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Clifford Chance is a popular choice for major multinationals across industries such as pharma, banking, retail, transport, tech and energy, seeking advice on the employment aspects of M&A and financing deals, restructuring processes, employment claims and matters involving senior management. Employment law specialist Jorge Martín-Fernandez oversees the team with Pablo De Haro, who focuses on pensions and employment incentives. Íñigo Olabarri, who has extensive experience in labour inspections, litigation, restructuring processes and collective negotiations, joined from A&O Shearman in April 2024.
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  • ‘Efficient and very quick and accurate response. Very professional.'

  • ‘Closeness, empathy and professionalism.’

  • ‘Clifford Chance brings local and international experience, which is key to meeting our legal needs. They also bring credibility and specialisation in the area of ​​law that we needed.'

  • ‘Jorge, Íñigo, and Natalia form a great team and have been an exceptional partner. I would like to highlight their transparency, communication, understanding of needs and availability. They have been transparent at all times, have clearly explained the processes and procedures and have kept us informed about the progress of our case. They perfectly understood our legal needs and were available to meet with us and to answer our questions and queries throughout the process.'

Key clients

  • Freenow
  • Pfizer
  • Cellnex
  • Citibank
  • Esteve
  • Cinven
  • Stirling Square Capital Partners
  • Restaurant Brands Iberia / Cinven
  • TPG Angelo Gordon and Westmont Hospitality / Room Mate
  • Veolia Spain

Work highlights

Advises Freenow on a cross-border restructuring procedure that implies redundancies in several countries across Europe.
Advises Pfizer on a wide range of employment matters on an ongoing basis, including litigation procedures for illegal assignment of employees, pensions issues and disciplinary dismissals
Advises Cellnex on the implementation of incentive plans for its management team and on the amendment of management contracts.

Practice head

Jorge Martín-Fernández; Pablo Serrano de Haro

Other key lawyers

Iñigo Olabarri; Natalia Olarra