Maria Cáceres-Boneau is a partner in the firm’s Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. She advises domestic and international companies on employment litigation, workplace compliance, corporate transactions, and strategic workforce matters. Her clients range from emerging businesses to multinational corporations across diverse industries.
Maria represents employers in federal and state courts and administrative proceedings involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, and wage and hour disputes. She handles all stages of litigation, from pre-litigation demand letters to trial, and advises clients on dispute resolution strategies that align with their business objectives.
Maria also counsels employers on hiring and termination, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, workplace policies, workforce restructuring, and internal investigations. Her practice includes advising on the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.
She advises on the employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, including due diligence, risk assessment, and workforce integration.
Maria regularly assists international companies establishing or expanding US operations, advising on hiring, employment agreements, workforce strategies, and compliance with US employment laws. She collaborates with the firm’s corporate and immigration teams to support clients entering and growing in the US market.
Beyond employment law, Maria serves as a trusted advisor on clients’ broader legal and business needs. Drawing on the firm's global platform, she brings together experienced colleagues in areas such as corporate transactions, immigration, real estate, and complex commercial litigation to provide coordinated counsel across practices and jurisdictions.
Prior to joining the firm, Maria was a partner at an international law firm.
- Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Litigation - Labor and Employment in New York, NY, 2026
- Named to New York Super Lawyers list, 2025-2026
- Named to New York Rising Stars list, 2013-2019
- Mentor, Yale University Cross College Mentorship
- Board Trustee, Museum of the Moving Image
- Regional Advisory Council, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Northeast Chapter
- Speaker, “AI and the Law: A Primer for Undergraduates,” Yale University, 4 November 2026
- Speaker, “Developments in Employment Law,” 78th Annual NYU Conference on Labor and Employment Law, 15 October 2026
- Speaker, “Pre-Exit Planning – Structuring Wealth and Management Risk Years Before a Transaction,” Avance Global, 15 September 2026
- Speaker, “The FTC’s Proposed Rule on Non-Competes,” Cardozo Law School Heyman Center on Corporate Governance, 3 April 2023
- Speaker, “When Two Worlds Collide: Wage Transparency Laws, RIFs, and other Challenges Facing US Employers Hiring Foreign Talent in 2023,” Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Corporate Counsel Conference, 10 March 2023
- Speaker, "Workshop for Founders & Start-Ups: Legal 101," Latinas in Tech Webinar, February 15, 2023
- Speaker, "Allies in Recruiting," 28 September 2022
- Speaker, "Who, What, And Where Of Virtual Lawyering: Insights – How To Excel," New York State Bar Association, Webinar, 3 December 2020
- “Reunión de Trabajo con Empresas del Sector Restaurantero ante la Emergencia delCOVID-19,” U.S. - Mexico Chamber of Commerce, New York City, 7 April 2020
- “Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Implicit Bias in the Workplace,” New York In-House Counsel Meetup, New York City, 7 May 2019
- “Latino Women in U.S. and Cross-Border Business and Initiatives,” U.S. – Mexico Chamber of Commerce, New York City, 11 October 2018
- Author, “Employer Defense Under the Equal Pay Act Clarified,” SHRM, 16 January 2024
- Author, “Investigatory Errors Rule Insufficient to Establish Pretext for ADEA Claim,” SHRM, 18 April 2023
- Author, "No Discrimination When Decision-Maker Was Unaware of Disability," HRMagazine, 20 December 2022
- Author, "Short-Term Impairments May Be Covered by the ADA if Sufficiently Severe," SHRM HR Daily Newsletter, 7 June 2022
- Author, "Part-Time Work Not Ruled a Reasonable Accommodation," SHRM, 2 March 2022
- Co-author, "Learning To Work With Remote Work: Projections for Post-Pandemic Workplace Legal Issues," New York Law Journal, 29 October 2021
- Co-author, “Employee Bad Actors: Can Employers Recover?,” New York Law Journal, 8 January 2020
- Contributing Editor, Chapter 30, “RICO and Labor Law,” The Developing Labor Law (2013 Supplement), Bloomberg BNA, 2013
- Contributing Editor, Chapter 30, “RICO and Labor Law,” The Developing Labor Law (Sixth Edition), Bloomberg BNA, 2012
- Contributing Researcher, “International E-Discovery: A Clash of Cultures and Law,” New York Law Journal, 12 July 2007
- Quoted, “Stop Asking Job Applicants for Pay History, Experts Say,” Newsday, 25 June 2017
- Quoted, “What Did I Make at My Last Job? None of Your Business,” CNN Money, 25 April 2017
