Santamarina y Steta SC

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Awarded Practice Areas

Labor and Employment Law

Biography

Juan Carlos is the current managing partner of S+S and is the head of the labor and employment practice group. He has 34 years of professional experience handling both individual and collective labor matters. He is recognized as a leading lawyer at a national and international level in his area of expertise due to his significant role in the resolution of union disputes in the mining and automotive industry in Mexico. He provides advice to multinational companies in the retail, hotel and oil industries, among others, confronting the effects of labor legislation in terms of subcontracting matters and labor regulatory aspects in general. He has played a key role in the planning and development of the union strategy for the Mexican emerging private oil industry. He has recently advised many relevant companies in the country in redefining their union strategy considering the challenges of the 2019 labor reform and USMCA.
Santamarina y Steta SC

40 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • English
  • Spanish

  • Universidad Panamericana, Specialization in Labor Law, graduated 1994
  • Universidad Panamericana, Specialization in Amparo and Corporate Law, graduated 1994

  • Mexico, Licensed to practice law in Mexico

  • Committee of Labor Experts of the Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic (COPARMEX). - Vice-President
  • Employment Law Alliance - Board of Directors of the ELA
  • Mexican Bar Association - Member
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Mexico, Licensed to practice law in Mexico
  • Committee of Labor Experts of the Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic (COPARMEX). - Vice-President
  • Employment Law Alliance - Board of Directors of the ELA
  • Mexican Bar Association - Member
  • Universidad Panamericana, Specialization in Labor Law, graduated 1994
  • Universidad Panamericana, Specialization in Amparo and Corporate Law, graduated 1994

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Labor and Employment Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Labor and Employment Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Labor and Employment Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor and Employment Law, Monterrey, Mexico (2025)
  • Labor and Employment Law, Monterrey, Mexico (2023)
  • Labor and Employment Law, Monterrey, Mexico (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Mexico 2026 for work in:
  • Labor and Employment Law
Awards:
  • Chambers and Partners Latam 2022 - Band 1
  • Leading Individual 2022 - Legal 500
  • Legal 500 - Leading Lawyer 2017 - Labour & Employment
  • Chambers and Partners Latam 2018 - Labour & Employment Band 1
  • Latin Lawyer 2017 - Recommended Lawyer - Labour & Employment
  • Chambers and Partners Latam 2019 - Labour & Employment - Banda 1
  • Chambers and Partners Latam 2020 - Labour & Employment - Banda 1

Additional Information

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Case History

Cases
  • Pasta de Conchos
Labor adviser in the conflicts originated from the mining accident in Pasta de Conchos, Coahuila representing Industrial Minera México, S.A. Of C.V.
  • Arneses y Accesorios de México, S.A. de C.V
Handling the claim of the ownership title presented by the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana against the company and the union that holds the collective agreement, a matter that implies the possible entry of said organization into the automotive industry.
  • Teksid Hierro Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Handling the claim of the ownership title presented by the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, Metalúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana against the company and the union that holds the collective agreement.
  • Aviation
Lawyer of important Mexican airline in the process of restructuring its collective bargaining agreements involving successful negotiations with the Asociación Sindical de Pilotos Aviadores.

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