SPAIN

KEY ECONOMIC DATA

Area: 505,988 sq km GDP: €905.4bn
Currency: Euro GDP per head (PPP): €24,000
Population: 40.4 million GDP growth: 3.1 per cent
Inflation: 3.8 per cent Unemployment: 7.6 per cent

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN SPAIN (2007)

January 1; March 20; April 6; May 1; August 15; October 12; November 1; December 6; December 25.

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional title: Abogado/Advocat/Avogado/Abokatu
Number of lawyers: 148,543

USEFUL ADDRESSES

Local bar association
Consejo General de la Abogacía Española
Paseo de Recoletos, 13
E-28004 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 91 523 2593
Fax: +34 91 532 7836
info@jurisoft.es
www.cgae.es

 

National justice ministry
Ministerio de Justicia
San Bernardo, 45
E-28015 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 91 390 4500
www.justicia.es

EU Commission representative office
Comisión Europea –Representación En España
Paseo de la Castellana, 46
E-28046 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 91 423 8000
Fax: +34 91 576 0387
eu-es-docu@ec.europa.eu
http://europa.eu.int/spain

LAW FIRMS IN MADRID

LAW FIRM LOCATOR

Garrigues
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados SL
Perez-Llorca
Uría Menéndez

 

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Madrid airport is 15km north-east of the city centre, and is well connected by both road and public transport. A taxi will take around 25-30 minutes to travel to the city centre, and will cost between €15 and €20. An indirect metro service, available from terminal two, will take around 40 minutes and will cost €1.10.

 

GARRIGUES

www.garrigues.com

 

Main office

Hermosilla 3
28001 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 (0) 91 514 5200
Fax: +34 (0) 91 399 2408

Key personnel

• Antonio Garrigues – Chairman
• José María Alonso – Managing partner
• Miguel Gordillo – Managing partner

Firm headcount

Total advisers: 1300+ worldwide

Firm profile

Founded in 1941, Garrigues is the leading and largest law firm in Spain. Its tradition is rooted in a unique combination of technical excellence and an international outlook, geared to serve the business community. Garrigues’ core practices such as M&A, project finance, commercial law, direct and indirect taxation, litigation, environment, competition and regulated sectors, complemented by ad-hoc industry groups, excel in finding and implementing the most appropriate solutions for its clients. Its vast network of offices and relationships with leading firms worldwide facilitate providing local advice with world-class quality. Our strong growth and leadership depends exclusively on client satisfaction based on our uncompromising commitment to quality.

Offices

25 offices in Spain
Brussels, Casablanca, Lisbon, New York, Shanghai

International alliances

Affinitas. Latin American Alliance promoted by Garrigues with leading firms in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

Taxand (Worldwide tax alliance)

Garrigues is a founding member of Taxand, the first independent global alliance of specialised tax firms. With more than 1,000 professionals and 20 firms, Taxand has members in Europe, Asia, America and Africa.

Practice areas

Full service

 

GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO - ABOGADOS SL

abogados@gomezacebo-pombo.com
www.gomezacebo-pombo.com

Main office

Castellana, 216
Madrid 28046
Spain
Tel: +34 (0) 91 582 91 00
Fax: +34 (0) 91 582 91 14

Key personnel

• Ignacio Gómez-Acebo – Founding partner
• Fernando Pombo – President
• Manuel Martín Martín – Managing partner

Firm profile

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo maintains a balance between the number of domestic and international clients. Our advice is aimed not solely at private concerns, but also to the public sector and foreign governments. We have always strived to participate actively in professional associations, both at a national as well as an international level. Our legal environment is nowadays subject to profound changes in which we aim to participate as leaders, not merely as spectators.

Other office locations

Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas, Malaga, Seville, Valencia, Vigo, Brussels

Practice areas

• Administrative, regulatory and competition
• Company and commercial law
• Competition, international trade and European law
• Criminal law
• Employment
• Environmental law
• Financial services and stock exchange
• Intellectual property and technology
• Litigation and arbitration
• Real estate, property development and planning
• Sports law
• Tax
• Telecommunications and audiovisual

 

Perez-lorca

www.perezllorca.com
pll@perezllorca.com

Main office

Alcalá, 61
Madrid 28014
Spain
Tel: +34 91 436 04 20
Fax: +34 91 436 04 30
pll@perezllorca.com

Other offices

Diputación, 260, 4º 2ª
08007 Barcelona
Spain
Tel: +34 93 481 30 75
Fax: +34 93 481 30 76

Key personnel

• Pedro Pérez-Llorca – Senior partner
• Constanza Vergara Jaakkola – Corporate director

Firm headcount

Total partners: 11
Total partners and lawyers: 70

Firm profile

Established in 1983, PEREZ-LLORCA is an independent law firm which, having undergone significant growth, is now comprised of more than 70 lawyers (including 11 partners) in its Madrid and Barcelona offices. The firm has established itself as one of the leading Spanish law firms due to the solid legal background and continuous training of its members, as well as their full dedication to quality, efficiency and loyal relationships with clients. The firm provides legal advice to international and domestic clients in all major areas of Spanish law, specialising in M&A, private equity, finance, capital markets, real estate and land planning, litigation and arbitration, EU law and competition, intellectual property and commercial law, tax, labour and administrative and regulatory law.

 

URÍA MENÉNDEZ

madrid@uria.com
www.uria.com

Main office

Príncipe de Vergara, 187
Madrid 28002
Spain
Tel: +34 91 586 04 00
Fax: +34 91 586 04 03/04

Other offices in Spain

Diagonal, 514
Barcelona 08006
Spain
Tel: +34 93 416 51 00
Fax: +34 93 416 51 11
barcelona@uria.com
Gran Vía 19-21, 2º
Bilbao 48001
Spain
Tel: +34 94 479 49 20
Fax: +34 94 479 07 61
bilbao@uria.com
Colón, 28 – 5º
Valencia 46004
Spain
Tel: +34 96 352 91 91
Fax: +34 96 352 91 05
valencia@uria.com

Firm profile

Uría Menéndez has evolved from the firm established in the 940s by the late Professor Rodrigo Uría González. Today, we have 14 offices in Europe, the United States and Latin America. We operate mainly in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America where we provide legal advice under Spanish, Portuguese and European Union law on business-related matters.

Other offices

Lisbon, Porto, Brussels, London, New York, Buenos Aires (in association with Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal), São Paulo (Dias Carneiro Advogados – in association with Uría Menéndez), Santiago de Chile (in association with Philippi, Yrarrázaval, Pulido & Brunner), México City (in collaboration with Galicia y Robles, S.C.), Lima (in collaboration with Payet, Rey, Cauvi).

Practice areas

• Administrative
• Arbitration
• Aviation
• Civil litigation
• Commercial
• Communication
• Competition
• Development
• Employment
• Environmental
• Finance
• Food and health
• Infrastructure
• Insolvency
• Intellectual property
• Leisure
• Maritime
• Planning
• Real estate
• Tax
• Transport and logistics
• Unfair competition

 

Broseta Abogados
Plaza de Tetuán, 8 - 2ª
46003 Valencia
Tel: +34 96 392 10 07
Fax: +34 96 392 10 88
www.broseta.com

 

CMS Albiñana & Suárez De Lezo
Calle Génova 27
28004 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 451 93 00
Fax: +34 91 442 6045
www.cms-asl.com

 

Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo
Jorge Juan, 30, 6ª-7ª Planta
28001 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 426 40 50
Fax: +34 91 426 40 52
www.cremadescalvosotelo.com

 

Cuatrecasas
Velazquez 63
28001 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 524 71 00
Fax: +34 91 524 71 24
www.cuatrecasas.com

 

Diaz-Bastien & Truan
Torre Picasso
Piso 35
Plaza Pablo Ruiz Picasso
28020 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 577 36 60
www.dbtlex.com

 

Ecija Adogados
Plz. del Marqués de Salamanca 3-4
28006 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 781 61 60
Fax: +34 91 578 38 79
www.ecija.com

 

Elzaburu
Miguel Angel 21
28010 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 700 94 00
Fax: +34 91 702 07 86
www.elzaburu.es

 

Jausas
Pg. de Gràcia 103
7th floor
08008 Barcelona
Tel. +34 93 415 00 88
Fax: +34 93 415 20 51
www.jausaslegal.com

Legalia Abogados
Paseo De La Castellana 23 -1º
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34 913 912 066
Fax: +34 913 102 222
www.legalia.com

 

Maniega & Soler
Avda. Diagonal 618
5th Floor
Edificio Beethoven
08021 Barcelona
Tel: +34 93 414 30 70
Fax: +34 92 414 17 18
www.maniegasoler.com

 

Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle
Velázquez 146
28002 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 563 86 78
Fax: +34 91 563 32 29
www.pintoruizdelvalle.com

 

Ramón & Cajal
Paseo De La Castellana 4
28046 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 576 19 00
Fax: +34 91 575 86 78
www.ramoncajal.com

 

Roca Junyent
Aribau 198
08036 Barcelona
Tel: +34 93 241 92 00
Fax: +34 93 414 50 30
www.rocajunyent.com

 

Sagardoy Abogados
C/ Tutor 27
28008 Madrid
Tel: +34 915 429 040
Fax: +34 915 422 657
www.sagardoy.com

 

Ventura Garces & Lopez-Ibor
C/Jose Abascal
55-3 Dcha
28003 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 521 78 18
Fax: +34 91 524 00 93
www.ventura-garces.com