About
Raquel Ortiz is an associate in the Mexico office of DLA Piper, focusing on labor, employment, social security, and workplace discrimination and harassment matters. She has over six years of experience defending pharmaceutical, automotive, and construction machinery companies in employment litigation, and advises on strategies to modify work conditions, hire expatriates and C-level employees, terminate employment relationships, and handle personnel transfers from M&A, spin-offs, downsizing, and closures. She assists corporate groups with policy drafting, employee training on discrimination and sexual harassment, and manager training on best labor practices. Ortiz has experience with labor and social security authority audits and inspections, representation in litigation and social security proceedings, and due diligence for internal compliance and M&A.