Employment: Elite
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 1
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The Spanish law firm Garrigues is renowned for its excellence in employment mandates, often catering for a diverse clientele from the banking, insurance and telecommunications sectors. The team is frequently instructed to handle large-scale collective redundancies, advising on negotiations with trade unions and local or European works councils in high-profile matters involving the closure of travel agencies, offices and manufacturing plants. Garrigues has been further involved in assisting corporates with furlough schemes. Collective bargaining agreements are often handled by the firm, as are employee restructurings, while also supporting employers in subsequent mediation or litigation where unions seek to oppose new measures. Clients also benefit from a huge team of lawyers spread across multiple offices, which enables the firm both to provide sufficient resources for major matters and to offer local expertise on smaller contentious mandates. With its prowess in defending high-value claims brought by top executives, Garrigues complements its excellent offering.
Work Highlights
- Garrigues advised Telefónica on the negotiation of a collective labour agreement which encompassed its subsidiaries.
Strengths
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"The team has professionals with wide experience and knowledge in the field. The firm also covers cross-border matters internally with professionals certified in different jurisdictions."
"Garrigues not only encompasses the knowledge of the law, protocols and regulations but also displays a great deal of creativity in problem solving. It is certainly a team that is well structured and communicates and interacts with each other, which makes the work much easier."
"The lawyers are very meticulous in analysing all possible outcomes. The team work harmoniously and have a good understanding of the company's business and complexities, providing top service levels."
"The Garrigues team covers all areas of law and is highly specialised. The answers are technical, with a practical vision adapted to our needs."
"The team has professionals with wide experience and knowledge in the field. The firm also covers cross-border matters internally with professionals certified in different jurisdictions."
"Garrigues not only encompasses the knowledge of the law, protocols and regulations but also displays a great deal of creativity in problem solving. It is certainly a team that is well structured and communicates and interacts with each other, which makes the work much easier."
"The lawyers are very meticulous in analysing all possible outcomes. The team work harmoniously and have a good understanding of the company's business and complexities, providing top service levels."
"The Garrigues team covers all areas of law and is highly specialised. The answers are technical, with a practical vision adapted to our needs."
Notable Practitioners
Senior practitioner Federico Durán López is highly recognised as a practitioner with an incredible breadth of expertise in employment matters. He is also respected for his academic career.
"Federico always provides us with creative solutions. He is always at the disposal of the company to shed light on and solve the legal and strategic problems raised."
"Federico's ingenious solutions and solid knowledge make it a luxury to be able to count on his personal and direct advice."
As one of Spain's leading employment law experts, Rosa Zarza regularly advises on collective bargaining agreements, labour force restructurings and the employment aspects of M&A transactions. Designing internal policies in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic also falls within her area of expertise.
"Rosa is clever, and she has a very wide vision of the labour market and the company and of the sector we work in. She helps us with the best strategies to defend us and prevent conflicts."
"Rosa's leadership is remarkable. She always shows sensitiveness and flexibility even on the most difficult matters."
"She is the best professional in labour issues that I have found nationwide. I have been working with her for many years."
"Rosa stands out for her experience, reliability and technical skills. She is very analytical, which is really important in legal matters."
Top-ranked lawyer Adriano Gómez García-Bernal is renowned for his prowess in handling complex employment mandates including corporate reorganisations and related employee transfers. He is also adept at handling collective bargaining agreements.
"Adriano's performance is impeccable and extraordinary. He always provides us with solutions and creative arguments."
"Adriano is an excellent professional with a close relationship with the clients. His advice is always at levels of excellence."
"He is a great professional with solid knowledge and experience, who transmits security to the client."
Rafael Giménez-Arnau is held in high esteem for his prowess in handling complex labour investigations and collective lay-off matters.
"Rafael's personal skills during negotiations and proposing strategic positions in cases are outstanding."
"Rafael encompasses all traits that I consider a good labour partner should have, namely knowledge, common sense and being very balanced."
José Manuel Mateo is well versed in handling M&A-related employment cases and employee transfers, and also assists with complex dismissals of top executives.
"José Manuel is polite, assertive, highly experienced and and has strong knowledge."
"He is very good - he's clear and knows the legislation very well."
Ángel Olmedo is known for advising Spanish clients on M&A-related employment cases.
"Ángel is an excellent processional with a high level of expertise and fantastic results."
"We must highlight his deep knowledge and his ability to adapt to the client, especially in the face of surprises and urgent queries."
Ranked Lawyers at
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