Ignacio Morillas

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Partner

Co-Co, Employment Law & Immigration

+44 (0) 7894731997

Expertise

Ignacio Morillas is a dual qualified English solicitor and Spanish lawyer. He specialises in Corporate Commercial, (CoCo) Employment & Immigration law and has an extensive experience in litigation matters. He also assists international clients in setting up their business in the UK and in a wide range of issues such as commercial leases, or property transactions.

He has over 20 years of post-qualification experience, including 12 yeas as a partner at his last Law Firm, where he led ADR, litigation, international arbitration and class action cases and was the head of the Spanish – Latin American Desk. In addition to multinational clients, Ignacio has also advised small medium-sized companies on contracts, staff manuals, retention and recruitment policies and termination agreements.

Ignacio is a board director member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the UK, founder of the Spanish Dinner Club in London, and an avid fundraiser/supporter of various charities, such as Barnardo’s, International Red Cross, and particularly Centro Social de Mayores Miguel de Cervantes.

Ignacio has been included in the list of ‘50 Essential Names for Doing Business in London’ by the Spanish financial newspaper Expansion. Or referred to as the matchmaker of the Spanish community in London.

Ignacio Advises

  • International clients
  • Official government agencies
  • SMEs foreign business operating in the UK

Experience Highlights

  • Ongoing property advice to a Spanish Government Institution. Among other things, Ignacio advised them on the sale of a prestigious institute building in Belgravia, London. The sale of the £15m building involved creating a bidding process to not only obtain the best price, but also to ensure compliance with Spanish law.
  • Advising a Spanish jewellery retailer on their expansion in the UK and assisting them in securing shop premises in the prestigious Westfield shopping mall.
  • Advising a well-known Spanish bakery chain on their expansion in the UK, which entailed the opening of 60 stores in London over 3 years.
  • Acting for various large Spanish clothing companies in connection with employment law contracts.
  • Acting for a retailer of Spanish ham products in connection with retail premises.
  • Acting for various Spanish SMEs in corporate matters ranging from company formations to shareholders’ agreements.
  • Advising and obtaining Sponsorship Licences as well as Visas for numerous clients.
  • Acting on employment matters such as disciplinaries, redundancies, or transfer of employees TUPE

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Colman Coyle – Partner Solicitor & Spanish lawyer (2011-2022)
  • Brethertons Solicitors LLP – Associate Solicitor & Spanish lawyer (2008-2010)
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP – Associate Solicitor & Spanish lawyer, Head of International Department (2006-2008)
  • Nockolds LLP Solicitors – Associate Solicitor & Spanish lawyer, Head of International Department (2004-2006)
  • Irwin Mitchell – Spanish lawyer (2001-2003)

Memberships

  • Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom
  • Co-ordinator of the Malaga Law Society International Division

Education

  • University of Cambridge – Notarial Practice (2007-2008)
  • The College of Law – Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) (2004-2005)
  • BPP Law School – Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) (2003-2004)
  • Universidad de Granada –LLM (Master of Laws) (1990-1995)

Other

Expertise

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Ignacio Morillas is a dual qualified English solicitor and Spanish lawyer. He specialises in Corporate Commercial, (CoCo) Employment & Immigration law and has an extensive experience in litigation matters. He also assists international clients in setting up their business in the UK and in a wide range of issues such as commercial leases, or property transactions.

He has over 20 years of post-qualification experience, including 12 yeas as a partner at his last Law Firm, where he led ADR, litigation, international arbitration and class action cases and was the head of the Spanish – Latin American Desk. In addition to multinational clients, Ignacio has also advised small medium-sized companies on contracts, staff manuals, retention and recruitment policies and termination agreements.

Ignacio is a board director member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the UK, founder of the Spanish Dinner Club in London, and an avid fundraiser/supporter of various charities, such as Barnardo’s, International Red Cross, and particularly Centro Social de Mayores Miguel de Cervantes.

Ignacio has been included in the list of ‘50 Essential Names for Doing Business in London’ by the Spanish financial newspaper Expansion. Or referred to as the matchmaker of the Spanish community in London.

Ignacio Advises

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  • International clients
  • Official government agencies
  • SMEs foreign business operating in the UK

Experience Highlights

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  • Ongoing property advice to a Spanish Government Institution. Among other things, Ignacio advised them on the sale of a prestigious institute building in Belgravia, London. The sale of the £15m building involved creating a bidding process to not only obtain the best price, but also to ensure compliance with Spanish law.
  • Advising a Spanish jewellery retailer on their expansion in the UK and assisting them in securing shop premises in the prestigious Westfield shopping mall.
  • Advising a well-known Spanish bakery chain on their expansion in the UK, which entailed the opening of 60 stores in London over 3 years.
  • Acting for various large Spanish clothing companies in connection with employment law contracts.
  • Acting for a retailer of Spanish ham products in connection with retail premises.
  • Acting for various Spanish SMEs in corporate matters ranging from company formations to shareholders’ agreements.
  • Advising and obtaining Sponsorship Licences as well as Visas for numerous clients.
  • Acting on employment matters such as disciplinaries, redundancies, or transfer of employees TUPE

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Colman Coyle – Partner Solicitor & Spanish lawyer (2011-2022)
  • Brethertons Solicitors LLP – Associate Solicitor & Spanish lawyer (2008-2010)
  • Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP – Associate Solicitor & Spanish lawyer, Head of International Department (2006-2008)
  • Nockolds LLP Solicitors – Associate Solicitor & Spanish lawyer, Head of International Department (2004-2006)
  • Irwin Mitchell – Spanish lawyer (2001-2003)

Memberships

  • Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom
  • Co-ordinator of the Malaga Law Society International Division

Education

  • University of Cambridge – Notarial Practice (2007-2008)
  • The College of Law – Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) (2004-2005)
  • BPP Law School – Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT) (2003-2004)
  • Universidad de Granada –LLM (Master of Laws) (1990-1995)

Other

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