Mercedes Paola Forchiassin

Paola Forchiassin joined Marval in 2016 and currently works in the Labor Law Department. 

She provides daily advice to local and multinational companies on various labor matters such as legal audits in mergers and acquisitions processes, reorganization processes, employee transfers, compensation programs, adaptation of policies to local standards, investigations, terminations both in mass processes and in highly sensitive cases, including facility closures and negotiation in collective conflicts while representing the firm’s clients. 

Paola graduated as lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina in 2007 and undertook a specialization in Labor Law and Social Security at the same university in 2014. Before joining the firm, she worked for eight years at Nicholson y Cano. 

Paola is an alternate board member of Britcham Argentina and leader of its DEI Committee. She completed the Gender and Organizational Change course at the International Training Centre of the International Labor Organization (ITCILO) in Turin in 2019; the Gender Equality course at the ITCILO e-campus; she obtained a Certificate in Social Sciences and Gender from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in 2021; a Certificate in Prevention and Addressing Violence and Harassment in the World of Work, sponsored by the Argentine Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security as part of the implementation of ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work (2023), and a Certificate on Ethics and Compliance from the Universidad del Cema (UCEMA) in 2024.

Paola has been recognized in the Legal 500 ranking as Leading Associate. She has published articles addressing matters of her area of expertise and frequently speaks at seminars, courses, and events related to it. She is a member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires.