López Rodó & Cruz Ferrer Abogados

Firm Overview:
López Rodó & Cruz Ferrer is a firm mainly dedicated to Public Law and Contracts Law advice, litigation and arbitration on complex legal issues. Market notes LRCF for specialization, experience, and independence of its teams. The expertise and continuous teaching, research, and publications give sense to the firm's practice. The professional autonomy of a law firm so designed enables it to defend clients against the government in circumstances that may make big firms uncomfortable because of conflicts of interest.

Firm Details
Partners: Juan de la Cruz Ferrer, Ángeles Luengo, Alfonso Llorente, Jorge Trujillo, María Jesús Rodríguez.
Number of partners: 5
Number of lawyers: 12

Main Areas of Practice:
Public Law. Regulated Sectors
Litigation & Arbitration
Public Procurement
Energy & Natural Resources
Health Services
Planning and Urban Development
EU & Competition Law
Civil and Commercial Law

Practice Areas:

Public Administrative Law:
Specialisation permits handling complex Public Law cases in sectors underlying deep transformations. Litigation.Administrative Penalties.Financial liability of Public Administrations:Damage costs claims. Public sector Contracts, Licenses, Agreements. Subsidies and Government Aid. Civil Servants and Public Employees Legal defense.Urban Planning and Compulsory Purchase.Eminent domain. Environment.Tourism. Regional Government, Local Corporations and Institutional Administration Regimes. Government and Public Administration reform, modernizing and strategic planning.

Regulation and Competition Law. EU:
Regulation.Economic and legal analysis of competition and regulation models in the Energy, Health, Drug and Pharmaceutical sector, Telecoms, Water, Infrastructures and Transport, Postal Services, Environment, Insurance, Financial and Securities Markets, Education, Food, and other industries, Licensing, Concessions and industry obligations. Legal presentation of Financing projects and private-public management of infrastructures and utilities. Competition Law.Practices against competition and penalties scheme. Abuse of a dominant position. Public Aids. Special and exclusive rights. Services of special interest.

Arbitration:
Mediation and alternative systems for conflict resolution. Arbitration and arbitration Awards in Law and Equity on conflicts between individuals or corporations; specifically, in those economic sectors under specific regulation. Participation as Experts in national and international arbitration procedures. Claims and defense before Courts and Tribunals.

Civil and Commercial Law:
Contracts and liabilities. Property rights, Real Estate and Construction Law. Lease agreements. Contractual and non-contractual liabilities. Personality rights. Inheritance. Estate planning. Estate management. Civil and mortgage, declaratory and executive procedures. Negotiation and procurement. Legal counseling in all Insurance procedures and at all levels: damage claims. Specific short, medium and long-term measures for insurance entities, insurance intermediaries (agents and insurance-banking operators, insurance and re-insurance brokers, external assistants for insurance brokers and insurance experts). Assistance and advisory services in Trading Companies, from establishment to termination. Challenge procedures for social agreements and execution of the action of responsibility. Arrangement with creditors. Intellectual and Industrial Property. Data protection. Counseling in any kind of commercial transactions and contracts.

Offices:
C/ Príncipe de Vergara, 12. 28001 Madrid – Spain.
Tel: +34 91 435 08 81
Email: [email protected]