Lega assists clients with individual and collective labour matters, as well as social security issues, with key areas of focus including advising on recruitment and talent retention processes, executive compensation, labour audits, reduction of workforce and project negotiations. The firm’s clientele includes high-profile names from the oil and gas and pharmaceutical industries, among others, which benefit from the firm’s membership of the Employment Law Alliance. John Tucker-Barboza specialises in executive compensation and litigation regarding special compensation packages, as well as workforce restructuring and cross-border employment issues, while Carlos Alberto Henríquez handles negotiations and litigation, and María Elena Subero is experienced in downsizing processes and negotiations with unions. Isabel Pestana is another key name from the firm.
Key clients
- Coca-Cola FEMSA
- Jones Lang Lasalle
Work highlights
- Defending IBM against a claim for employment benefits resulting from applying certain special bonuses as salary.
- Represented Major League Baseball team the Seattle Mariners in a lawsuit filed by a former employee before the Labour Courts in Maracaibo.