With extensive experience in HR policies, negotiation and modification of working conditions, compliance, investigations and litigation, A&O Shearman stands out for its ‘availability, speed and ability to analyse and solve problems’. Silvia Bauzá adeptly handles the employment aspects of M&A deals and is well versed in the corporate restructuring of domestic and multinational companies. At the associate level, Ana Hernández is engaged in collective bargaining, layoffs and litigation before labour courts and tribunals, the latter of which is a key area of activity for Jose Antonio Segovia.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Availability, speed and ability to analyse and solve problems.’

  • 'I would highlight Ana Hernández and José Antonio Segovia. What differentiates them from competitors is the agility to respond to business needs without losing legal consistency.'

  • 'Proximity and interest in getting to know the client.'

  • 'Deeply focused on the needs of the client.'

  • 'Silvia Bauzá's technical knowledge is outstanding, but her totally personalised attention to the client, involvement in each issue, effectiveness and speed in resolution is well above the average of any other labour partner with whom I have worked during my 25 years of professional practice.'

  • 'Very reactive and available at all times.'

Key clients

  • Tradition Financial Services S.A.U
  • Capgemini
  • Airbus Group (Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Operations, and Airbus UpNext)
  • JTI
  • Clovis Oncology
  • Acciona
  • Aquila
  • Indra
  • Volvo Renault & Trucks
  • Forus Deporte
  • AD Ports Group
  • Softbank
  • EQT
  • Blackstone and Brookfield

Work highlights

  • Assisted Compagnie Financière Tradition (CFT) with the the implementation of complex remuneration schemes.
  • Acting for Capgemini in individual litigation and collective procedures.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Silvia Bauzá

Other key lawyers

Ana Hernández,  José Antonio Segovia