Paula Talavera

Paula advises top tier multinational companies on a wide range of complex employment issues with a particular focus on company reorganizations, collective rights and union interaction, high value employment litigation, strategic cross border matters and the employment aspects of investigations.

Paula is well-versed in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) matters, with a proven track record of assisting clients in achieving pay transparency and fair job evaluations.

Paula is also an active member of the Firm's TMT Industry Group and a Reinvent Ambassador, where she collaborates with BakerML team to explore GenAI models' applicability to clients.

• Advised both publicly traded and private multinational corporations across various industries — technology/software, healthcare, retail, banking, and finance — on restructuring strategies including salary reductions, temporary shutdowns, and reductions in force.

• Advised multinationals and mid-sized companies on the implementation of equality plans, salary audits, pay transparency tools and fair equal job evaluation systems and their negotiation with unions and works councils.

• Represented an American multinational information technology company in the defense and settlement of litigation involving the termination of an Executive requesting +7mm compensation due to the termination of employment.

• Represented a leading retail company in the defense and settlement of litigation involving allegations of individual and systemic discrimination in relation to gender.

• Advised a multinational media company on the employment and data protection aspects of an investigation into allegations of data exfiltration by a senior individual.

• Advised a financial institution on the employment related aspects of a cybersecurity breach and data leak into the dark web.

• Advised several clients on European works council matters.

• Madrid Bar Association - Member
• Employment Lawyers Association FORELAB - Member

• Chicago