Employment: Elite
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 3
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Chambers Review
The employment team at DLA Piper assists prominent national and international corporates with often complex employment mandates in Spain. Temporary lay-offs and redundancy procedures are regularly handled by its team, often acting for well-known clients from the retail and hospitality sectors. DLA Piper is also highly active in contentious issues, with a particularly strong caseload relating to individual terminations. Defending sanctions proceedings and civil claims relating to workplace accidents and assisting with harassment investigations also fall within the firm's expertise. With its strength in labour aspects of M&A transactions and restructurings, DLA Piper complements its offering.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper advised Kawneer Spain on the implementation of a collective redundancy process following the closure of a factory.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team provided very clear insights in addition to the legal advice."
"The advice provided was always very sound in relation to the business model and priorities of the business."
"The quality combined with speediness of the team has been remarkable, especially in employment law matters. There was a deep understanding of the possible impact on both the business as well as relevant individuals."
"The team provided very clear insights in addition to the legal advice."
"The advice provided was always very sound in relation to the business model and priorities of the business."
"The quality combined with speediness of the team has been remarkable, especially in employment law matters. There was a deep understanding of the possible impact on both the business as well as relevant individuals."
Notable Practitioners
Pilar Menor remains a trusted adviser due to the breadth of her expertise in complex employment mandates across Spain. She regularly handles collective lay-offs, difficult dismissal litigation and M&A-related labour law issues.
"Pilar is one of my favourite lawyers to work with. She applies a common-sense approach to complex legal problems and always provides value to us as her client."
"She has a very good knowledge of labour law and we are very confident working with her."
"Pilar has been instrumental in getting us to our objectives."
Paz de la Iglesia enjoys a robust standing in the Spanish employment world, regularly advising on collective lay-offs and dismissals, M&A and restructuring-related mandates, and social security inspections.
"Paz is an outstanding lawyer with impeccable integrity who ignites trust in her clients and empowers her team."
"She has a global overview to provide advice. She can translate problems in a simple manner in a very dynamic way."
Ranked Lawyers at
DLA Piper LLP
Spain