Francisco Udave > Santamarina y Steta > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Santamarina y Steta Offices
CAMPOS ELISEOS 345, FLOORS 2, 3 AND 11
COL. CHAPULTEPEC POLANCO
11560 MEXICO, D.F.
Mexico
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Francisco Udave
Work Department
Labor, Social Security
Position
Partner
Career
Francisco has been practicing for more than 16 years and specializes in employment litigation, representing corporate management in high profile cases filed by top executives, as well as representing clients in collective disputes initiated by labor unions. His practice also focus on consultancy on benefits and employment aspects of merger and acquisition deals. He is involved in many of the largest impact cases at S+S and is relied upon and respected by his clients, many of which are multi-national companies.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
American Bar Association
Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados
Mexican Association of Human Resources Management
Human Capital Committee of the Asociación de Sociedades Financieras de Objeto Múltiple en México, (ASOFOM)
Education
JD (wih honors)
2008, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico.
LL.M. in Business Law (honors)
2010, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico.
LL.M. in Advanced Studies in International Trade Law
2011, Université París II Panthéon-Assas / Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico.
LL.M. of Laws (merit)
2012, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Specialization in Labour Law
2020 and 2021, Illustrious and National Attorneys College of Mexico (INCAM).
Personal
PUBLICATIONS
He has published several articles which has been published by the International Law Office, the magazine Consultoría, The World Law Group and the American Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Labour and employment
(Next Generation Partners)Santamarina y Steta’s labour and employment team is ‘one of the most recognised in Mexico’ and its ‘excellent lawyers’ are some of the country’s best-regarded advisors for collective bargaining issues and designing union negotiation strategies. Union conflicts are a standout specialism and the team has recently seen plenty of activity assisting companies with rapid response mechanisms. The team is also well-versed in representation before the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and the local labour ministries in several Mexican states. On the non-contentious side, the department works closely with transactional teams to support clients with M&A processes. Clients strongly endorse employment litigator Francisco Udave, who is one of four practice heads, along with Juan Carlos de la Vega
, the firm’s Monterrey-based managing partner; Andrés Rodríguez, whose expertise includes legal audits focused on labour compliance; and counsel María Elena Abraham, head of the firm’s immigration law department. A further key contact is counsel Jaime Vázquez, who represents clients at all court levels, as well as in investigations.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Real estate
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Intellectual property
- TMT
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Environment
- International trade and customs
- Life sciences
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax
- Energy and natural resources
- Compliance