Cuatrecasas hires lawyer Isabel Merenciano as new Labor and Employment partner

Cuatrecasas consolidates its strategic position in Spanish labor and employment law by hiring  lawyer Isabel Merenciano as a new partner in its Valencia office. With this appointment, which reaffirms the firm’s commitment to a practice that is constantly growing and evolving, Cuatrecasas seeks to strengthen its exceptional team in the Levante region.

Isabel Merenciano has an outstanding career practicing as a labor lawyer for almost 25 years, with an extensive background making her a leading expert in labor and employment law, both in an advisory capacity and in litigation for companies. She has extensive experience in advising companies (especially in the automotive, financial, industrial, port and transport sectors) and institutions in relation to collective bargaining, management of collective processes, restructurings, senior management, labor aspects of corporate transactions, and implementation and review of policies on preventing risks in the workplace.

With a Bachelor of Laws and doctorate studies from Universidad de Valencia, Isabel Merenciano was recognized by Best Lawyers, in 2015 and in 2017, as best female lawyer in Spain in labor law. She is an arbitrator at the Labor Arbitration Tribunal in the autonomous region of Valencia, and an associate lecturer of  labor law and social security law at Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera, as well as lecturing in its master for admission to the practice of law. She also speaks regularly at seminars and conferences, and has published many articles.

“Working with a leading firm such as Cuatrecasas  is a decisive and important step in my career which I am very proud of. The firm considered my experience in a practice area that is growing in terms of advisory needs, particularly in recent years, and which, after the recent legislative changes, has taken on a decisive role in business planning” said Isabel about her hiring at Cuatrecasas.

Isabel Mereciano will contribute significant added value to the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice, guaranteeing its position as a leader in this area on the market. The firm’s Valencia office will be reinforced with this addition to a highly specialized team that, for the last 26 years, has been advising the main companies and institutional entities in the region from all economic sectors.