoz, Guatemala, Guatemala cynthia.muller@ariaslaw.com Luis Esteban Palacios, Partner, Palacios Ortega & Asociados, Caracas, Venezuela lepalacios@palaciosortega.com 4

5 Presenters Speakers Carolina Zuniga Silva, Senior Associate, Estudio Juridico Otero, Santiago, Chile carolinaz@otero.cl Carlos Silva, Associate, Cavelier Abogados, Bogota, Colombia carlos.silva@cavelier.com 5

6 Presenters Speakers Enrique Stile, Partner, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina ems@marval.com.ar 6

7 What are the key employment and labor law issues before the transaction takes place? 7

8 What unilateral changes can the new employer make to wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment? 8

9 What legal rights and guarantees cant be waived when an acquisition occurs? 9

10 What liabilities remain with the former employer? 10

11 How are the top three ways to work effectively with a labor union during one of these transactions? 11

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