Mr Rafael Vallejo > Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC Offices
PASEO DE LOS TAMARINDOS 60, 4TH FLOOR
COL. BOSQUES DE LAS LOMAS DEL. CUAJIMALPA, 05120
Mexico
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Mr Rafael Vallejo
Work Department
Labor, Executive Compensations & Benefits
Position
Rafael is a partner of Von Wobeser y Sierra with more than twenty years of experience and co-heads the Labor, Executive Compensation & Benefits practice.
Career
Rafael provides comprehensive legal advice to domestic and foreign companies in labor, social security and benefits matters. In addition, he advises on contingency prevention, regulatory and human rights issues in labor matters, as well as on labor aspects related to mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and corporate transactions, as well as on labor litigation strategies, including the negotiation of individual and collective disputes.
Additionally, Rafael has remarkable experience in international labor matters, including the start of operations of companies in Mexico and their exit from the country, as well as in matters related to global mobility, equity and gender, development and delivery of training programs for the adaptation of foreign corporate policies to Mexican law and implementation of all types of incentive programs and plans as part of the compensation of executives and employees in general.
Prior to joining Von Wobeser, he was a partner at a recognized law and accounting (tax) firm in Mexico City.
He has been recognized by Chambers and Partners Latin America, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders, Who’s Who Legal Labour and Employment, and Who’s Who Legal Mexico, among other publications.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Member of the Executive Committee of the International Forum of Employment Law, since 2015.
Education
Postgraduate Course in International Business Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City.
Accelerated Leadership Program, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Law Degree (J.D.), Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Labour and employment
(Leading individuals)In August 2022, Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC upgraded its labour and employment law offering with the hire of Rafael Vallejo, formerly practice head at Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa. Counsel Adrián Castillo (from De la Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C.) was a further addition, along with three associates, thereby increasing the breadth and depth of the ‘agile, efficient team’ considerably. The department stands out for its experience in workforce restructurings as a result of M&A and joint ventures, advising on employee implications and transfers, as well as carrying out due diligence procedures and providing employment advice on commercial expansion. The practice also has capabilities in collective bargaining agreements, social security matters, and labour litigation, among other segments. Vallejo has joined the department as practice co-head, alongside Rodolfo Trampe, who advises a number of Fortune 500 companies. Senior partner Javier Lizardi is a corporate and M&A partner with labour law experience and a focus on the pharmaceuticals sector. Associate Alejandra Arizpe is recommended by clients and supports on a broad swathe of labour and social security law issues.