The employment group at DLA Piper provides legal support on a wide range of matters, encompassing collective bargaining, workforce restructurings, harassment, equality plans, whistleblowing, investigations and litigation. International head of the firm's employment practice in EMEA and Asia Pacific Pilar Menor is singled out by clients for being ‘among the best labour and employment lawyers’ in the country. Paz De La Iglesia oversees the employment group in Spain and is experienced in individual and collective dismissals, hiring procedures and litigation. Labour and social security law specialist Pedro Molina often handles negotiations with trade unions and the employment aspects of major transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Pilar Menor is among the best labour and employment lawyers I have dealt with in any jurisdiction.'

  • ‘The team is effective and knowledgeable of the client. Pilar Menor and Paz De la Iglesia are excellent professionals.'

  • 'Pilar is intimately familiar with all aspects of labour and employment regulation in Spain and is always endeavouring to find commercially viable solutions to complex issues.’

Key clients

  • Adobe
  • ADM Promotions
  • Axalta Coating Systems
  • BorgWarner Europe GmbH
  • Commvault
  • Coupa
  • Discovery
  • Dolby
  • Dr Martens
  • Dyson Techologies
  • easyJet
  • Etihad
  • EDP Renovaveis
  • Fiat
  • Generali
  • Hard Rock Café
  • Hilton
  • ICON
  • Itau
  • Levi-Strauss
  • LEWIS Communications
  • London Stock Exchange
  • Lululemon
  • Matrixx
  • NetApp
  • Newell Brands, Inc
  • Nomad Foods Europe
  • Onetrust
  • Ornua
  • Pegasystems
  • Shopify
  • Sodexo
  • Starwood
  • Stuart Delivery
  • Syneos
  • StyleSage
  • STX Commodities B.V.
  • Quaker
  • Uber
  • Verizon
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
  • Waters Corporation
  • World Freight Company

Work highlights

  • Advising Easyjet on the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements for both pilots and cabin crew.
  • Advising Easyjet on the strike actions called by trade unions USO and SEPLA.
  • Advising Kawneer Spain on the implementation of a collective redundancy process.

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Paz De La Iglesia
DLA Piper

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pilar Menor, Paz de la Iglesia

Other key lawyers

Pedro Molina, Raúl Torres