Labor and Employment Issues are Causing Major Disruption in Mexico’s Automotive Supply Chains


GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview, “Labor and Employment Issues are Causing Major Disruption in Mexico’s Automotive Supply Chains” features Raul Rangel. Mr. Rangel is a corporate attorney, who is licensed to practice law in New York and in Mexico, and works closely with other Butzel Long attorneys to represent organizations doing business in Mexico and the United States in a broad range of industries, including automotive.

Audio Interview Guest
Mr. Raul Rangel, Attorney
Butzel Long

In the 17-minute Audio Interview, Mr. Rangel discusses these questions:
• What’s happening in Mexico and why is it happening now? [in the context of employment issues]
• What changes are required by the new USMCA, NAFTA 2.0?
• Why are US and foreign companies concerned with Mexican labor laws?
• How will it affect employers in Mexico?
• How do worker’s strike impact global operations?

About Raul Rangel:
Raul Rangel is a corporate attorney, who is licensed to practice law in New York and in Mexico in the areas of business law, international trade, investment and commerce, business-government relations, technology services, real estate development, and financial services. Mr. Rangel works closely with other Butzel attorneys to represent organizations doing business in Mexico and the United States in a broad range of industries.

Mr. Rangel is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M.) and of the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (J.D.). Mr. Rangel holds a certificate in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management and has attended Harvard University and the London School of Economics.

Prior to joining Butzel Long, Mr. Rangel co-led the promotion and formation of a private equity fund for renewable energy projects in Latin America at a financial advisory services firm. In Mexico, Mr. Rangel served as the lead Counsel for international affairs for Neoris, a CEMEX subsidiary and one of the largest IT consulting firms in Latin America. Mr. Rangel also worked at a prestigious boutique law firm in Monterrey, Mexico, where he advised clients on a broad spectrum of matters pertaining to corporate law and US-Mexico transactions.

Mr. Rangel is also co-founder of RG Nexus, a professional legal and tax advisory services firm based in Monterrey, Mexico.

His native language is Spanish, and he is proficient in English. He has also been certified as legal Spanish – English translator by Nuevo Leon’s State Supreme Court.