With more than ten years of experience, José Guillermo Martínez Rojas advises domestic and international companies on all labor and employment matters related to their operations in Mexico.
He represents employers in a broad range of labor disputes and focuses his practice on litigation before the new Federal and Local Labor Courts, as well as proceedings before Labor Boards, and Collegiate Circuit Courts, including the promotion and handling of constitutional amparo proceedings aimed at developing legal precedents that strengthen employers’ defense strategies.
José Guillermo has actively participated in high-impact cases under the labor justice system reform, designing litigation strategies tailored to the new procedural framework and successfully challenging adverse rulings through constitutional actions before the Federal Judiciary.
He frequently works with companies in highly regulated industries, including manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, logistics, technology, mining and service sectors.
Throughout his career, he has handled more than 200 labor matters, including litigation related to:
- Termination of expatriates and senior executives and key management personnel
- Reinstatement claims, severance disputes, and profit-sharing (PTU) matters.
- Judicial disputes involving the admissibility of electronic evidence.
- Disputes arising the refusal to arbitration.
- High value labor litigation and settlement negotiations involving matters of national financial significance.
He also conducted a six-month secondment with an international technology company, supporting the in-house legal team in the implementation of the Mexican labor reform, including the redesign of employment policies, internal compliance processes, and migration of labor practices to the new judicial labor system.