Juan Cristóbal, partner at Barros & Errázuriz, has more than 20 years of experience in labor law and combines knowledge of the law, doctrine and current case law with the practical solutions needed in all companies. His knowledge extends to a variety of industries; he currently advises companies in the fields of education, technology, metal production, communications, viticulture, etc. On the other hand, he gives complete legal advice on issues related to concrete employment decisions, in addition to actively participating in collective bargaining processes.
He has been a panelist on the International Seminars on Oral Labor and Moral Damage Proceedings in labor matters organized in Lima, Peru by Dogma Laboral (2010 and 2017); Speaker on Modern Tendencies in the Retribution and Loyalty of Workers in the First Law Congress of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2011); and founder and panelist together with the financial newspaper, “Labor Club,” among others.”
Javier, partner at Barros & Errázuriz, has extensive experience in Capital Markets, Corporate Compliance and Corporate Governance, Securities Litigation, Commercial law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Foreign Investment.
He served as a senior attorney in the Legal Department of the Chilean Commission for Financial Markets (Comisión para el Mercado Financiero, former Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros), being involved in securities registrations, supervision of public offerings, authorization of investment and mutual funds, and securitization of assets. He also participated in securities enforcement cases (insider trading, price manipulation, financial fraud and self-dealing) as well as litigation before Chilean courts. He has participated in the drafting of legal and administrative rules concerning securities regulation.
In 2005 Javier was appointed as Expert by the Chilean Government for the first three meetings of the “UNIDROIT Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of the Draft Convention on Harmonized Substantive Rules Regarding Securities held with Intermediaries” (Rome 2005 and 2006), where he was appointed as member of the drafting committee.
Javier, partner at Barros & Errázuriz, has focused his practice on dispute resolution, consumer protection law, reorganization and liquidation of companies and individuals.
