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Paz de la Iglesia

Paz de la Iglesia

Europe 2026

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Practice Areas

Paz brings more than twenty years’ experience, having worked at Uría and Ashurst before leading DLA Piper’s Employment practice in Spain, where she has spent the past few years of her career.

She has extensive experience in all aspects of Employment and Social Security law and is specialised in providing advice on the hiring of ordinary employees and senior managers, the carrying out of individual and collective dismissals, defending clients' interests before the Employment courts, collective negotiations, employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions and legal due diligences, etc.

She is particularly recognized by her expertise in the hospitality sector where she has carried out relevant RIFs as well as in the Insurance and Life Sciences sectors.

Paz is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars in employment matters, has contributed to several specialised publications and has also published several press articles on employment issues. She is praised by clients for her technical expertise and practical advice.

She is also a teacher at the University Carlos III, at the Escuela de Práctica Jurídica as well as at ISDE Law Business School.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Employment: Highly Regarded - Spain

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

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.

Strengths

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  • Paz is creative, dynamic and has a relationship-building mindset.

    Employment: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide
  • She has a deep understanding of Spanish employment law and excellent commercial skills. She perfectly understands the issues at hand and proposes novel and innovative solutions.

    Employment: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide
  • Paz is one of a kind, she is reliable and dependable. She clearly cares about her clients and always does a fantastic job. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone.

    Employment: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide
  • She provides expertise and knowledge, she is incredibly solid and her answers are authoritative.

    Employment: Highly RegardedChambers European Guide

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