Bar Admissions
- Mexico
Education
- Escuela Libre de Derecho (Law Degree)
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Luis Enrique Cervantes Estevez
Partner
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Biography
Luis Enrique Cervantes Estevez is a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. He has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on all aspects of labor, employment, and benefits law, as well as on compliance matters. He represents clients across a range of industries, including telecommunications, entertainment, automotive, aeronautics, financial services, mining, retail, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare.
Luis Enrique has experience with hiring processes, individual and collective bargaining, executive compensation programs, expatriate management, pension plans, labor restructurings, employment terminations, and mass layoffs. He also handles complex labor and employment litigation, including defending companies against labor claims filed by employees and expatriates, proceedings before Mexico’s local and federal Conciliation and Arbitration Boards, and related protection proceedings. In addition, he conducts labor and employment due diligence, assessing risks and contingencies in support of transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions.
Luis Enrique also leads internal investigations, which include conducting interviews and analyzing files, to identify misconduct within organizations, including workplace harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. He oversees the reporting of investigation outcomes and findings, issues recommendations, and advises on carrying out disciplinary measures and sanctions.
Credentials
Experience
Awards & Recognition
- Leaders League
- Compliance, Excellent (2026)
- Labour and Employment, Highly Recommended (2026)
- Latin Lawyer 250, Labour (2027)
- Best Lawyers, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; Employee Benefits Law (2023-present)
Previous Professional Experience
- Pérez-Llorca, Partner (2024-2026)
- González Calvillo, S.C.
- Partner (2022-2024)
- Counsel (2019-2022)
- De la Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C., Senior Associate (2016-2019)
- Littler Mendelson, Associate (2015-2016)
- BSN Bufete Sánchez-Navarro, S.C., Associate (2010-2015)
- SL Sterling, S.C., Associate (2005-2010)
- Santamarina y Steta, S.C., Law Clerk (2002-2004)
Professional Memberships and Activities
- National Corporate Counsel Association (ANADE)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
Community Involvement
- Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
- Board Member (2019-Present)
Representative Presentations and Publications
- “The Labor Chapter of the T-MEC: Keys to Prevent the Application of the Rapid Response Mechanism,” Author, LexLatin (2024)
- “Modifications to the REPSE: Verifications Are Intensified and Heavier Fines Warned,” Author, LexLatin (2023)
- “What Mexican Labor Laws Address Discrimination Against the LGBTIQA+ Community?,” Author, LexLatin (2022)
- “The Employment Law Review, 12th Edition,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, The Law Reviews (2021)
- “The Employment Law Review, 11th Edition,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, The Law Reviews (2020)
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