Department profile
Santamarina y Steta SC

Labour & Employment: Monterrey

Latin America Guide 2027 : Mexico


Santamarina y Steta SC

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About

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S+S is a full-service firm that is widely recognized by clients and peers as developers of strategic solutions that produce successful results for our clients. S+S is integrated by a talented team of multidisciplinary experts committed to different practice areas throughout the country. Particularly, the Monterrey office of S+S has earned, throughout its almost 30 years of existence, a reputation as one of the leading law firms in the city and the northeast region of the country, for its high-quality service standards and business-oriented attention to clients. The Monterrey office began with the corporate, commercial, M&A, finance and capital markets practice areas. Today, we have expanded its array of services and expertise into other areas with outstanding success, such as labour and employment, litigation, arbitration, business reorganization, real estate, data protection and data privacy, insurance, estate planning, among others. Currently, the Monterrey office is offering a high level of specialisation across various practice areas. Frequently seen representing major domestic and multinational clients on cross-border M&A deals, corporate restructurings and capital market cases, as well as litigation and arbitration cases and employment-related issues. We also offer expertise to key players in the oil and gas, manufacturing and aviation industries. Our client based is very diverse, including many foreign and domestic clients as well as private and public companies.

Clients (23)

  • Grupo Industrial Saltillo
  • John Deere
  • Martinrea
  • Cydsa
  • DSM Sinochem
  • Kingspan
  • Midea
  • US Farathane
  • Albea Group
  • Villeroy & Boch Gmbh
  • Chevron Energía
  • Abengoa
  • Eni Petroleum
  • Lonza Group
  • AVX Corporation
  • The Home Depot Mexico
  • GM Financial Mexico
  • Teleperformance
  • FoodPak, S.A. de C.V.
  • Nortec, S.A. de C.V.
  • Banco Invex
  • Graftech
  • Aeromar (Avianca)

Industries (14)

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Banks
  • Chemicals
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Construction & Materials
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Private Clients / Individuals
  • Real Estate
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Chambers Review

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Labour & Employment: Monterrey - Mexico

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Santamarina y Steta is a renowned full-service national firm with an acclaimed practice in Monterrey. The team boasts expertise in M&A, banking and finance, dispute resolution, and labour and employment. The law firm continues to draw strong praise for its central role in negotiations with unions, and local litigation and arbitration mandates, as well as in cross-border corporate and financial transactions. Santamarina y Steta is routinely retained to provide services to local and international clients from the chemical, manufacturing and automotive spaces.

Work Highlights

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  • Santamarina y Steta's Monterrey-based lawyers represented Caterpillar in labour negotiations and related proceedings involving Sindicato 20/32 and the USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism in connection with its Nuevo Laredo manufacturing facility.

Strengths

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  • Santamarina y Steta has extensive knowledge of legal matters, broad experience, an outstanding ability to understand and address priorities and excellent communication skills.

    Labour & Employment: Monterrey respondentLatin America
  • Santamarina y Steta have active, respectful and efficient communication. Their analyses are thorough, their client service is excellent, and they take the time to understand our business operations in order to provide the best analysis.

    Labour & Employment: Monterrey respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Juan Carlos De la Vega
    Band 1Juan Carlos De la Vega

    Juan Carlos De la Vega

    Acclaimed Monterrey-based practitioner Juan Carlos De la Vega boasts renowned experience in individual and collective labour and employment matters, including complex conflicts with unions on a nationwide scale.
    • Juan Carlos De la Vega is a brilliant legal professional with strategic and agile thinking. There is no better adviser in the collective labour field in Mexico than him.

      Labour & Employment: Monterrey respondentLatin America
    • Juan Carlos De la Vega is an experienced, assertive and undoubtedly capable lawyer. He is a valuable ally in addressing the complex labour issues our company faces in Mexico.

      Labour & Employment: Monterrey respondentLatin America
  • Band 2Carlos Brehm T
    Band 2Carlos Brehm T

    Carlos Brehm T

    Noteworthy partner Carlos Brehm of Santamarina y Steta continues to garner recognition from interviewees for his coverage of arbitration and litigation mandates in Monterrey.

    • Carlos Brehm is a key figure in negotiations with our counterparts. His clear understanding of legal procedures allows him to provide valuable insight into their implications and repercussions, anticipate potential legal actions and offer practical alternatives.

      Labour & Employment: Monterrey respondentLatin America
  • Band 2César Cruz Ayala
    Band 2César Cruz Ayala

    César Cruz Ayala

    Established partner César Cruz Ayala maintains a longstanding corporate/M&A practice in Monterrey, which extends to the real estate and banking and finance arenas. He has experience advising clients from a range of industries, including agribusiness.

    • César Cruz Ayala has extensive experience, a strong ability to break down complex problems and propose a range of solutions, and an outstanding ability to understand client needs.

      Labour & Employment: Monterrey respondentLatin America
  • Up and ComingNicolás Acevedo V.
    Up and ComingNicolás Acevedo V.

    Nicolás Acevedo V.

    Up-and-coming partner Nicolás Acevedo is praised by clients for his labour and employment expertise in Monterrey.

    • Nicolás Acevedo demonstrates a hands-on approach in the Monterrey labour market.

      Labour & Employment: Monterrey respondentLatin America

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