Alejandro Ferreiro, new labor director at Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Alejandro Ferreiro as the new legal director of its labor department in Spain. He joins from Garrigues, where he worked for the past six years. Ferreiro has over 12 years of experience in labor and social security law. Throughout his career, he has provided recurring labor law advice to companies across various sectors, with a notable specialization in corporate acquisitions and restructuring, negotiation of collective redundancies (ERE) and temporary layoffs (ERTE), as well as collective bargaining and labor agreements.
His experience also includes managing disciplinary procedures, objective and disciplinary dismissals, legal defense in proceedings before labor courts, labor due diligence in corporate transactions, and advice on functional and geographic mobility. Other areas of specialization include international employee assignments, substantial changes to working conditions, senior management labor relations, and advising on inspections by labor and social security authorities, as well as proceedings relating to surcharges for non-compliance with occupational risk prevention regulations.
A graduate in Law from the University of Barcelona, Alejandro Ferreiro holds a postgraduate degree in labor and commercial legal practice from the Barcelona Bar Association, as well as a postgraduate degree in Compliance from Pompeu Fabra University. He also combines his professional work with an academic role, teaching in the Master’s in Labor Legal Advisory at the Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF) and the Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA).
Jacobo Martínez, managing partner of Eversheds Sutherland in Spain, notes: “Alejandro’s appointment reaffirms the firm’s commitment to a highly relevant and strategic area for companies in a context marked by a true regulatory tsunami and constantly evolving legislation. His solid career, deep technical knowledge, and experience in complex restructuring and collective bargaining processes perfectly align with the high-value advisory profile we offer our clients.”
Alejandro Ferreiro adds: “Eversheds Sutherland’s strong growth in Spain, its international focus, and the technical quality of its teams were decisive factors in taking this step. I join with great enthusiasm and the aim of contributing to the growth of the Labor Department, supporting clients in an increasingly demanding and dynamic environment.”
