KILIAN VARGAS W.
Senior Associate
PRACTICE AREAS
Labor
Labor Litigation
Social Security
Artificial Intelligence Regulations
Personal Data Protection
CONTACT
Kilian Vargas is part of the Labor Law and Personal Data Protection teams.
He advises both domestic and international clients on labor-related matters, including individual and collective labor law, as well as social security issues. Additionally, he participates in the judicial defense of the firm’s clients across various industries, such as Mining, Ports, Consumer goods and Retail, Energy, Technology and Media, Hospitality, Real Estate, and Construction, among others.
Furthermore, he provides counsel on personal data protection and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations to clients in the Financial Services, Water Utilities, and Technology sectors.
In 2024, he has also served as an advisor on the subcommittees for “Movements: New Forms of Employment and Social Protection” and “General and Generative AI” within the Future Commission of the Senate of the Republic.
Kilian Vargas joined Prieto in 2019.
EDUCATION
- Diploma in Law and Artificial Intelligence; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2022)
- Law Degree; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2019)
- Bachelor of Laws; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2018)
- Diploma in Labor Law, specializing in Collective Law and Negotiation; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2017)
RECOGNITIONS
- “Padre Hurtado” Award; Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, granted for academic excellence (2012)
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
- Teaching Assistant in Labor Law for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2015 to 2022)