Labour & Employment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Mexico
Band 2
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Provided by Hogan Lovells
We advise clients preparing hiring strategies, amending employment conditions and benefits, transfer of employees, massive terminations, creating bonus and benefit plans, privacy and discrimination issues, investigations, labor and employment and sanitary protocols, pension and retirement plans, compliance projects related to USMCA labor matters, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and on union relations; landing companies, shutdowns, furloughs, and outsourcing restructuring.
Advise on acquisitions and sales, mergers, and spin-offs, transfer of employees, restructures, labor aspects of corporate deals and transactions, and represent our clients in individual disputes before federal and local Boards of Conciliation and Arbitration and Labor Courts and collective claims, labor, security and hygiene federal inspections.
We advise and represent our clients on proceedings before the Mexican Social Security Institute and the Federal Court of Justice on Tax and Administrative Matters.
With the amendments to the Federal Labor Law, we have advised in the analysis of their corporate and labor structure and the recommended measures to mitigate potential contingencies regarding outsourcing and specialized services as well as CBA legitimation.
Since USMCA, we have represented several clients in Labor investigations and/or before International Labor Panels regarding compliance of labor, individual or collective, employer’s obligations in order to support the freedom of unionization.
Chambers Review
Hogan Lovells is an established team with a dynamic labour and employment practice in Mexico. The firm comes highly recommended for its expertise in collective bargaining, high-level terminations and individual litigation. The labour and employment department also boasts recognition for restructuring labour relations and reviewing internal employment policies. Hogan Lovells represents an enviable client roster featuring key players from the food and beverage, entertainment and aviation sectors.
Work Highlights
- Hogan Lovells advised Ford Motor Company on the restructure of its internal labour and employment procedures in order to reduce labour risks for its Mexican operation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Hogan Lovells team is highly responsive and well experienced in labour and employment matters. The lawyers provide an extraordinary level of experience and responsiveness."
"The Hogan Lovells team is highly responsive and well experienced in labour and employment matters. The lawyers provide an extraordinary level of experience and responsiveness."
Notable Practitioners
Well-regarded partner Hugo Hernández-Ojeda Alvírez maintains a broad practice, advising on employment restructuring, collective bargaining and labour disputes, and also assisting clients with high-level terminations.
"Hugo Hernández-Ojeda Alvírez offers a high level of experience, knowledge and responsiveness."
Respected partner Luis Ricardo Ruíz Gutiérrez garners recognition for his skills in individual litigation, and is also experienced in assisting with collective bargaining.
"Luis Ricardo Ruíz Gutiérrez has a long track record in the labour and employment space."
Partner Mary Carmen Fuertes Abascal boasts experience in collective bargaining and the restructuring of labour relations in Mexico.
"Mary Carmen Fuertes Abascal is fast and efficient, with great knowledge of labour law. She possesses an excellent understanding of who we are and our ways of working."
Ranked Lawyers at
Hogan Lovells
Mexico
Members
Provided by Hogan Lovells
Luis Rosas
Oswaldo Chávez
Regina Torrero