José Ignacio Jiménez-Poyato
Jose Ignacio is the head of the employment, pensions and incentives practice at the Madrid office.
He specialises on advising on corporate restructuring processes, collective bargaining and mediation. His practice has focused on defending the interests of companies before the labour courts in dismissal proceedings, challenges against electoral processes, challenges to collective bargaining agreements, collective disputes, monetary claims and claims to uphold rights, etc. As a consultant advisor, he has developed and implemented programmes in different sectors, specialising in ordinary collective bargaining, employment regulations, social plans, personnel management and administration policies.
As a consultant advisor, he has developed and implemented programmes in different sectors, focusing on ordinary collective bargaining, employment regulations, social plans, personnel management and administration policies.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- a recycling plastic waste company on the assessment, strategy, and comprehensive support during the restructuring and dismissal procedures in Spain
- the travel division of a hospitality group on the design, assessment and draft of the management incentive plan (MIP) to motivate and retain top-tier executives of a leading Spanish hotel chain
- a global infrastructure manager on legal advice on labor and social security matters related to the due diligence process for the acquisition of Enso Group, the main integrated bioenergy platform in Spain
- a global private equity company on legal advice on the design, assessment and draft of the management incentive plan (MIP) to motivate and retain top-tier executives of a leading media company, part of its portfolio
- a tech-based multinational recruitment company on legal advice on the contractual relationship of two key employees (CEO and COO)
Background
He has a degree in Law by Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). He speaks Spanish and English. He is admitted in the Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid (ICAM – Madrid Bar Association).
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