José Octaviano Contreras Guadarrama

José joined Sánchez Devanny Firm in 2016 as part of the Labor, Immigration and Social Security area. Such firm represents several national and transnational companies of different sectors for instance banking, automotive, communications, chemistry, pharmaceutical, motor transport, restaurant, parcel, household appliances, among others.

José has a wide experience for more than 7 years in Labor and Social Security Litigations. His experience is based on a high level collective and individual cases. Likewise, He is led to consult on labor and social security matters, as well as assistance in the transfer and termination of executive employees, labor features related to fusions, acquisitions, restructuring and privatization of companies.

Previously, he served as a lawyer in an important law firm working in labor and Social Security area in Mexico City; by which he participated in assistance and follow-up of high-level collective and individual cases before entering in the process of the Conciliation and Arbitration Boards of Mexico City and those located in the different places of the Mexican Republic.

Prior to his specialization as a lawyer in Labor and Social Security, he took part of the legal staff of an important company located within the Customs Sector in Mexico. He was also part of the Judicial Power of the State of Mexico within the Fourth Civil Court of Minor Amount in the City of Toluca, Mexico.

He graduated in Law through the Instituto Universitario del Estado de México in 2014, such exam was supported by his professional thesis: "El Arraigo, violation of the fundamental right of innocence in Mexico." He studied the specialty of Amparo Law at the Universidad Panamericana de la Ciudad de México in 2016. In addition, he completed the diploma course "Strategic Planning and High Business Management Tools" taught by the Mexican Bar, Buffet Law Association, and currently is an active member of BNI (Business Network International), and he’s studying Master's Degree in Constitutional Procedure Law by the Universidad Panamericana de la Ciudad de México nowadays.