Arturo Vanegas George | Mexico City | Hogan Lovells

Arturo Vanegas George

Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

Languages

Spanish, English

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Arturo Vanegas George
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  • Overview
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As an attorney specializing in labor law, Arturo provides insightful and practical advice on labor matters, both nationally and international levels. He is an expert in the diversity of procedures that exist in Mexico, including the latest reforms prior to the application of the Federal Labor Law.

Arturo represents a range of companies in high-stakes and large-scale labor litigation, with extensive experience in the management of major disputes, individual and collective litigation of high impact, as well as the negotiation of various labor trials, agreements and consultation in the labor practice in Mexico.

He is a highly experienced professional who specializes in all aspects of labor-related matters, both in litigation and consultancy. He regularly acts as defense counsel in complex cases before the Labor Authorities and the Federal Courts. Intervened and developed diverse strategies, restructuring, evidences, proofs and internal or external changes for various companies, involving significant employee transfers, employer substitutions, changes and management of payments, legal requirements, benefits, salaries and identifying vulnerable points in labor matters. He has also has participated in important mergers and acquisitions, advising his clients on potential employment and social security risks.

Throughout his career, Arturo Vanegas has represented corporations in the mining, pharmaceutical, hospitality, financial, aeronautical, automotive, bottled beverages, food industries and others.

Representative experience

 Defense of more than 100 labor cases currently pending in Mexico against banking institutions, mining and bottled beverages companies.

Different means and preparation of forms of labor defense for companies at state and federal level. Advising on the interpretation and application of labor rights regulations in Mexico.

Please respond to claims filed by workers demanding payment of severance pay, evidences - proofs, and deal with the resulting negotiations.

Focus my practice on counseling employers and providing practical and creative solutions. 

Provided advice on restructures, roll out or modify benefits, internal labor regulation, shut down facilities, transfer employees.

Advise clients on restructuring, roll out and modification of benefits, internal labor regulations, facility closings, employee transfers, collecti

Expertise in collective bargain agreements and its procedures against labor authorities, including strikes.

Expertise on termination agreements of key executives.

Expertise in drafting labor contracts, termination agreements, collective bargain agreements, notices of termination, and internal regulations.

Advice to companies' Human Resources area on benefits, termination agreements, internal regulations, policies, and renegotiation of collective bargain agreements.

Advise clients on benefits, labor regulations, facility closings, employee transfers, collective bargaining, litigation, executive terminations, and more.

Credentials

Education
  • Law Degree, Universidad ETAC, honorable mention, 2014
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Mexico