Based in six major cities across the country, Sagardoy Abogados, member of Ius Laboris offers employers assistance with the full scope of contentious and advisory labour matters. The group is under the joint leadership of four practitioners: in Madrid, Iñigo Sagardoy is a key contact for international matters, while Martín Godino focuses on collective negotiations and restructurings; David Isaac Tobía manages the Barcelona office; and Juan Sebastián Medina splits his time between Malaga and Sevilla. The strong bench, renowned for its ‘experience, closeness, professionalism’ and ’speed of response’, also includes Román Gil, who advises on collective agreements and litigation, Montserrat Alonso, a name to note for complex restructurings involving multinationals, and associate Ana Goerlich.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Experience, closeness, professionalism, speed of response.'

  • 'They are competitive, rigorous and brave in making proposals for solutions to the problems that arise.'

  • 'I want to highlight the commitment to their clients, their involvement and their know-how. Their involvement allows us to establish fundamental relationships of trust when making the best decisions. I especially want to highlight Montserrat Alonso and Martín Godino.'

  • 'Montserrat Alonso: close, transparent, committed, practical, diligent, rigorous, hard-working.'

  • 'Great professionals, great results.'

  • 'The lawyers are very well-trained, approachable, and communicate very well.'

  • 'My experience with them has been excellent.'

Key clients

  • Caja Rural de Aragon
  • Vitaldent
  • Sareb
  • Garaipen Apustuak
  • Grupo Inditex
  • Asociacion Retail Textil España (ARTE)
  • AXA seguros generales
  • Twitter Spain
  • AB Servicios Selecta
  • Pierre et Vacances

Work highlights

  • Advised Airbus SAS on the termination of an employment contract of a senior engineer with an international career who filed two claims – in France and in Spain – arguing that he should receive a double severance payment.
  • Advising on the creation of the first and only national employers' association for the textile sector, which includes groups such as Inditex, Mango, H&M, Primark, Uniqlo and JD Sport.
  • Advised Twitter Spain on a collective dismissal.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Iñigo Sagardoy, Martín Godino, David Isaac Tobía, Juan Sebastian Medina

Other key lawyers

Román Gil, Montserrat Alonso, Ana Goerlich