Lara Vivas
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Employment: Barcelona
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About
Provided by Lara Vivas
Practice Areas
Partner. Specialist in labor law, particularly in regulatory compliance and in restructuring; extensive international experience, advising national and multinational companies on legal matters from a legal and economical analysis perspective, and advising on sustainability policies. She has handled collective bargaining processes, including mediation in collective disputes and strikes. She has participated in restructuring processes under Spanish and European law and represented clients in proceedings in first- and second-instance courts in Spain. She regularly participates in crossborder commercial transactions.
Career
She is an associate lecturer of employment and labor law, and employment compliance and investigations at ESADE University (Barcelona), Ms. Vivas frequently lectures on postgraduate courses and seminars in Spain and abroad.
Professional Memberships
She is an honorary member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) where she has held several positions, including treasurer, and speaks regularly at conferences organized by the International Bar Association (IBA).
Publications
She has written and co-written several articles in newspapers and journals specializing in Spanish labor law.
Personal
Master of Laws (Fulbright scholarship), University of Chicago, 2009. Diploma in Business Studies, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 2008. Master in Employment Law, ESADE, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2002. Bachelor of Laws, ESADE, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2002.
Chambers Review
Europe
Lara Vivas advises on employment matters related to internal investigations, arbitration of labour disputes and collective dismissals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lara is really good at providing strategic advice, learning and adapting to our client needs; she has a lot of negotiating expertise."
"Lara is really good at providing strategic advice, learning and adapting to our client needs; she has a lot of negotiating expertise."