Nadia González

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment

Labor & Employment (Monterrey)

Career

During her 25+ year career, Nadia has advised legal directors and human resources professionals on labor and human capital matters, guiding national and international companies in complying with complex Mexican labor legislation, simplifying its understanding, and offering strategic solutions oriented to the operational needs of each business.

Nadia specializes in labor and employment consulting, including the transactional labor aspects arising from mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. As a result, she collaborates closely with the corporate, tax and ESG practices of organizations, providing comprehensive labor advice.

As of April 2023, and after working for several leading national law firms in Mexico, Nadia began her solo practice, which includes the day-to-day management of labor relations, from recruitment and hiring processes to employment termination, supporting compliance with Mexican labor regulations, international conventions on fundamental labor rights and applicable trade agreements, such as the USMCA, to prevent risks.

In addition, Nadia provides advice related to workplace investigations, including those related to sexual harassment and employment discrimination; diversity, equity, and inclusion issues; development, review and implementation of internal policies and codes of conduct; executive compensation and benefits; occupational safety and health, including psychosocial risks; industrial relations and collective bargaining; transfers of personnel; subcontracting; remote work and home office; global mobility and expatriate programs; confidentiality agreements; and social security.

She earned her Law Degree from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (1998) and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Columbia University in New York (2013). She also has postgraduate studies in Labor Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (2000) and in Business Law at the Universidad Regiomontana (2007).

Nadia holds certifications from the International Training Centre of the International Labor Organization (ITCILO) on Companies and Decent Work in Latin America, as well as on ILO Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.

She has been a professor of Employment Law at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) at the undergraduate level and at the Facultad Libre de Derecho in Monterrey in the Business Law Master program.

Nadia frequently participates as a speaker and moderator in labor forums of local and international organizations.

She has always advocated for gender equality and women's empowerment.

Professional Memberships

She is a member of the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados, A.C.), Nuevo León Inn, where she has served as board member on two occasions and coordinated the Labor and Employment Law Committee for three periods.

She was deputy director of the National Labor Committee of the Maquiladora and Export Manufacturing Industry Council (INDEX).

From 2022 to date, she is a member of the Group of Experts of the Labor, Social Security and Human Resources Committee of the Mexican Confederation of Industrial Chambers (CONCAMIN).

She is also an American Bar Association (ABA) and International Bar Association (IBA) member.

Publications

Overtime in Mexico: a new risk for labour exploitation? International Employment Lawyer, September 2024.

El trabajo decente como piedra angular de las relaciones laborales. El Financiero. Espacio IMMEX, Agosto 21 de 2024.

Mexico under US Labour Surveillance. International Employment Lawyer, December 2023.

Mexico’s new measures against forced labour in global supply chains. International Employment Lawyer, March 2023.

Guide to Workplace Investigations – Mexico. International Employment Lawyer, September 2022.

Employee Monitoring and Social Media Mischief in Mexico: When Employment Laws Meet Privacy Rights. TerraLex Connections, September 2016.

Court issues first precedent regarding employee stock option plans. ILO International Law Office, July 2016.

New standard issued on equal employment opportunities and non-discrimination. ILO International Law Office, December 2015.

New rules governing work of minors. ILO International Law Office, July 2015.

Employment discrimination on the basis of disability and age. ILO International Law Office, March 2015.

Special protection against dismissal during pregnancy and maternity leave. ILO International Law Office, October 2014.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Mexico

Languages Spoken

Spanish (native).

English (fluent).

French (basic).

Experience

March 2023 – Present, Sole Practitioner, Labor & Employment Consultancy and Compliance Services, Monterrey.

September 2018 – February 2023, Counsel, Founder and Co-head of the Labor & Employment Practice, Galicia Abogados, S.C., Monterrey.

January – June 2018, Non-Equity Partner, De la Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C., Monterrey.

April 2008 – December 2017, Senior Associate, Santamarina y Steta, S.C., Monterrey.

August 2007 – March 2008, Associate, Martin & Drought, P.C., McAllen, Texas.

May 2003 – July 2007, Associate, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C., Monterrey.

Personal

I am passionate about labour and employment law and really enjoy advising employers doing business in Mexico.

My career has given me the opportunity to make close friendships with dear colleagues around the world.

I am a Lupus Warrior and advocate since 2020 when I was diagnosed with SLE, illness that changed my life for good. We must continue making gender and disability matters visible in the legal sector to become really inclusive and diverse.

I would describe myself as a resilient and 100% loyal woman who likes to break paradigms. Proudest auntie of my four nieces and one nephew.

Education