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Carlos de la Torre

Carlos de la Torre

Carlos de la Torre
Carlos de la Torre
Position
Partner
Telephone
+34 91 582 91 00
Email
cdelatorre@ga-p.com
Nº collegiate member
108.621 ICAM
Office of Madrid
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Paseo de la Castellana, 216. 28046 Madrid (España)
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(+34) 91 582 91 00
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madrid@ga-p.com

Carlos is a partner of Employment at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.  

He has a wide experience in Employment Law in Spain and the United Kingdom. Carlos has special qualifications for legal advice on employment inspections, work accident situations and for the adequate management of health and safety, as well as in relation to the obligations of companies in terms of contributions to the Social Security. He has been a mediator in labour conflicts and an instructor in investigations of situations of workplace harassment and/or discrimination.

He holds a law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He has completed postgraduate programs at the IE University and at IESE, and a specialisation program in Community Law at the UCM and completed the PhD from the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid. Carlos advises national and international companies on employment relationships and employment matters, with special emphasis on company restructuring and collective dismissals, negotiations with unions and Workers’ Committees, substantial modifications, negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, employment due diligences, equality plans, staff subrogation and top executive contracts. 

Carlos is an Employment and Social Security Inspector (on leave of absence) and has been Director of HR at ICO and Development Counselor at the Spanish Embassy in London and representative of Spain at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and at the IOPC Fund.

Currently, he is co-director of the FIDE Forums “Actualidad Laboral” and “ESG” and visiting professor and speaker at ESADE; IE; IESE; ICADE and CEOE. He is a founding partner and Vice President of ADIRELAB and a partner of FORELAB and ASNALA. He is also a member of the Group of Experts of the UNE standard for Social and Labour Compliance. Also, Carlos is part of the Employment Law Alliance (“ELA”).

He is the author of the CEOE Guide “How to deal with an Employment Inspection in the company” and coauthor of, among others, the monographs “Company restructuring and accompanying social plans” and “Sustainable Employment Market 2022: public and business strategies”.

Areas and sectors in which he/she collaborates

He joins Gómez-Acebo & Pombo as a partner in 2022.

1987 | Law degree by the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain).

2002 | Specialisation program in Community Law at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

2002 | Director of Human Resources at Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)

2003 | PDD at IESE Business School (Spain).

2013 | PhD by Rey Juan Carlos University (Spain).

2014 | Employment and Social Security Inspector (on leave of absence)

2022 | Partner in an international firm.

Member of the Spanish Bar Association (ICAM)

Member of the FIDE

Member of the Employment Law Alliance (ELA)

Founding member and Vice-chair of the ADIRELAB

Member of the FORELAB

Member of the ASNALA

Member of the Group of Experts of the UNE standard for Social and Labour Compliance

Spanish

English

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