Alberto Godino de Frutos - Sagardoy

Alberto Godino has been an Associate Lawyer at Sagardoy Abogados since 2019, with prior experience in the Labor Department of a prominent law firm.

He holds a degree in Law and Business Administration and Management from ICADE, and later completed the Master’s in Legal Practice at Carlos III University of Madrid, where he graduated with honors for his Master’s thesis.

During his studies, he gained international experience, completing an academic course at Clifton College (Bristol), as well as two university exchanges at the Hanken School of Economics (Finland) and DePaul University (Chicago, USA).

He currently advises companies from various sectors, with notable experience in retail, telecommunications, technology, finance, pharmaceuticals, and energy.

Alberto combines his legal practice with teaching, collaborating as a professor of Labor Law at various public and private institutions.

As a lawyer, he is a member of the Madrid Bar Association, where he is also part of the Advisory Board of its Labor Section. He is a member of the Spanish National Association of Labor Lawyers (ASNALA) and the Spanish Forum of Labor Lawyers (FORELAB).

EDUCATION

Master’s in Legal Practice.

Carlos III University of Madrid.

Double Degree in Law and Business Administration and Management.

Pontifical Comillas University (ICADE).

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Expansión Jurídico Awards: Nominated as “Best Young Lawyer” in the eighth and ninth editions of the awards.

XI Young Labor Lawyers Award by FORELAB, 2022.

Best Lawyers: Included in the “Ones to Watch” list in the 2025 edition of the Guide.

International Employment Lawyer (IEL): Recognized as one of “Tomorrow’s Leaders” in the 2024 edition.

PUBLICATIONS

Chapter: “The Use of Algorithms as a Possible Solution for a New Severance Pay for Unfair Dismissal Adjusted to the Revised European Social Charter” in the collective work Technological Challenges in Labor Protection and Social Security Law: Towards Proper Knowledge Transfer in the Legal Sector.

Article published in Expansión (February 2023): “First Judgment by a High Court Imposing a Severance Pay Higher than the Legally Established Amount: An Isolated Case or a Precedent for the Future?”

Award-Winning Article at the FORELAB Young Labor Lawyers Award 2022: “Severance Pay for Unfair Dismissal under the Revised European Social Charter: Control of Convention Compliance and Potential Legislative Reform.”

37th FORELAB Tribunal: Real Impact of the New Labor Reform on the Application of Company Collective Agreements.

Chapter: “Extension of Professional and Labor Activity” in the Treatise on Law and Aging published by the School of Thought of the Fundación Mutualidad Abogacía.

Contribution to the Work: “Evidence Derived from New Technologies in Labor Litigation” (Ed. Francis Lefebvre).

Contribution to the Work: “Temporary Employment Regulation Files: A Fundamental Tool in the COVID-19 Crisis” (Ed. Francis Lefebvre).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Sagardoy Business & Law School. Professor of the Executive Master in Advanced Labor Relations.

Carlos III University of Madrid. Professor of the Master’s Program for Legal Practice.

Nebrija University. Professor of the Master’s Program in Leadership and Human Resources Management.

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