Diego Hernández
Latin America Employment Law Specialist
Diego has 12+ years across Latin American employment law with a primary focus on Brazil (CLT and eSocial) and Mexico (LFT). Former senior associate at a São Paulo employment boutique and in-house labour counsel for a regional retail group operating across six LATAM countries.
About Diego
Diego is Peorient's Latin America employment law lead. He qualified as an Abogado in Brazil, spent four years at one of São Paulo's best-known employment boutiques arguing CLT reclassification cases at the Tribunal Regional do Trabalho, then went in-house as labour counsel for a regional retail group with operations in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. The 13th-salary calculation traps that catch foreign employers? He has seen all of them. He has personally negotiated 40+ collective bargaining agreements (CCT) in Brazil and was on the implementation team when the Reforma Tributária rolled out across 2026. He writes the Peorient Latin America coverage from his desk in São Paulo, including the Brazil and Mexico country guides and the 13th-month pay reference content.
Areas of expertise
Education
- LL.M. International Labour Law, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- JD (Abogado), Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Credentials & certifications
- Licensed attorney with the Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB São Paulo)
- Registered labour law advisor with the Ministerio de Trabajo, Argentina
Speaking & publishing
- ABRH São Paulo HR Tech Forum, 2024 and 2025
- Latin America Compliance Association Annual Conference, 2023
- AmCham Brasil Global Mobility panel, 2025
Professional memberships
- Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB São Paulo)
- Asociación Latinoamericana de Derecho del Trabajo (ALDT)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Social Cesarino Júnior
Also written by Diego
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