Mrs Rita Payarola > Mitrani Caballero > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
Mitrani Caballero Offices
BOUCHARD 680, 12TH FLOOR
C1106ABJ, BUENOS AIRES
Argentina
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Mrs Rita Payarola
Work Department
Labor Law and Social Security
Position
Partner
Career
Rita Payarola is a partner in the Labor and Social Security Law practice at Mitrani Caballero, with deep expertise in labor and social security matters. She advises clients on drafting and negotiating employment agreements, executive compensation, and employee benefits, and provides strategic counsel on complex labor and social security issues. Rita represents clients in a wide range of administrative and judicial proceedings, including wrongful and constructive dismissal claims, wage and overtime disputes, work accident and occupational disease cases, and senior executive matters. She also assists companies during debt assessments by government and trade union agencies and manages local counsel in courts nationwide. Before joining the firm, Rita was an associate at Bruchou, Fernández Madero, Lombardi & Mitrani (2006–2007) and served as in-house counsel at Techint Group’s Labor Law Department (2002–2006).
Languages
Spanish, English and Italian
Memberships
Bar admissions: Buenos Aires (2001) and San Isidro (2002)
Education
Universidad de Buenos Aires, School of Law (Refresher Program on Advanced Social Security Law, 2010)
Universidad Austral, School of Law (Labor Law Annual Program, 2003)
Universidad de Buenos Aires, School of Law (Lawyer, with honors, 2000)
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Labour and employment
Mitrani Caballero has a well-established labour and employment practice advising both domestic and foreign clients on a wide range of employment and social security matters. The team handles non-contentious work, including cross-border M&A due diligence, expatriations and relocations, business reorganisations, and employee compensation issues, while also focusing on union negotiations, collective bargaining agreements, and representation in administrative and judicial proceedings. Julio Caballero is noted for his experience in managing labour and social security issues in the context of cross-border M&A. He oversees the practice with Jorge Pico, a key contact for clients from the metallurgical, tyre, electrical, and energy sectors seeking assistance with M&A and individual and collective law issues. Other noteworthy practitioners include Ana Clara Gómez Casadei, who stands out for her expertise in international labour law and the oil and gas sector; Felicitas de Achával, whose practice covers expatriations, international assignments and M&A; Rita Payarola, who handles labour claims and union negotiations; and Lorenzo Gnecco. Since publication, counsel Andrea L. Schiavone, who specialises in human-resources management and labour relations, has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2026.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Public law
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute resolution: Litigation and arbitration
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Tax
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity