Pico, Jorge E.

Partner | Human Resources Director

Pico, Jorge E.

Partner | Human Resources Director

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Experience

He is one of the partners in the Labor and Social Security Law practice area at Mitrani Caballero, advising on various areas of labor law—both individual and collective—and social security, at the national and international levels, and has been recognized by the leading international rankings in the sector.

Jorge Pico has been recognized by Chambers & Partners since 2023 and ranked in Band 2 in the 2026 edition. He has also been recognized by The Legal 500 since 2021 in Tier 2, and by Leaders League in the Excellent category consecutively between 2022 and 2026.

Previously, he was a senior associate and later a partner at Bruchou, Fernández Madero, Lombardi & Mitrani (2005–2007).

For eleven years, he served as in-house counsel in the Labor Law Department of the Techint Group, advising the group on matters of individual and collective labor law and social security in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela (1994–2005). Between 1991 and 1993, he worked at the National Labor Courts.

He has participated in negotiations of collective agreements and collective bargaining conventions in the metallurgical, steel, electrical, construction, oil, communications, health insurance fund, auto parts, tire, railway, and meat industries, among others, both in Argentina and in other countries in the region. He advised Ferrocámara (Chamber of Freight Railway Companies), the Chamber of Hydrocarbon Producing Companies (CEPH), and the Argentine Chamber of Exporters (CERA). He was a member of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Argentine Chamber of Construction (CAC) (2004–2005).

He represents a variety of clients in labor and social security litigation before the National Labor Courts, the Labor Courts of the Province of Buenos Aires, the Federal Social Security Courts, and in administrative proceedings before the Revenue Agency, health insurance funds, and the Superintendency of Health Services, among others. His clients include health insurance funds for management-level employees.

He is the author of legal works and numerous articles in specialized publications, which can be found on his LinkedIn profile, and he is also a member of the Argentine Association of Labor and Social Security Law (AADTySS).

Academic Activity

Lecturer in the Master’s Program in Labor Law at the University of Business and Social Sciences (UCES), in the subject: Individual Labor Law – Working Hours.

Lecturer at the Postgraduate School of the Buenos Aires Bar Association (CPACF), in the advanced training program “Update on Labor Law – Law 27.802 on Labor Modernization: Key Aspects for Professional Practice.”

Publications

  • “Union elections. Necessity and Urgency Decree No. 342/2025”, Lexology, June 11, 2025 (with Andrea Schiavone).
  • “On the amendments introduced to Articles 81 and 82 of Law 27.743 regarding Income Tax and the Oil & Gas industry”, La Ley, Nov. 1, 2024 (with Andrea Schiavone).
  • “Maternity rooms and childcare facilities (regulation of Art. 179, Employment Contract Law)”, Labor and Social Security Law Review, No. 6, June 2023 (with Andrea Schiavone).
  • “Special retirement regime for workers in the oil and gas industry”, com.ar, June 3, 2022 (with Andrea Schiavone).
  • “The ‘Pogonza’ case and judicial activity related to the constitutional validity of mandatory proceedings before medical commissions”, La Ley, Nov. 3, 2021.
  • “Return to On-Site Work. The Case of Law Firms in the City of Buenos Aires”, TySS, No. 11, Nov. 2021 (with Andrea Schiavone).
  • “Reimbursement of expenses under the Telework Contract Law”, TySS, No. 3 (with Nicole Dillon).
  • “Approach to the regulation of the Telework Contract Law”, Thomson Reuters, Feb. 4, 2021 (with Nicole Dillon).
  • “Preliminary comments on the regulation of telework”, Thomson Reuters, Nov. 1, 2020 (with Nicole Dillon).
  • “Some reflections on reversibility and its treatment in recent legislative proposals on telework”, TySS, June 1, 2020 (with Nicole Dillon).
  • “Suspension agreements due to lack or reduction of work not attributable to the employer or due to force majeure (Art. 223 bis, Employment Contract Law). From Necessity and Urgency Decree 329/2020 to Resolution 397/2020”, La Ley Online, May 20, 2020 (with Nicole Dillon).
  • “Reflections on the so-called ‘solidarity increase’ and cases of absorption”, Labor Law, No. 2, Apr. 1, 2020 (with Carolina Pieri).
  • “Increased severance for dismissals without cause: which items are doubled? Comments on Necessity and Urgency Decree 34/2019”, Anales de Legislación Argentina, Jan. 1, 2020.
  • “Clarification of the scope of the social security benefit for Support, Auxiliary, or Complementary Tasks included in Resolution 897/15”, com.ar, Mar. 27, 2019 (with Andrea Schiavone).
  • “Income Tax. Payments related to termination of employment. Regulation by Decree 976/18”, com.ar, Feb. 5, 2019.
  • “Special retirement regimes: reinstatement of the additional employer contribution”, com.ar, July 17, 2018 (with Andrea Schiavone).
  • “Injunctions in proceedings for exclusion of union protection: suspension of work duties”, com.ar, May 14, 2018.
  • “Union delegates. Exercise of the employer’s disciplinary powers”, com.ar, Mar. 17, 2017.
  • “The Civil and Commercial Code and interest on labor claims”, Erreius, May 31, 2016 (with Ana Clara Gómez Casadei).
  • “Motherhood and law firms”, AUNO Abogados, Apr. 15, 2016 (with Soledad Schenone).
  • “Oil and gas workers – Early retirement – Clarification of the scope of Decree 2136/1974”, ErreNews, Dec. 23, 2015 (with Ana Clara Gómez Casadei).
  • “Law 27.073 and the timing of payment of the annual bonus”, TySS, Nov. 1, 2015 (with Ana Clara Gómez Casadei).
  • “Ex officio determination of omitted contributions: AFIP actions. Comments on AFIP General Resolution 3739/15 and AFIP Order 256/15”, TySS, Aug. 1, 2015 (with Soledad Schenone).
  • Co-author with Julio Caballero of the update “Salary” in Labor Law Treatise, Vol. III, Ackerman (ed.), Rubinzal Culzoni, Jan. 1, 2014.
  • “Universal Child Allowance for Social Protection”, Trabajo y Seguridad Social, Aug. 1, 2010.
  • Author of “Family Allowances” in Labor Law, Vol. 2, Rodríguez Mancini (ed.), Astrea, Jan. 1, 2010.
  • “Requirement of prior deposit for judicial review of AFIP debt determinations and fines. Analysis of the case law of the Federal Social Security Court of Appeals”, TySS, July 1, 2009.
  • Co-author with Julio Caballero of “Employer Union Organizations” in Labor Law Treatise, Vol. IX, Ackerman (ed.), Rubinzal Culzoni, Jan. 1, 2009.
  • “Amendments to the Unified Family Allowance System by ANSeS Resolution 292/08”, TySS, June 2008 (with Rita Payarola).
  • “Declaration of unhealthy workplaces: preliminary comments on the procedure before the Federal Labor Council”, TySS, May 2008.
  • “Unified Family Allowance System. Amendments introduced by ANSeS Resolutions 578/07 and 670/07”, TySS, Apr. 2008 (with Rita Payarola).
  • “Comments on the regulation of the binding consultation regime”, DT, Feb. 1, 2006.
  • Co-author with Julio Caballero of Vol. III of the Labor Law Treatise, Ackerman (ed.), topic “Salary”, Rubinzal Culzoni.
  • “Comments on the regulation of the binding consultation regime”, DT, 2006-A (with María Vázquez).
  • “Binding consultation regime. Amendments introduced by Law 26.044”, DT, 2005-B (with María Vázquez).
  • “Unification of the family allowance payment system. On ANSeS Resolutions 641/03 and 1084/03”, TySS, 2004.
  • “Declaration of unhealthy workplaces”, TySS, 2002 (with Guillermo L. Comadira).
  • “Conversion of fines imposed by the Ministry of Labor into personal arrest (Law 25.212, Annex II – Federal Labor Pact). A ruling that settles the debate”. Case note, DT, 2002-B.
  • “Job security of alternate union representatives”, DT, 1999-A.
  • “Penalties and sanctions in the labor risk law. Enforcement mechanisms”, TySS, 1999.
  • “Changes introduced by the patent and utility model law”. Case note, TySS, 1999.
  • “Transfer of bankrupt companies. New regime under Law 24.522”, TySS, 1997.
  • “Ownership of inventions developed during the employment relationship (Amendments introduced by Law 24.481, as amended by Law 24.572)”, TySS, 1997.
  • “On the need for reasoning in decisions denying extraordinary appeals (Criteria for the application of Art. 280, National Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure)”, TySS, 1996.

Coauthor of “Aclaración del alcance del beneficio previsional respecto de las Tareas de Apoyo, Auxiliares o Complementarias incluidas en la Resolución MTEySS N° 897/15“, en colaboración con Andrea L. Schiavone, publicado el 27/3/2019, www.abogados.com.ar; “Regímenes jubilatorios diferenciales: reinstalación de la contribución patronal adicional“, en colaboración con Andrea L. Schiavone, publicado el 17/7/2018, www.abogados.com.ar; “El Código Civil y Comercial y los intereses por créditos laborales“, en colaboración con Ana Clara Gómez Casadei, publicado el 31/5/2016, Erreius – Novedades n° 127; “La maternidad y los estudios jurídicos“, en colaboración con Soledad Schenone, publicado el 15/4/2016, AUNO Abogados; “La ley nº 27.073 y la oportunidad de pago del sueldo anual complementario“, en colaboración con Ana Clara Gómez Casadei, publicado en Trabajo y Seguridad Social, 2015, pág. 855 y ss; “Personal de la actividad petrolera y gasífera – Jubilación anticipada – Aclaración de los alcances del Decreto n° 2136/1974“, en colaboración con Ana Clara Gómez Casadei, publicado el 23/12/2015, ErreNews – Novedades n° 2293;  “Determinación de oficio de los aportes y contribuciones omitidos: Actuación de la administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos Comentarios a la Resolución General AFIP 3739/15 y a la Disposición AFIP 256/15“, en colaboración con Soledad Schenone, publicado en Trabajo y Seguridad Social, 2015, pág. 555 y ss; Actualización del capítulo “El Salario“, en la obra “Tratado de Derecho del Trabajo“, Tomo III, dirigido por Mario E. Ackerman, Rubinzal-Culzoni Editores, 2014; “Sistema Único de Asignaciones Familiares. Modificaciones introducidas por las resoluciones D.E. ANSeS Nº 579/07 y 670/07“, en colaboración con Rita M. Payarola, publicado en Trabajo y Seguridad Social, 2009, pág. 293 y ss; “Modificaciones introducidas en el Sistema Único de Asignaciones Familiares por la resolución D.E. ANSeS Nº 292/08“, en colaboración con la Dra. Rita M. Payarola, publicado en Trabajo y Seguridad Social, 2008, pág. 487 y ss; “Sistema Único de Asignaciones Familiares. Modificaciones introducidas por las resoluciones D.E. ANSeS Nº 579/07 y 670/07” en colaboración con la Dra. Rita M. Payarola, publicado en Trabajo y Seguridad Social, 2008, pág. 293 y ss; Tomo I “Relaciones Colectivas de Derecho del Trabajo“. Director Mario E. Ackerman, Rubinzal-Culzoni Editores, 2007; Tomo III “El Salario“, del Tratado de Derecho del Trabajo. Director de Mario E. Ackerman, Rubinzal Culzoni Editores, 2005; Tomo IX “Organizaciones Sindicales de Empleadores” del Tratado de Derecho del Trabajo. Director de Mario E. Ackerman, Rubinzal-Culzoni Editores, 2005;

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Universidad de Salamanca, School of Law (Postgraduate degree in Labor Law, 1998)
Universidad Católica Argentina, School of Law (Abogado, 1994)

Bar admissions

Buenos Aires, 1995 and La Plata, 1997

Languages

Spanish and English

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