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Provided by Ecija Abogados
16 partners; 50 fee earners based in Spain, Portugal, Latin & Central America.
Key clients: Telefonica, Mercadona, Sanitas, Fox, Mediapro, National Geographic, Omnicom, Orange, M&C Saatchi, Rakuten TV
• Advice to the Business Software Alliance and its members on the full range of enforcement matters in Spain, including civil proceedings, criminal complaints, evidence-gathering searches, criminal complaints and product seizures.
• Advice to the online holiday rentals company Homeaway on liability issues affecting the company in its capacity of information society service provider under the EU´s Electronic Commerce Directive 2000/31/EC.
• ECIJA is Globomedia´s sole legal counsel, and advise the company on commercial and distribution contracts for its productions with TV channels in Spain and abroad, as well as providing representation in litigation and handling regulatory, tax and labour law issues.
• Freemantle Media´s lead counsel, ECIJA advises the British company on the contractual, image rights, merchandising, product licensing and product placement issues associated with its vast portfolio of hit-TV shows.
• ECIJA advises leading video-on-demand streaming service provider Rakuten TV with the full range of legal matters arising from the development of its own audiovisual content.
- Best IT, IP and Data Protection Law Firm of the Spanish Market (Expansión Awards 2016, 2017, 2018)
- Most innovative Project (Expansión Awards 2016, 2017, 2018)
Chambers Review
Ecija Abogados is a market-leading law firm that is well known for its outstanding knowledge of media matters. It possesses a highly specialised TMT department showing aptitude across a plethora of mandates. The law firm acts on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including litigation, international distribution agreements, marketing issues and production finance agreements. The team also offers a notable IT practice handling digital transformations and e-commerce topics for a range of clients such as multinational tech giants, media companies and entities from the banking sector. The team also handles privacy regulatory compliance.
Work Highlights
- Ecija Abogados assisted Banijay with all media and IP agreements, including international co-production and distribution agreements, as well as film and TV financing.
Strengths
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"They have extensive knowledge of the national and international audiovisual business. I am fully satisfied with the service and attention received."
"The team analyses the issues posed with an understanding of the needs of the client."
"The team has a high capacity to always find solutions to complex problems."
"They are always available to help."
"They have extensive knowledge of the national and international audiovisual business. I am fully satisfied with the service and attention received."
"The team analyses the issues posed with an understanding of the needs of the client."
"The team has a high capacity to always find solutions to complex problems."
"They are always available to help."
Notable Practitioners
Eminent practitioner Hugo Écija Bernal advises clients on production, advertisement and distribution issues, boasting particular expertise in M&A between media companies.
"He's an eminence."
Managing partner Alejandro Touriño receives extensive praise for his IT and data protection knowledge. He assists clients with critical data privacy compliance processes and e-commerce platforms as well as advertising and promotion issues. He also assists with technology contracts and issues related to new technology platforms and products.
"He is an expert in new technologies."
Juan Salmerón Artero is recognised as a key partner in the firm's media practice. He primarily advises media and TV production companies on production and distribution topics, further handling transactional work for the sector.
Alonso Hurtado handles a range of IT matters, including cybersecurity. His practice also covers artificial intelligence applications in the healthcare space.
Emilio Prieto regularly handles transactions in the media sector, having further experience assisting clients with production finance as well as distribution agreements.
Cristina Villasante assists with e-commerce, advertisement agreements and digital transformation procedures. She also assists with technology contracts and issues related to new platforms and products.
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