Press Room

Our team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a fantastic 2025! This year, we celebrated our Christmas dinner at the amazing Dstage (by chef Diego Guerrero). With 2 Michelin stars, Diego's team amazed us with impossible and incredibly creative culinary creations. Additionally, this year, the restaurant was awarded an extra Michelin star: the Green Star, which recognizes the most cutting-edge restaurants in terms of sustainable practices.

Our law firm represented the sole association of employers of industrial cold factories (ALDEFE) during the negotiation of the new National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the trade unions, which will apply until 31st December 2026. Among the most significant updates agreed upon between ALDEFE and the trade unions (UGT and CC.OO.), we highlight the following: - The annual working hours are not reduced, nor are vacation days increased. Salaries will progressively increase over the three-year period, reaching a total of 13% (less than 5% per year). - A minimum on-call compensation of EUR 30/day will be included in the CBA, standardizing what was previously paid in the sector to avoid abusive competitive practices. - Companies will be required to have an insurance that covers compensation for death, severe disability, and total or absolute permanent incapacity, resulting solely from work related accidents, amounting to EUR 20,000. - Inclusive language will be used in the CBA to represent all workers, and the parties commit to planning measures for equality and against discrimination of the LGTBIQ+ community in the coming months.

Our colleagues Beatriz Sánchez and Almudena Álvarez attended this week the largest AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers Annual Labour Law Conference ever, held in magical Istanbul! Almudena Álvarez had the honor of moderating the panel on “Changing views and laws on working times?” together with dynamic speakers from different countries.

Our colleagues Nuria Naranjo and Almudena Álvarez participated this week in the Fall Meeting of "ELLINT: Employment & Labor Lawyers International" in sunny Lisbon. After discussing new trends in employment law (among others, are gender-critical beliefs protected from discrimination at the workplace?) and planning upcoming ELLINT meetings, we got to enjoy the sunset at Javá rooftop and the Portuguese cuisine at the famous TimeOut market, as well as a super fun team building activity at Carcavelos Beach. Muito obrigadas pela organizaçao Manuel Ferreira and Paramount Legal team! Our firm is a proud member of this organization of employment and labor law firms across the globe (18 countries!).

Our colleagues Beatriz Sánchez, Marta Roig, Inés López, and Almudena Álvarez have needed more than a week to recover from what it was the largest AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) Annual Congress ever, with almost 800 participants from 68 jurisdictions, which took place Sept 3-7 in our beloved hometown Madrid. Our firm had the honor of sponsoring this memorable event, our partner, Almudena Álvarez, was co-chair of the Organizing Committee, and our associate, Beatriz Sánchez, got appointed member of the AIJA Executive Committee. Under the theme "Thinking Globally - The Role of International Lawyers in a World Searching for Answers" the participants/speakers analyzed various legal issues structured in 5 pillars: i) Technology, ii) Defense & Security, iii) Trade, iv) Energy Transition, and v) Inequality.