The Alicante-based firm Devesa, specializing in business law and operating nationwide, has been nominated in eight categories of the 2026 Iberian Lawyer Labour Awards, one of the leading recognitions in the legal and labor field in the Iberian Peninsula. These awards recognize excellence among law firms and professionals specializing in labor law and employment relations in Spain and Portugal.
The awards, promoted by Iberian Legal Group, aim to foster competitiveness among firms and lawyers specializing in labor practice, as well as to recognize the technical quality, innovation and strategic impact of their advice on the business fabric.
In this edition, Devesa has been nominated in the following categories:
- Law Firm of the Year Litigation.
- Law Firm of the Year Agency Relationships.
- Law Firm of the Year Restructuring & Reorganisations.
- Law Firm of the Year M&A and Employment-Related Issues.
- Law Firm of the Year Social Security.
- Law Firm of the Year Public Sector Employment.
- Law Firm of the Year Sports Law.
- Law Firm of the Year Criminal Employment Law.
These nominations place Devesa among the leading firms in strategic labor advice, both in the litigation field and in complex corporate operations, restructuring processes, agency relationships, Social Security law, public employment, sports law and labor criminal law.
Jury that reinforces the business and practical nature of the awards
The awards jury comprises leading legal executives and human resources managers from major international companies, reinforcing the business and practical nature of the awards. Its members include Bruno Alves Cardoso, Legal and Tax Director of Auchan; Sofia Contente, Senior Legal Manager of GI Group Portugal; Fátima Correia da Silva, Global Head of Compliance at Elementis Global; Margarida Damião, Executive Board Member and General Counsel of Zagope; Carles Frigola Barrios, Corporate Director of Labor Relations at Globalia (Air Europa); Alba Lladó, AVP Global HR Ethics & Labor Relations at Agilent Technologies; and Cecile Willmore, International HR Manager at American Airlines.
Devesa’s presence in eight categories demonstrates the consolidation of its labor practice as one of the most solid and cross-cutting in the market, with the capacity to address both highly complex litigation and business reorganization projects and M&A operations with significant labor impact.
The Iberian Lawyer Labour Awards 2026 will once again focus on the role of labour lawyers as guarantors of balance in the dynamics between supply and demand of labor, recognizing those professionals and firms that contribute decisively to legal certainty and the sustainability of labour relations in the Iberian business environment.
