Francisco Peniche > Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. Offices
TORRE VIRREYES, PEDREGAL 24, 24TH FLOOR
COL. MOLINO DEL REY
MEXICO CITY, 11040
Mexico
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Francisco Peniche
Work Department
Labor, Employment and Social Security
Position
Partner
Career
The practice area led by Mr. Peniche focuses on adding and creating value in the practice of labor and employment law, representing and advising multinational companies in relation to the transformations in the employment market, the best employment compliance practices; negotiation of collective bargaining agreements with local and national unions; creating and operating effective hiring structures; personnel training workshops and manuals regarding health and safety regulations, protocols to prevent discrimination, and investigation of violence, sexual harassment and harassment at the workplace cases; consulting on the implications of labor law compliance in commercial transactions; hiring and termination of personnel; and high level litigation before local and federal authorities.
Mr. Peniche´s legal services have been recognized and recommended by many publications, including, Chambers and Partners Latin America. He has also been consistently recognized as LACCA approved by the Latin America Corporate Counsel Association.
Mr. Peniche is part of our ESG practice, he has a deep understanding of ESG matters, in particular as they relate to employment policies that include diversity standards, and internal compliance with human rights best practices.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
He is a member of the International Bar Association
Education
He received his law degree (JD) and master’s degree from Universidad Panamericana; he is the tenured professor of the Collective Labor Law class at the same university. He has complementary postgraduate studies at Yale University and Georgetown University.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Labour and employment
One client of Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. credits its practice head Francisco Peniche’s ‘great experience and leadership’ with making its labour and employment group ‘an incredible team’. The department is a key component of the firm’s full-service offering and advises on all relevant issues that result from the transactional work handled by its market-leading corporate and M&A practice. The department houses specialists in union matters, harassment and discrimination, and social security, raising it above being a simple support team. Peniche is an experienced advisor to multinational companies and covers matters ranging from employment compliance, restructurings and hiring structures, to collective bargaining agreements and investigations. Julio Álvarez has a focus on the labour aspects of M&A, reorganisations, and both employee and executive compensation. The partners are ably supported by senior associates María Fernanda Pariente, who specialises in conflict resolution, and Rodrigo Espíritu Santo, an experienced counsel to finance and oil-and-gas clients. At the firm’s Monterrey office, senior associate Alicia Abúndez heads the sub-group dedicated to social security matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
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- Corporate and M&A
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- Real estate
- Tax