María Orio González

Biography

María Orio González is a partner at Abdón Pedrajas (www.abdonpedrajas.com), a renowned labor law boutique, where she has developed her career as a labor lawyer since 2011. Previously, she worked as a lawyer at the labor law firm of Carlos Molero Manglano starting in 2001, having begun her professional career at a general practice law firm in 1996.

She regularly advises numerous national and multinational companies across various sectors (banking, insurance, energy, distribution, tourism, services, media, new technologies, etc.) on both contentious and non-contentious labor matters.

She has extensive experience in the design and implementation of labor-related aspects in business transfers or transfers of business units, collective dismissals, collective bargaining agreements, and collective procedures for the substantial modification of working conditions.

She has appeared in numerous legal proceedings at all levels, including the National Court and the Supreme Court.

Education

Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Master’s in Legal Practice, Alta Escuela de Dirección de Empresas (AEDEM).

Professional Background

Practicing labor lawyer with 20 years of professional experience, having led hundreds of contentious and non-contentious matters and advised numerous national and multinational companies.

Since 2011, she has been working at Abdón Pedrajas, currently serving as Senior Associate and Team Leader. The firm is a national benchmark in labor law, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona.

Previously, starting in 2001, she also worked as a labor lawyer at the law firm of Carlos Molero Manglano.

She combines her legal practice with teaching, collaborating in the Master’s in Access to the Legal Profession program at CUNEF (since 2017).

She has taught FORCEM training courses, such as “The Insurance Contract” (Madrid Association of Insurance Brokers).

She is a regular speaker at seminars, conferences, and training sessions aimed at executives of national and multinational companies (Instituto de Fomento Empresarial – IFE).

She also serves as a tutor for internships arranged through collaboration agreements with various universities.

Languages

Spanish and English.