Héctor González Graf
Latin America Guide 2024
Band 2 : Labour & Employment
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About
Provided by Héctor González Graf
Practice Areas
Employment law, labour relations and social security. Specialises in the labour aspects of major corporate transactions and restructurings and complex labour disputes.
Career
Héctor graduated from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), with postgraduate studies at Universidad Panamericana, and obtained a Masters of Law and a PhD from Tulane School of Law (2008). He also concluded the Executive Management Program at IPADE Business School.
He currently serves as Professor of Employment Law and Labour Relations at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) and is Visiting Professor at UNAM and Chicago Kent College of Law.
Professional Memberships
Hector Gonzalez G. is an Officer in the Employment and Industrial Relations Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), and Member of the Editorial Board of the International Employment Lawyer (IEL), an independent information service dedicated to labor and employment law.
Publications
Regional Collective Bargaining in North America: An Alternative for Balancing Trade and Labor Prerogatives, VDM Verlag Müller.
Clients
MetLife
Guy Carpenter
Sura Seguros
Actinver
Wal-Mart
Expert in these Jurisdictions
His clients include leading national and multinational companies and financial institutions with extensive operations in Mexico, and his team often works alongside international and leading national law firms on major business transactions in Mexico.
Languages Spoken
Spanish and English
Experience
Héctor’s practice focuses on advising multinational clients on the labour aspects of high-end M&A deals and corporate restructurings, and high stakes labour disputes.
His reputation as one of the absolute leaders for employment law in Mexico has led to him retaining some of the leading names from Mexico’s insurance, financial services, retailing and consumer goods sectors as long-term clients.
His clients include leading national and multinational companies and financial institutions with extensive operations in Mexico, and his team often works alongside international and leading national law firms on major business transactions in Mexico. He is head counsel for 100+ clients of the firm, and has a wealth of experience on the employment law issues that arise from multinational companies acquiring employee-heavy businesses in Mexico, particularly in the insurance, financial services, retail and consumer goods sectors.
Industry Sector Expertise
Héctor has a wealth of experience on the employment law issues that arise from multinational companies acquiring employee-heavy businesses in Mexico, particularly in the insurance, financial services, retail and consumer goods sectors.
Education
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Universidad Panamericana
postgraduate studies
Tulane School of Law
Masters of Law and a PhD
2008
IPADE Business School
Executive Management Program
Awards
Leading Lawyer
Legal500
2023
Employment Lawyer of the Year
BestLawyers
2018
Expert member of the editorial board
International Employment Lawyer
2021
Band 2 Lawyer Labour & Employment
Chambers and Partners
2023
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Key Sectors
Provided by Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo
Insurance
Financial Services
Retail and Consumer