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Ana Hernandez

Senior Associate

Ana is specialized in Labour and Social Security employment law with more than 28 years of experience in providing strategic advice to both national and international companies on labour law matters.

She stands out especially for her extensive experience and involvement in business reorganisation processes and collective negotiation with Unions in general as well as regularly advising multinational companies on complex litigation and strategic employment aspects relating to large commercial transactions. She has been involved in a large number of company’s organizational changes, given legal advice and support not only during the phase of analyse in order to determine the legal consequences of the different alternatives and how to implement it but also during the implementation of the decision adopted, in relation with employees, worker’s representatives, procedures of EREs, substantial modifications of the labour conditions, agreements, negotiations, transfers, redundancies, etc.

She is also an expert litigation lawyer before Labour Tribunals and a labour consultant on the day to day running of Companies (employment contracts, Top Executives, redundancies, substantia modifications of the employment contracts, equality rights, rights of the workers representatives, etc) .

Experience

Representative matters

During her more than 28 years of experience Ana has been involved in a several Deals, restructuring process and judicial disputes.

As example of her experience it could be named the following bigger projects: i) advise to a financial services company, on a corporate reorganization that would imply implied massive terminations in the following jurisdictions: Spain, Germany and France, ii) advising a third sector group on the closure of its center in Tenerife acquired after a deal, iii) advise on several closures of companies on the automotive sector, iv) negotiating several companies collective bargaining agreements, teleworking policies or equality plans, v) advising on change of collective labor conditions (salaries, positions, transfer of premises) to a several multinational companies in automotive, industrial and technological sectors.

She has involved in a big number of deals or M&A projects during their different phases: pre-deal, deal and post-deal of different sectors (banking, insurance, technology, food, industrial sector, etc)

Additionally she has a very large experience in Labour Tribunals defending the interest of the companies both in individual and collective disputes and she is an expert in Top management relationships advise.

During her previous experience she has also acquired experience on international employees mobility.

 

 

Pro bono

Ana actively participates in many of the Pro-Bono activities promoted by the firm as well as collaborates with the Catholic Church in helping the most vulnerable people.

Published Work

  • Co-autor of several books and scholarly articles and opinión in varios matters relating to Labour Law
  • Draftsman splecializn, Various Fórums

Speaking Engagements

  • Adjunct Professor of Employment and Social Security Law and several Master Programs, Law Faculty of the Comillas University, Since 1997
  • Professor of High Specialisation Course in Labour Law Advice for Companies at the School of Legal Practice, Complutense University

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association, 1996

Recognition

I admire her capacity to understand problems and offer solutions in a very short time.
Chambers & Partners, 2023
Clients highlight Ana Hernández for her “clear and direct approach to matters and her incredible negotiation skills.
Chambers & Partners, 2022

Awards

  • Leading Lawyer in the employment field, Legal Directory B
  • Best Lawyers and mentioned by the legal directory,Chambers & Partners.
  • Selected in the list of Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers, since 2008 to 2024.
  • Top 10 Elite Employment Lawyers Shaping Spain’s Labor Market, Lawyers Awards, 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

Spain, 1996

Academic

Bachelor's Degree, business advisor, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas - ICADE, 1996

MBA, Executive Master Development Program, ESADE, 1997

Doctorate Degree, Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1998

Certificate, Equality Negotiation, Ministry of Equality in Spain, 2024

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.