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Ramón y Cajal Abogados

Europe Guide 2024

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Ramón y Cajal Abogados

Ramón y Cajal Abogados

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+34 91 576 1900

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Provided by Ramón y Cajal Abogados
Europe

Managing Partner: Francisco Palá Laguna

Number of partners: 44

Number of lawyers: 150

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish

Firm Overview:

Founded in 1986 and focused on the financial and business world, Ramón y Cajal has established itself as one of the top Spanish law firms on the basis of the solid legal background of its members, the full commitment to efficiency and quality and the personal involvement of the partners in the client dealings. Its size enables the firm to take advantage of multidisciplinary capacities and synergies and to successfully conclude matters of significant complexity and scope. Ramón y Cajal has built a valuable clientele, comprising many of the largest listed Spanish companies in terms of capitalisation. As some of these companies have a noteworthy international presence and regularly handle cross-border transactions, the firm is involved in relevant capital markets and corporate transactions every year.

Main Areas of Practice:

Capital Markets

Banking & Finance

Project Finance

Corporate & M&A

Competition

Government & Regulated Sectors

IT

Real Estate & Planning

Tax

Employment

Litigation & Arbitration

Restructuring & Insolvency

Corporate Crime

Capital Markets:

4 partners

Extensive national and international experience in all types of financial deals: equities, debt, listed securities, mortgage-backed securities and assets as well as advice to regulated entities, among others.

Contact: Francisco Palá Laguna

Email: [email protected]

Banking & Finance:

4 partners

Solid team of top level professionals, regularly providing advice to a diverse group of Spanish and foreign credit and financial institutions, including banks, savings banks, investment services firms and insurance companies.

Contact: Amado Giménez

Email: [email protected]


Project Finance:

2 partners

Sound experience in advising both contractors and banks and investment funds on the design of complex deals for project finance, assets and leveraged buyouts. This practice area serves all sectors of activity, from infrastructures to real estate and leisure projects.

Contact: Amado Giménez

Email: [email protected]


Corporate & M&A:

5 partners

The firm has extensive knowledge in corporate matters, by way of example the firm renders legal advice regarding corporate governance to half of the companies listed at Ibex 35. Moreover it is a leading firm in providing advice on commercial and EPC contracts.

Contact: Miguel García-Stuyck

Email: [email protected]


Contact: Álvaro Bertrán

Email: [email protected]


Competition:

1 partner

The team of specialists has extensive experience in anti-trust and EU law, acquired through daily work in disciplinary proceedings, concentration control, legal disputes, regulated sectors, public aid, tenders, customs law and international commerce.

Contact: Javier Salinas

Email: [email protected]


Government & Regulated Sectors:

5 partners

Specialist legal advice to companies in their relations with the administrative authorities and supervisory bodies when competing in regulated sectors (securities, banking, insurance, energy, telecommunications, and transportation). All matters, such as licences, public bids and eminent domain, are covered.

Contact: Carlos Melón

Email: [email protected]


IT:

1 partner

The IT practice provides national and foreign clients with advice on issues such as data protection, privacy, e-commerce, e-contracts, intellectual property, cloud, gambling and outsourcing.

Contact: Norman Heckh

Email: [email protected]


Real Estate & Planning:

2 partners

Broad experience in major real estate and urban development projects that guarantees a thorough command of the sector. All of this is reinforced by an interdisciplinary team to advise on the environmental, company and tax aspects of each transaction.

Contact: Miguel Ferre

Email: [email protected]


Contact: Francisco Bengoetxea

Email: [email protected]


Tax:

4 partners

The tax department offers a highly personalised service with significant added value to companies, public bodies and individuals. It advises on tax compliance issues, fiscal transparency, non-residents tax issues and taxation planning and restructuring.

Contact: Luis Rodríguez-Ramos

Email: [email protected]


Employment:

2 partners

The employment group advises on all key employment issues such as top management and managerial staff; contracts and dismissals; employment aspects derived from mergers and acquisitions; employment due diligence procedures, harmonisation of employment conditions, staff restructuring etc.

Contact: Gloria Raich

Email: [email protected]


Contact: Gonzalo Mairata

Email: [email protected]


Litigation & Arbitration:

12 partners

The team provides legal advice and representation in commercial disputes for national and multinational companies and major institutions, including arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties.

Contact: Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno

Email: [email protected]


Restructuring & Insolvency:

2 partners

Leading experience advising all the parties affected when a company is in financial distress. The team has actively participated in the most relevant insolvency procedures carried out in Spain.

Contact: Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno

Email: [email protected]


Contact: Amado Giménez

Email: [email protected]


Corporate Crime:

2 partners

The team specialises in all kinds of subjects related to responsibilities with an economic nature within the business scope, such as corporate offenses, criminal bankruptcy, fiscal crimes and crimes against the Social Security, work negligence and crimes against the workers’ rights.

Contact: Enrique Molina

Email: [email protected]


Contact: Javier Gómez Bermúdez

Email: [email protected]

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Ramón y Cajal Abogados rankings

Europe Guide 2024
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Band
Spain
Banking & Finance
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Amado Giménez
5
Amado Giménez
5
Band 5
Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation
1 Department
Department
Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation
3
Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Debt
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Capital Markets: Debt
4
Capital Markets: Debt
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Carlos Lao
4
Carlos Lao
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: Equity
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: Equity
4
Capital Markets: Equity
4
Band 4
Competition/European Law
1 Department
Department
Competition/European Law
4
Competition/European Law
4
Band 4
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
1 Department
Department
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
3
Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
3
Band 3
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Dispute Resolution
4
Dispute Resolution
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno
4
Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno
Head of Dispute Resolution
4
Band 4
Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Enrique Molina
3
Enrique Molina
3
Band 3
Energy & Natural Resources
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Energy & Natural Resources
4
Energy & Natural Resources
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Antonio De Mariano Sánchez-Jáuregui
4
Antonio De Mariano Sánchez-Jáuregui
4
Band 4
Planning
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Planning
3
Planning
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Francisco Bengoetxea
3
Francisco Bengoetxea
3
Band 3
Public Law
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Public Law
2
Public Law
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Pablo Silván
2
Pablo Silván
2
Band 2
José Ignacio Vega
3
José Ignacio Vega
3
Band 3
Carlos Melón
U
Carlos Melón
U
Up and Coming
Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency
3
Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno
2
Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno
2
Band 2
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