International & Cross-Border Disputes | Global

Internationally active law firm A&O Shearman's Madrid office is highly experienced in handling cross-border matters. The Spanish team is integrated into an international network that allows it to coordinate with colleagues when clients require advice in a specific area outside Spain.

The Spanish office houses a strong banking and finance department, as well as assisting an impressive roster of banks and other international financial institutions. It is also highly regarded in the market for its strong private equity practice. Moreover, the firm consists of a qualified and respected team of finance lawyers able to advise on a range of multi-jurisdictional issues including debt, equity and structured finance.

Additionally, it offers extensive expertise in disputes work for international and domestic clients. Its arbitration team is international, comprising US, UK, Irish, French, Argentinian, Swedish, Cuban and Spanish lawyers. They are also knowledgeable in advising clients before Spanish courts and arbitral institutions in Spain and Europe.

Transactional in its identity, Freshfields is highly focused on providing specialist advice on substantial M&A deals into Spain, and for Spanish clients acquiring or selling foreign assets. The firm also provides strong litigation resources in Spain to handle cross-border disputes, with the support of its network of offices, which spans Europe and Asia.

Gómez-Acebo is an independent Spanish law firm that has significant resources within Spain and has a strong focus on international work, supported by offices in New York, London, Lisbon and Brussels. The firm frequently collaborates with other European and global independent firms to provide multi-jurisdictional solutions for Spanish and international clients.

The firm is well positioned to advise clients on inbound investment into the Spanish market and is a popular referral choice for large international firms running global deals. A boots-on-the-ground presence in the USA and the UK helps the firm to stay close to clients in key markets and to advise efficiently across borders, often with regard to venture capital investment. It is also experienced in outbound mandates, often into Latin America and Europe, advising on life sciences, real estate and automotive deals.

Pérez-Llorca is a high-performing independent Spanish law firm well versed in navigating clients through multi-jurisdictional work in both an inbound and outbound context. It maintains close relationships with top international firms globally to serve clients on cross-border work, aided by its more recently established strategic representative offices in London and New York. The firm displays solid capabilities in core transactional and disputes areas, focusing its resources on providing efficient, specialist advice.

The law firm places great emphasis on cross-border transactions and provides an attractive platform for international investors to enter the Spanish market, being particularly adept in inbound M&A. The firm's new UK and US presence provides an easy gateway for investing clients including financial services and private equity firms. On the outbound side, the firm adeptly project-manages for Spanish and other European clients on investments into the USA and Latin America. The firm frequently coordinates with local counsel across Europe and Latin America to facilitate transactions.

Herbert Smith Freehills is internationally structured to offer specialist teams dedicated to global industries such as infrastructure, energy, technology and financial services. The team performs well in representing large Spanish companies from these industries as they expand globally. The firm also regularly acts on inbound mandates to Spain, providing well-regarded transactional and contentious teams.

The law firm's established global platform and presence in key markets enables it to efficiently run transactions across borders. Offering deep industry knowledge, its teams provide advice to Spanish utility and oil and gas companies on their investments into Latin America, EMEA and Asia. The firm regularly collaborates between its European offices for inbound public and private investment into Spain. It maintains strong relationships with firms in Latin America and also collaborates with the firm’s New York office on work in the Americas.

Hogan Lovells is a highly regarded international firm with expansive global reach and full-service capabilities. Much of the law firm's international work is oriented on the energy, infrastructure, insurance and TMT sectors, in which it provides the full spectrum of transactional and contentious support to clients. The team assists international clients in the Spanish market as well as local and global clients in outbound work, regularly advising on Latin American matters.