Mexico: Management Labour & Employment
The local economic conditions have resulted in a varied diet for Mexican labour lawyers, with most firms seeing a mixture of M&A work and employment litigation. Moreover, with the unions’ party, the PRI, striving to win back power at the upcoming presidential elections, things look set to get even busier. We identify 20 exceptional lawyers.
Baker & McKenzie SC has a distinguished labour & employment team, with three of its lawyers earning inclusion in this chapter. Partner Jorge de Regil has over 30 years’ experience in the area and is proficient across the full range of labour law matters. He is described by peers as “absolutely top notch” and “one of the greatest labour lawyers in Mexico”. Manuel Limón Aguirre-B heads the firm’s labour and employment practice group and is highly respected for his “brilliant litigation skills”. Ricardo Martínez-Rojas is “very talented and really smart”.
Santamarina y Steta SC also boasts three listings. Juan Carlos de la Vega G is regarded as a “truly exceptional lawyer” whose experience is “second to none”. Pedro Velasco A is admired by peers for his “superb advisory work” and “fantastic client relationships”. Germán Müggenburg is “very well known” and “experienced in collective matters”.
Two lawyers from Barrera Siqueiros y Torres Landa SC are listed. Luis Ricardo Ruíz Gutiérrez “produces work of a very high standard” and is considered to be “a labour law expert”. Hugo Hernández-Ojeda Alvírez is a labour law and litigation specialist and was praised to researchers for his “excellent advocacy skills”.
Basham Ringe y Correa SC also sees two individuals included. Partner Oscar de la Vega Gomez has more than 25 years’ experience in the sector. He is held in high esteem by peers who regard him as “an outstanding attorney – one of the best”. Enrique García-Conde is the managing partner of the firm’s Monterrey office and was commended to researchers as “a very fine lawyer with admirable business acumen”.
Two partners from Goodrich Riquelme y Asociados are listed. Julio Flores Luna is recommended for his “excellent representation and advice” across a wide range of labour work, including collective bargaining, confidentiality agreements and covenants not to compete. Gustavo García Cuenca is “a very diligent lawyer” with “an impressive knowledge of labour law”.
The founding partner of Carvajal Bustamante & Trillo Abogados, Octavio Carvajal Bustamante, has been active in labour and employment law for over 40 years. He is “prominent and well respected” within his area of expertise.
The “experienced” Jorge de Presno-Arizpe, of Thompson & Knight Abogados, garnered votes from peers for his “extensive expertise” and has “one of the top labour practices in the country”.
Carlos Deuchler Balboa is listed from Deuchler y López Rodríguez. He was commended to researchers for his ‘impressive knowledge’ of collective matters and “high-quality service”.
Tomás Natividad Sánchez is listed from his own firm, Natividad Abogados SC. He is admired for his “excellent work on collective employment relationships”.
Jorge Enrique Roel is the frontrunner at Roel Abogados and gained votes for his “considered and detailed counsel” on all forms of labour and employment issues.
Head of the labour practice group at Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez SC, Juan Tejedo M is renowned for his “outstanding negotiation skills” and “great client service”.
Employment boutique César Roel Abogados is home to Eric Roel, who was praised to researchers for his “unrivalled knowledge and wealth of experience”.
Fernando Yllanes Martínez, from Bufete Yllanes Ramos SC, has “a mature labour practice, with an enviable client list” and was described by one source as “a definite inclusion”.