Practice Expertise

  • Immigration
  • Labor, Employment & Social Security
  • Social Security
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Areas of Practice

  • Immigration
  • Labor, Employment & Social Security
  • Social Security
  •  

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WSG Leadership

  • Employment and Labor Group - Member
  • WSG Coronavirus Task Force Group - Member

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As of February 2012 is the Partner responsible for the Labor, Employment, Social Security and Immigration practice group of Basham, Ringe y Correa S.C.

He has been engaged in the practice of labor (both collective and individual), employment, and social security law, and is a trial lawyer, as well as a strategist and counselor.

Has given conferences for different associations and chambers of commerce in the fields of labor and constitutional law.

Was a 2011 pro bono award recipient from the Mexican Bar Association for his dedication to serving the community in labor and employment matters.

Has given conferences for different associations and chambers of commerce in the fields of labor and constitutional law.
Was a 2011 pro bono award recipient from the Mexican Bar Association for his dedication to serving the community in labor and employment matters.

Professor of Social Security Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City (1985-1986), Collective Labor Law and Labor Procedural Law at the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City (1988-1990) and Collective Labor Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana (1991-2010).

Education
Obtained his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana. Is the author of the professional thesis entitled: "Los conflictos colectivos de titularidad" (Collective Disputes on Union Certification) in 1986. Obtained a master s degree in: Comparative Jurisprudence, from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Is the author of the mater in law thesis entitled; "Conflicts of Law, Jurisdiction and Mexican Law" in 1988.

Areas of Practice

  • Immigration
  • Labor, Employment & Social Security
  • Social Security

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Chambers & Partners Latin America Band 1 for many consecutive years as of this date.

Legal 500, Band 1 for many years as of this date.

Jorge De Presno is one of the country s leading labor lawyers. He has an outstanding reputation in the market and is hailed by clients as: responsive, thorough, experienced and well connected in the market.- Who s Who Legal 2014.

He has one of the most highly regarded labor law practices in Mexico City.- Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA).

Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • International Fiscal Association
  • Mexican Bar Association

Has been member of the board of directors of the Barra Mexicana (Mexican Bar Association) for various periods of time.

Is also member of the Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de Mexico (Illustrious and National College of Lawyers of Mexico), the Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (National Association of In-house Counsel), the American Bar Association and the Federacion Interamericana de Abogados (Inter-American Bar Association) (FIA).

He is also a member of the board of director of the FIA and President of the Labor and Social Security Law Committee.

President of the Inter-American Bar Association from 2008 through 2009.

Active member of the labor and employment law committees in all of the above-mentioned associations.

He was coordinator of the labor and employment and social security committee of the Mexican Bar Association.



Articles

Additional ArticlesIs the co-author of a book published by the Mexican Bar Association entitled “Falta de liquidez de las empresas y sus consecuencias juridicas” (Lack of Companies Liquidity and its Legal Consequences).

Contributed a chapter on Mexico for ABA s International Practitioner s Deskbook Series: International Labor and Employment Law, A Practical Guide (June 1, 2006).

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