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Labour & Employment

AGB’s Labour team have represented a wide range of employers from small businesses to food and drink industry up to large airlines and shipowners. Our experience includes defending employers in wrongful termination claims, including actions with multiple plaintiffs.

We have represented shipowners defending their interest in attempt from former employees and crew members to arrest vessels and enforce maritime liens before labour and civil courts.

We have assisted employers in properly documenting redundancies and other similar procedures in order to avoid future litigation or controversies.

Our labour lawyers have participated in the negotiation and registration of collective bargain agreements.

The team has successfully represented its clients before the Mexican labour authorities contesting fines in respect of alleged breaches to the HSQE regulations.

In the non contentious side, AGB’s labour practice assists its clients in implementing and maintaining the most adequate workplace policies and drafting labour individual contracts.

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Experience & Significant Cases:

• Defended shipowners in a labour claim from +80 crewmembers before Mexican courts.

• Successfully represented shipowners from a major fine from labour authorities due to alleged breach of HSQE regulations.

• AGB assisted a major Mexican food and beverages company with the implementation of their workplace policies for each of their multiple locations within México.

Dispute Resolution

Our Disputes team has represented our clients in a wide variety of cases, from debt collection and simple contract litigation to complex multijurisdictional disputes providing the same level of commitment regardless of the relevance of the case.

Commercial & Corporate

We have helped clients with Corporate Governance, Corporate Finance, Foreign Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Dissolutions, Purchase and Sale of Assets and Joint Ventures, as well as requesting and obtaining governmental licenses or permits.