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As one of the founding partners of and the senior lawyer in Littler’s Mexico operations, Mónica Schiaffino has continued to serve global as well as domestic employers throughout Mexico and Latin America. For more than 20 years, Mónica has been an acknowledged leader in the field. She is regularly recognized by international publications including Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal (including as a “thought leader” in labor and employment law), and Latinvex Magazine, the latter since 2020 has recognized her as the only labor lawyer in its list of “Top 100 Lawyers in Latin America.” In a field dominated by male lawyers, Mónica has routinely been recognized as the only female leader among Mexico’s practitioners.

She has extensive experience with the implementation of pension plans; coordinating and implementing labor structures dealing with expatriates; employee and business transfers; preparing internal labor regulations; reviewing and the implementation of compliance policies and programs including HR and compliance investigations; one-on-one coaching for executives; employee handbooks; discrimination and harassment in the workplace policies and training; employment contracts; incentive plans; confidentiality agreements; conducting due diligence and labor restructuring and collective bargaining agreements.

Mónica has authored several important articles which have appeared in various renowned publications on labor and employment matters in the Americas, and she frequently speaks at national and international labor law conferences.

 

Faglige Foreninger

Founding Member

Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE), The Labor Group of The Querétaro Chapter

Member

Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE)

Member

Asociación de Ejecutivos de Relaciones Industriales (AERIAC)

Genkendelse

Named, The Best Lawyers in Mexico™

2014-2025

Global Elite Thought Leader, Labour & Employment

Who's Who Legal

2024

Recommended, Pensions & Benefits

Who's Who Legal

2024

Named, Labour and Employment

Chambers Latin America

2017-2018, 2022-2023. 2025

News, Analysis & Press

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 4, 2024)

Global Guide Quarterly

January 23, 2025

Mexico Increases the Minimum Wage

ASAP

December 13, 2024

México aumenta el Salario Mínimo

ASAP

December 13, 2024

Networking para introvertidos

AbogadasMX

August 2024

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 2, 2024)

Global Guide Quarterly

July 24, 2024

Littler Global Guide - Mexico - Q4 2023

Global Guide Quarterly

January 16, 2024

Publikationer

  • Pensions & Retirement Plans - Mexico, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research Ltd., chapter co-author, 2013 and 2014
  • Labour & Employment, Mexico, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research Ltd., contributing author, London UK, 2007-2011
  • International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook, co-author: Oscar De La Vega, Kluwer Law International BV, Netherlands, 2010
  • Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets in Employment Law, contributing author, BNA and American Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

2024 Conferencia Anual de Littler México - Ciudad de México

Ciudad de México, CDMX

November 6, 2024

2024 Mexico Employer Conference

Ciudad de México, CDMX

November 6, 2024

2023 Conferencia Anual de Littler México - Ciudad de México

Ciudad de México, CDMX

October 11, 2023

2023 Conferencia Anual de Littler México - Monterrey

San Pedro Garza García, NL

October 10, 2023

A Global Approach to International Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, Confidentiality & and IP Agreements

Littler Executive Employer Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 11, 2023

México: Preparándonos para el reparto de utilidades 2022

March 15, 2022

Lecciones de la nueva normalidad desde la experiencia del liderazgo femenino

Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE)

February 23, 2022

Uddannelse

  • Advanced Law Degree, Centro de Estudios de Actualización en Derecho, 2007
  • Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MX, 2004With Honors

Sprog

  • Spansk
  • Tysk
  • Engelsk

Møderet

Mexico