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Monsalvo Duclaud fields an impressive labour and employment team that is admired by clients for being 'well informed about new theses, jurisprudence and criteria in their area of ​​expertise'. Its client base includes an array of domestic and multinational clients and is particularly impressive in the tech and automotive industries. The department is adept in the full range of advisory and contentious matters, and has a strong offering in social security matters. Key contacts include: the 'pragmatic and always proactive' co-managing partner Luis Monsalvo Álvarez, who excels in labour and employment compliance, and has experience advising in connection with major transactions; fellow managing partner Alan Duclaud Ampudia, who is the main contact for social security matters; head of the consulting sub-group Isabel Pizarro Guevara; Luis Monsalvo Valderrama, a specialist in high-risk collective and individual conflicts; and inspections and social security expert Andrés Cámara Pérez. Alexia Bravo Jiménez coordinates the litigation team, and Lidia Monsalvo Álvarez is the name to note for constitutional appeals.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Close, efficient service with a commercial focus, which is of great value for the agility that a company requires.’

  • ‘Luis Monsalvo Álvarez is a great lawyer, pragmatic and always proactive. Alan Duclaud has excellent knowledge of social security matters and pragmatic. Pedro del Prado, great business partner for recurring consulting. Gilberto Hernández, great business partner in conflict resolution.’

  • ‘The practice of labor law is extremely complex and specialized in Mexico, which is why a lot of knowledge, experience and treatment are required. Monsalvo Duclaud is an excellent example of that. They provide all the possible tools and options for a satisfactory result.’

  • ‘Experience, treatment and knowledge.’

  • ‘Monsalvo Duclaud has a team of lawyers who are experts in labor matters. They are well informed about new theses, jurisprudence, and criteria in their area of ​​expertise, which makes the advice they provide of a high level.’

  • ‘Luis Monsalvo Álvarez and Pedro Alberto del Prado Galan are updated day by day on new theses, jurisprudence, and criteria in their area of ​​expertise, which makes them differentiate themselves from competitors since the responses to queries are in line with the most recent.’

Key clients

  • Ford Motor Company
  • Volkswagen de México
  • Inditex
  • Coppel Group
  • Four Seasons Resorts
  • Irongate / Costa Palmas
  • Samsung
  • Publicis
  • Beiersdorf
  • Philips
  • Biomet
  • Uber

Work highlights

Advised Grupo Coppel on the legitimisation processes of all the collective bargaining agreements that the company has with its unions across Mexico.
Advising Volkswagen de México on social security matters.
Advised LMPG Acquisition on a due diligence for its purchase of Architechtural LW Holdings.

Practice head

Luis Monsalvo Álvarez; Alan Duclaud Ampudia; Luis Monsalvo Valderrama; Isabel Pizarro Guevara; Lidia Monsalvo Álvarez; Andrés Cámara Pérez; Alexia Bravo Jiménez