Luis Cuesta Salces

TEAM

Luis Cuesta Salces

PARTNER

lcuesta@muclaw.mx

Born in Burgos, Spain. He holds a degree in German law having studied at the University of Cologne and at Trier University (German degree 1991); Degree in Spanish Law (Madrid 1993); Law Degree by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Luis is founding partner of the Firm

SPECIALIZATION AREAS

Luis works mainly in the commercial, corporate regulation and foreign investment areas and has extensive experience in advising on corporate transactions, especially in the field of joint ventures, corporate restructurings and transactional businesses. He has recently assisted in the purchase and sale of hotel projects, automotive, heavy machinery, and shipping companies.

LANGUAGES

German, Spanish, and English

CONFERENCES
  • Speaker on the Podcast with SMT Corporate Group “Perspektive Ausland” regarding immigration law, on March 2022.
  • Speaker on the Webinar organized by the Swiss Mexican Chamber of Commerce, regarding the labor amendments in Mexico, on May 2021.
  • Speaker on the webinar organized by the Mexican German Chamber of Industry (CAMEXA) named New Legal Rules 2021 for Human Resources, on January 27, 2021.
  • Speaker on the Webinar organized by Baden-Württemberg International named: “Mexico: Business after Corona” on July 1, 2020.
  • Speaker on the Webinar organized by the Mexican German Chamber of Industry (CAMEXA) for the Bio-energy Delegation regarding to legal aspects on May 11, 2020.
  • P Speaker on various Webinars organized by the Mexican German Chamber of Industry (CAMEXA) and by the Swiss Mexican Chamber of Commerce, respectively, regarding legal aspects arising from Covid-19 pursuant to Mexican laws in Mexico City during the months of March, April, and May of 2020.
  • Speaker on the annual congress of the CBBL regarding the Free Trade Agreement between Canada, USA, and Mexico, in Vienna, Austria, on May of 2019.
  • Speaker on the annual congress of the CBBL regarding guarantees pursuant to Mexican law, in Hamburg, Germany, on May 2018.
  • Speaker in the Delegation visit of Baden-Württemberg regarding corporate law and foreign investment in Mexico, Mexico in February, 2017.
  • Speaker in the Delegation visit of German Industry on security referring to legal topics regarding public and private bids in Mexico, Mexico in September, 2016.
  • Speaker for the Delegation visit of Baviera Industry to Mexico City in regard with Cooperate Law and foreign investment in Mexico, Mexico, in June, 2015.
  • Moderator in the Bilateral Business Summit organized by ProMéxico in Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1st of July, 2014.
  • Several Interviews in Mexican Radio Stations in regard with the Mexican Tax Reform and its effects on European, German investment, Mexico, in September and October, 2013.
  • Speaker in an event of the Germany-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (CAMEXA) regarding “Outsourcing”, Mexico, in June, 2013.
  • Speaker in the Second Business Summit Germany-Mexico in León, Gto., Mexico in October, 2012.
  • Speaker in the “Bosch Supplier Meeting” in Cologne, Germany in February, 2012 regarding Mexican Corporate Law and Real Estate Law.
  • Speaker in the First Business Summit Germany-Mexico in Querétaro, México in September, 2011 (“Most common Guarantees under Mexican Law – How do I guarantee to get paid in Mexico?”)
  • Speaker in the Intersolar in Munich, Germany in June 2010 regarding Mexican Energy Law.
  • Speaker in the UIA Winter Seminar in St. Christoph, Austria in March 2009 regarding “Distressed Companies in Mexico”.
  • Speaker in the event “Going Global” in Rödl&Partner Headquarters in Nürnberg, Germany in July 2008 concerning Mexican Corporate Law.
  • Speaker in multiple events organized in Mexico, Spain and/or Germany by Chambers of Commerce, ProMéxico, Associations, etc. regarding Mexican Investment Law, Corporate Law and Labor Law.
  • Speaker in the UNAM (“Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México”) regarding Comparative Mexican and German Antitrust Law.

EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES
  • Secretary of the Swiss Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  • Secretary of the Foundation of the German Industry in Mexico for Culture.
  • Former President of the German Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMEXA).
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
  • Member of the Cross Border Business Lawyers (CBBL).
  • Attorney trust of the German Embassy in Mexico City.
  • Attorney trust of the Swiss Embassy in Mexico City.
  • Attorney trust of the Austrian Embassy in Mexico City.
  • Has given many seminars in Mexico, Germany, Austria, and USA. He has also participated in radio programs regarding various legal topics.

RANKINGS
  • Recommended in Corporate/M&A by “Chambers and Partners” for the last eleven years and by the “LEGAL 500”.

PUBLICATIONS
  • Author of several articles about compliance; Mexican Product Liability; Guarantees under Mexican Law; Comparative Banking Law in Mexico and Germany; and Mexican Investment Law.
  • Co-Autor of “Business-Guide Mexiko” published by Bundesanzeiger Verlag, 2016.


Miguel Uribe Flores

TEAM

Miguel Uribe Flores

PARTNER

muribe@muclaw.mx

Miguel, is a lawyer graduated from UNAM in 1971, who has dedicated his entire life to labor consulting for companies. Throughout his professional life, he has founded several law firms in the labor law specialty and is currently a partner and leader of the labor area of the firm Macdonel, Uribe, Cuesta, Llaca and Esquivel Abogados. 

He has litigated more than 50 years to date and has intervened or been responsible for more than 150,000 individual and collective labor lawsuits. He has been a lawyer for countless companies, organizations and institutions, from the private and public sectors, among which are the Public Education Ministry, Health Ministry and CONADE. 

Due to his correct perception of the nature of the labor trials in Mexico, he deduced, since 1980, the need to create an evidentiary protocol, with which companies can protect themselves from the enormous vulnerability generated by Mexican labor legislation, motivated by the burden of proof in the judicial proceedings in this area, which implies enormous economic losses to the employer sector; obtaining with it, a legal shield that has motivated the recognition of the clients. 

AREA OF EXPERTISE

For his experience in labor litigation, which directly affects the administration of human resources in companies, he has acquired an enormous knowledge of this proceedings, which has motivated that in the last 20 years of his professional life, he is increasingly required as an advisor in such matter. 

He has advised companies on labor relations, in which it is essential to generate strategic planning, to successfully face the inertia of the unions to obtain advantages in favor of themselves and the workers, generally damaging with it, productivity, efficiency and quality, in the labor processes of the companies. 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

LAW SCHOOL
  • Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • Speaker in the round tables of labor law for COPARMEX.
  • Member of the Mexican Academy of Labor Law. 
  • COPARMEX advisor.
  • Advisor to the Association of Industrialists of the State of Mexico.
  • CONCAMIN advisor. 
  • Speaker in seminars and courses on labor reforms since 1980 and until the most recent of 2019.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Among his most outstanding works, are structural changes in collective labor relations in sectors such as seaports, the sugar industry, the rubber industry, the transport industry, the film industry (in its production, distribution and exhibition segments), television and of entertainment, in which he has managed to defeat extortionist and anachronistic unionism.

  • As for his contributions in the administration of human resources, since 1980 he designed the first work contracts with hourly pay, distance work (home office), monthly salary payments, reduced hours, discontinuous work, and implemented the homologation of technological innovations in the administration of human resources, to provide them with evidentiary efficiency in court, when neither the jurisprudence nor the Mexican labor and social security legislation had contemplated these concepts.

    His work philosophy is to generate all the legal supports in the administration of human resources, to prevent the risks of labor conflicts, for which it has created collective and individual contracts and labor documents with all the concepts of innovation, which generally represent savings to the companies.

     


Esther Uribe Soria

TEAM

Esther Uribe Soria

LAWYER

euribe@muclaw.mx

With more than 6 years of experience, Esther has dedicated herself to advising companies implementing comprehensive strategies where the legal shield is essential to face any labor contingency. Her mission is to improve labor relations at the national level, considering that they are a fundamental part of the economic development in the country.  

She has advised clients from various industries such as film, entertainment, music, gastronomy, automotive, transportation, hotel, parastatal companies and government, electronics and construction, among others. 

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Esther has specialized on labor practice and its different aspects such as individual and collective relationships; as well as the administration of human resources and the advice on strike procedures. Additionally, she has specialized in Legaltech and Innovation Leadership.  

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

STUDIES
  • Universidad Iberoamericana
  • Chelsea Legal English Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Professional Education
  • Certificate in Innovation Leadership
  • Professional Certificate in LegalTech
  • Certificate in Digital Transfomation
  • Certificate in Cloud & DevOps
ESADE Business School
  • KAM: construyendo relaciones con clientes estratégicos
  • Certificado Profesional en Legal Tech en la Era Digital

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • She has directed the implementation of labor evidence protocols for the defense of private and public companies. In addition, she has focused part of her practice on the liberation of private initiative companies, parastatals and the public sector from unions that hinder the development of their corporate purpose and operations, affecting both the employer and the workers. 


Eliser García Macdonel

EQUIPO

Eliser García Macdonel

PARTNER

egarcia@muclaw.mx

Eliser García Macdonel is a specialist in criminal, civil and commercial litigation with 20 years of experience. He has been an advisor to leading national and foreign companies. He has been an advisor to leading national and foreign companies. He has been a recognized expert in the media and in crisis management, and has sponsored some of the most mediatic cases in our country.  

Mr. García Macdonel has advised several factors in the Insurance and Surety sector in Mexico, including one of the largest insurance companies in the world, which makes him a true specialist in Insurance and Surety matters.

SPECIALIZATION AREAS

Being a multidisciplinary litigator allows him to create comprehensive strategies in which the criminal and civil litigation teams of our firm interact, which has resulted in being able to resolve some of the most complex litigation cases of the last 10 years for the benefit of our clients.

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

STUDIES
  • Law degree from Universidad ISEC.
  • Master’s Degree in Law from the same institution.
  • Specialization in Criminal Law from Escuela Libre de Derecho.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • Taught Economic Theory and Political Science at ISEC University.
  • Taught Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law in the Police Function, within the Basic Initial Training Course for Federal Police Applicants with Investigator Profile at Universidad Anáhuac, Campus Norte.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • The litigation area headed by Mr. García Macdonel, has provided his services to several factors in the Insurance and Bonding sector, among which stands out one of the largest insurance companies in the world, which he has sponsored in more than 500 commercial trials nationwide, as well as has sponsored more than 100 processes in criminal matters in various states of the republic, which makes him one of the most recognized lawyers in the Insurance and Bonding sector.
  • One of the most significant matters that our litigation partner has resolved was that of a multi-insured who, shortly after taking out life insurance policies with eight insurance companies, died abruptly. The investigation conducted by our criminal litigation team led to the conclusion that this was a fraud to the detriment of the insurance companies. Due to the intervention of Mr. Garcia Macdonel, our client was able to avoid being charged a large amount of money for the sum insured. Due to the success of the investigation, the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS) organized a meeting for our litigation partner to present the case, which helped more companies to avoid the payment of a claim that was unjustified.
  • Mr. Garcia Macdonel advised another of the largest insurance companies in the world in a matter arising from the use of a false document for the improper collection of a Life Insurance that had a sum insured of more than USD$5,000,000 (five million U.S. dollars). Within the documentation with which the beneficiary accompanied the claim, an altered death certificate was found. Based on the foregoing, Mr. García Macdonel filed a criminal complaint through which he not only obtained the suspension of the commercial lawsuit through which they intended to collect the insured amount, but also obtained that a Criminal Judge issued and executed an arrest warrant against the beneficiary who attempted to defraud the insurance company. This was part of an integral strategy in which the litigation areas in which Eliser specializes were combined.
  • Our litigation partner advised a German auto parts company based in Tlaxcala, due to the fact that employees of the company, particularly in the accounting area, carried out several unjustified transfers to their payroll accounts. After the complaint was filed, a judge issued an arrest warrant against both employees, concluding the process with a conviction by which the company was repaired.