With trained specialists working across the full spectrum of employment law matters, market leader Cuatrecasas attracts instructions from an impressive client roster comprised of local businesses, large multinationals and public institutions operating in an array of sectors. WIth a wealth of experience advising on the labour aspects of high-cap M&A deals, the firm is also well positioned to handle large workforce restructurings, collective agreements and internal investigations. The practice is jointly led by Barcelona-based Rubén Agote, who advises on collective bargaining, company policies and employment disputes, and Juan Bonilla in Madrid, who is renowned for his experience in contract terminations, pension issues and corporate transactions. Both practitioners are well versed in acting for clients at court appellate level. Other key individuals include labour law specialist and former senior judge Jordi Puigbó and Isabel Merenciano, whose expertise covers corporate, litigation and criminal matters in this space.

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Key clients

  • Oracle
  • Cristian Lay (CL)
  • Johnson Health Technologies
  • Magnon Green Energy
  • Diamond Resorts (Hilton Grand Vacations, HGV)
  • NTT
  • Federación Empresarial Hotelera de Mallorca
  • IMESAPI
  • Microsoft
  • 3M

Work highlights

  • Advised Oracle on a collective dismissal of over 150 employees.
  • Advised IMESAPI on negotiating, drafting and agreeing on its new gender equality plans.
  • Advising the Hotel Business Federation of Mallorca (FEHM) on the negotiation of the 16th collective bargaining agreement for the hospitality industry in the Balearic Islands.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rubén Agote, Juan Bonilla

Other key lawyers

Jordi Puigbó, Salvador del Rey, Isabel Merenciano