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Fernando Solana

Associate
Madrid
About

Fernando Solana is an associate in the Employment Law department at DLA Piper's Madrid office (Spain). He focuses his practice on providing strategic advice to medium and large companies on a wide range of employment, Social Security, and human resources matters, both nationally and internationally, and across various industry sectors.

He regularly advises on employment and Social Security issues in the context of corporate acquisitions and related processes, including drafting and management of various types of employment contracts, individual and collective dismissals, changes in working conditions, disciplinary actions, work permits, outsourcing arrangements, conciliation procedures, and legal representation in labor and Social Security litigation, as well as international employee mobility, among other matters.

 
Areas of FocusEmployment

EXPERIENCE

  • Providing legal and employment advice on corporate transactions (mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing, etc.), both nationally and internationally, as well as on all related processes arising from such transactions.
  • Advising on the termination of employment relationships, both individual and collective.
  • Delivering comprehensive employment law advice for the implementation of business operations in Spain.
  • Offering legal counsel and assistance to companies in various sectors, including aeronautics, aerospace, software development, artificial intelligence, strategic consulting, and others.
  • Representing clients at the national level in conciliation proceedings, labor disputes, and proceedings before the Labor Inspectorate.
  • Participating in employment and Social Security due diligence processes.
  • Drafting legal and employment-related documentation.
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Finalist for the 20th Young Lawyers Award from the Garrigues Study Center
  • Participation in various pro bono initiatives in the areas of labor, social security, and immigration with various renowned associations, foundations, and NGOs.
Education
  • Centro de Estudios Garrigues, Spain. Master's Degree in Legal and Labor Practice, 2020-2021
  • University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Academic exchange, 2017
  • Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (ACLES) First Certificate in English, 2017

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM).
  • Member of the Spanish Labor Lawyers Forum (FORELAB).
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Phone

+34 600 692 822
(Work, Madrid)
+34 917 901 680
(Mobile, Madrid)