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Román Gil Albuquerque
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Román Gil joined Sagardoy in 2006. He is a Partner at the Firm and a member of its Board of Directors. A labor law specialist, Román has extensive litigation and negotiation experience in all aspects of labor law and industrial relations. He is a member of EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) and IBA (International Bar Association) and serves as a Mediator for the Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA).

Román has held roles such as Librarian Deputy of the Governing Board of the Madrid Bar Association for five years, was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Labor Lawyers (ASNALA), and is currently on the Board of the Spanish Forum of Labor Relations (FORELAB), which he co-founded. He is a Corresponding Academic of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation and a Fellow of Aspen Institute Spain.

He is highly specialized in executive management and international matters (direct service provision to parent companies or foreign entities and participation in international projects). He advises companies from various sectors, including technology, financial services, hospitality, automotive, and those offering services through digital platforms.

Román is the author of numerous specialized books and publications in his field, including co-directing the reference book Social Law of the European Union. Application by the Court of Justice. He combines his legal practice with teaching activities, collaborating as a professor at various public and private institutions.

EDUCATION

Doctorate in Law.

Universidad de Castilla La Mancha.

Diploma in Negotiation Techniques.

Harvard Law School.

SMP (Senior Management Program).

Instituto de Empresa (IE).

Diploma in Comparative Law, International Faculty of Comparative Law.

University of Strasbourg.

Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Faculty of Law.

Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Recognized in Chambers Europe Band 1 for several consecutive years, including the 2025 edition.

Who’s Who Legal. Thought Leader for several consecutive years and Global Elite Lawyer in various editions. Designated a Leading Lawyer for the EMEA region in 2016 and 2023.

The Legal 500. Leading Individual since 2017, including the latest 2024 edition.

Highlighted in the Best Lawyer 2025 edition and prior editions. Named “Lawyer of the Year” in 2020 in the Litigation and Non-contentious/Advisory category.

Featured by Iberian Lawyer in 2019 as one of the 50 most prestigious lawyers of the year in the “Top 50 Lawyers of the Year” ranking, the only labor lawyer included in the publication.

PUBLICATIONS

Labor Lawyers Talks Podcast. Director and Collaborator, National Association of Labor Lawyers (ASNALA), 2024.

Labor Law in the European Union, Application by the Court of Justice. Co-author and co-editor, BOE, 2023.

Corporate Groups: Legal and Labor Issues. Author, Francis Lefebvre, 2021.

Asbestos. Franz Kafka as an Employer (Ulrich Fischer). Translator, Madrid Bar Association (ICAM), 2023.

On the Workers’ Statute: A Tribute to Don Juan Antonio Sagardoy. Author of chapters on disciplinary dismissal for breach of good faith, artificial intelligence, and labor relations. Universidad de Granada, 2023.

A Renewed Employment Law. Adapting the Spanish labor market to new social, economic, and technological realities. FIDE, 2023.

Democratic Labor Law in the Weimar Republic. Author, 2016.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Universidad de Navarra. Professor for the Master’s in Law Practice (MUDE) and Labor Law.

IE Law School. Professor of Labor Law in the Master’s in Law Practice.

Sagardoy Business & Law School. Occasional lecturer in various training programs.

IE Business School. Occasional lecturer in various training programs.

Universidad Carlos III. Occasional lecturer in various training programs.

Centro de Estudios Garrigues. Occasional lecturer in various training programs.

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