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Ernesto de la Puente T.

  • Associate
  • Mexico City
Biography
With more than 15 years of professional experience, Ernesto specializes in labor and social security matters.

His practice focuses on consulting, but he also represents major companies across various industries in litigation, including the following branches: tire, investment fund management, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, IT, big data, entertainment, services, and retail.

Its activities include advising companies starting operations in Mexico, analyzing and executing contracting structures (including subcontracting), labor and social security audits, implementing or modifying benefits, hiring personnel and terminating labor relations, negotiating and reviewing Collective Labor Agreements, employer substitutions and employee transfers, handling labor inspections, and interpreting national and international legislation on the matter, including handling complaints under the T-MEC Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.

He obtained his law degree, a Specialization in Labor Law and a Master's degree in Law from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoErnesto has been recognized as a Rising Star by the international Legal 500 directory.
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In 2023, he served as a visiting associate at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, in Columbia, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Formation and studies

Law Degree,
2010 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Specialty in Labor Law
2013 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Master of Laws
2015 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Anglo-Saxon Law Course
2017, Center for American and International Law, USA.

Negotiation Program
2019, Harvard University, USA

Master in Industrial and Employment Relations (Cum Laude) 2023 International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) / University of Turin, Italy.

Rankings, awards and recognitions

Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer 2023, 2021
Best Lawyers – Mexico – 2024, 2023


Ernesto de la Puente T.

  • Associate
  • Mexico City
With more than 15 years of professional experience, Ernesto specializes in labor and social security matters.

His practice focuses on consulting, but he also represents major companies across various industries in litigation, including the following branches: tire, investment fund management, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, IT, big data, entertainment, services, and retail.

Its activities include advising companies starting operations in Mexico, analyzing and executing contracting structures (including subcontracting), labor and social security audits, implementing or modifying benefits, hiring personnel and terminating labor relations, negotiating and reviewing Collective Labor Agreements, employer substitutions and employee transfers, handling labor inspections, and interpreting national and international legislation on the matter, including handling complaints under the T-MEC Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.

He obtained his law degree, a Specialization in Labor Law and a Master's degree in Law from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoErnesto has been recognized as a Rising Star by the international Legal 500 directory.

In 2023, he served as a visiting associate at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP, in Columbia, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Law Degree,
2010 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Specialty in Labor Law
2013 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Master of Laws
2015 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Anglo-Saxon Law Course
2017, Center for American and International Law, USA.

Negotiation Program
2019, Harvard University, USA

Master in Industrial and Employment Relations (Cum Laude) 2023 International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) / University of Turin, Italy.

Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer 2023, 2021
Best Lawyers – Mexico – 2024, 2023


Experience and Practices

Publications

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