Xavier Puigvert has been practicing as a lawyer specialized in Labour and Social Security Law since 1995, focusing on the labour-related aspects of corporate restructurings and layoff processes.He has been a lawyer and legal/labour director for the Professional Association of Construction Companies of Barcelona and its Environs, and a member of the Joint Negotiating Commission and Collective Bargaining Agreement Commission for Construction in the Province of Barcelona.He has served as the secretary of Catalonia’s Building Maintenance and Refurbishment Commission (RIME), and has been a member of Catalonia’s Labour Arbitration Court.He holds a degree in Law from the Universitat Abat Oliba and a postgraduate in Labour Law and Social Security Law from the Institute for Continuing Education at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.