David Montoya

After a distinguished academic and research career in the field of Labor and Social Security Law, David Montoya Medina serves as a Full Professor at the University of Alicante and as an arbitrator for the Labor Arbitration Tribunal of the Valencian Community. His areas of expertise include the legal regulation of subcontracted labor, termination of executive employment contracts, labor protection for chronically ill workers, and disciplinary sanction disputes, among others.

As the author of several legal monographs and edited volumes, Professor Montoya has made significant contributions to the doctrinal development of Labor Law, with a particular focus on individual and collective labor relations, Social Security, Labor Procedural Law, and European Social Law. He has been a guest speaker and director at numerous national and international conferences, and has conducted research stays at prestigious institutions such as the University of Cambridge, the Max Planck Institute in Munich, and the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in New York.

Currículum

• • Law Degree from the University of Alicante (1994)
  • PhD in Law, awarded Cum Laude with unanimous distinction (2003)
  • Master’s in Human Resources Management, CEREM Business School, Madrid (1999)
  • Full Professor of Labor and Social Security Law at the University of Alicante
  • Arbitrator at the Labor Arbitration Tribunal of the Valencian Community
  • Honorary Member of the Alicante Bar of Social Graduates
  • Author of five legal monographs and editor of multiple collective works
  • Holder of three national research evaluation periods (2003–2022), recognized by Spain’s CNEAI
  • Research stays at Yeshiva University (NY), Max Planck Institute (Germany), University of Cambridge (UK), and Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Brazil)
  • Active participation as speaker, contributor, and scientific committee member in specialized conferences