Zubieta & Landa, Elizondo

Founded in 1993, our firm is a leading labour and employment boutique in Mexico, exclusively focused on advising employers in complex and strategic workforce matters. We combine high-level litigation capabilities with proactive, business-oriented counselling, representing national and multinational companies, as well as public sector entities, before labour authorities and courts across the country, including in sophisticated, multi-state operations. Our team of over 30 specialised professionals advises more than 250 companies, with a strong footprint in the north-eastern region of Mexico and nationwide reach through a coordinated network, allowing us to deliver consistent, centralised strategies across multiple jurisdictions. We are recognised for handling high-stakes individual and collective labour disputes, including executive and mass terminations, as well as for designing and implementing preventive legal strategies that minimise risk exposure. Our practice covers labour audits and due diligence, workforce transfers, and the labour aspects of corporate restructurings, mergers, acquisitions and business closures, with a strong focus on aligning legal solutions with our clients’ operational realities. Our firm stands out for its robust compliance practice, advising on internal policies, employment documentation, and adherence to Official Mexican Standards, as well as developing tailored protocols and internal regulations. We are also highly experienced in collective labour matters, including the negotiation, review, legitimation and implementation of Collective Bargaining Agreements, and the strategic management of union relationships, collective disputes and strike scenarios. We have a differentiated practice in labour inspections, assisting clients in audits conducted by the Ministry of Labour through a preventive and strategic approach aimed at avoiding contingencies and fines. Where sanctions arise, we represent clients in complex administrative nullity proceedings before the Federal Court of Administrative Justice (TFJA), integrating litigation and regulatory defence. Additionally, we advise on immigration matters related to workforce mobility, providing comprehensive support to companies operating in dynamic and cross-border environments.