Prior to his incorporation as a partner of the Firm, Jaime was a member of prestigious international firms, leading their L&E practices in Mexico, such as Holland & Knight and Jones Day.

Jaime’s practice includes the advisory oriented to the prevention of all sorts of labor contingencies, individual and collective-bargain agreements, creation, registration and operation of joint committees, profit sharing, employer substitution, expat-hiring working in Mexico and/or assigned overseas, attention to inspections from the Ministry of Labor and Employment, strategies related to the transfer of personnel in mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs. Likewise, Jaime has advised multinational and domestic companies in the termination and rescission of labor agreements, preparation and enforcement of confidentiality and non-compete agreements, as well as in the review, updating and implementation of Human Resources policies and procedures, such as the Mexican Standard 35 (NOM 35) on workplace stress regulation, sexual harassment, non-discrimination and whistleblowing, among other topics.

Some of the matters and relevant transactions in which Jaime has advised and represented different companies are the following:

• Universal Pictures Mexico, Mexican branch of an international entertainment company, on the employment restructure related to the compliance with the recently enacted regulations on outsourcing / specialized services.
• Mizuho Bank Mexico, international investment Bank with operation in Mexico, on day-to-day labor & employment matters.
• Carrier Enterprise Mexico, on the employment restructure related to the compliance with the recently enacted regulations on outsourcing / specialized services.
• Lottus Capital Fund‘s subsidiaries in Mexico, in several individual employment litigation procedures in different jurisdictions throughout the Mexican Republic.
• Alcon Laboratorios, Mexican branch of an international pharmaceutical company, on the employment restructure related to the compliance with the recently enacted regulations on outsourcing / specialized services.

TEACHING AND PUBLICATIONS

Jaime teaches Procedural Labor Law at Universidad Anahuac México.