Pedro Velasco

Practice Areas

Labour & Employment

Career

Pedro has more than 50 years of professional experience. His professional practice is developed as a business representative in labor matters, also participating in the Boards of Directors of several companies, also dedicated to the management of governmental relations. Management of individual and collective labor relations of various business groups, participating in their Boards of Directors and supporting them in their governmental relations, coordinating their expansion nationwide.

He has acted as advisor in labor matters and legislative analysis of business organizations such as the Business Coordinating Council, the National Association of Corporate Lawyers and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers, as well as various diplomatic representations accredited in Mexico.

Professional Memberships

A Favor de lo Mejor, A.C.

Fundación Federico Hoth, A.C.

Fundación por el Desarrollo Regional y la Competitividad, A.C.

Alianza Compromiso, A.C.

Member of the Academy of International Law, with Doctorate Honoris Causa awarded by the same, having received the decoration "De La Orden Mexicana del Derecho, la Cultura y la Paz."

Member of the Board of Directors of the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP), of which he was President in the period 2012-2018.

Advisor to the group of twenty former Latin American Ex-Presidents who meet periodically to analyze the "Social Agenda for Democracy" in the region.Member of Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI).

Member of the Organizing Committee of the annual Forum "Mexico, Business Summit", recognized as the most important in Latin America in this field, due to the level of its participants from all over the world, including presidents, business representatives and ambassadors from different countries.

Member of International Chamber of Commerce, ICC Mexico.