Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo, S.C. (MGGL)

Labour and employment law specialist, with focus on transactional work, labour consulting and dispute resolution.

Santiago Marván is a senior partner of Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo, and is widely recognised as one of Mexico’s leading labour and employment specialists.

His practice covers a wide range of areas, including transactional work, labour consulting and dispute resolution. His strong litigation and analytical skills enable him to attract blue-chip corporate clients and prominent financial institutions, for whom he regularly acts as lead counsel in business-critical labour & employment matters. He is also a preferred partner for market-leading corporate law firms in Mexico City, whom he frequently advises on the labour aspects of high-end M&A and corporate restructurings.

Santiago has over 35 years of experience advising companies on their most complex and challenging labour law issues, particularly in the financial services, industrial manufacturing, retail and consumer goods sectors.

Santiago is listed as ‘Leading Lawyer’ by Legal500, that ranks the firm in Tier 1, commenting: “All partners and lawyers are very professional and available in the care of labour matters with extensive experience in the sector”. He consistently receives outstanding client feedback. Chambers & Partners recently stated: “Whenever he handles a matter, he does so by proposing excellent strategies and alternatives”.

Since 2019, he is recognized by BestLawyers as one of the best lawyers in Mexico for work in Labor and Employment Law, and was, in 2021, recognized by Leaders League as a Leading lawyer in the Labor & Employment area.

Santiago participated as co-author of the book “Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Comentada”, coordinated by the Minister of the Supreme Justice Court, Lic. José Ramón Cossío; this in commemoration of the Constitution’s 100th anniversary.

He lectured at ITAM as Professor of the Collective Bargaining module, and he currently teaches Labor Procedural Law at Universidad Panamericana.

English and Spanish

Santiago graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana with Honors, and obtained a LL.M. from Harvard Law School. He also concluded the Executive Management Program (AD2) at IPADE Business School.