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Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Baño León Abogados (Madrid - HQ) 5 Years Ranked
- GTA VILLAMAGNA 8 Years Ranked
- ONTIER 5 Years Ranked
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- PwC Tax & Legal
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Star Individuals
- José Giménez Linklaters17 Years Ranked
- Juan José Lavilla
Band 1
Band 2
- Alfredo Fernández Rancaño Garrigues16 Years Ranked
- Antonio Morales Baker McKenzie17 Years Ranked
- Carlos Vázquez Cobos Gómez-Acebo & Pombo17 Years Ranked
- Félix Plasencia Cuatrecasas14 Years Ranked
- Jaime Almenar Clifford Chance LLP8 Years Ranked
- José Miguel Fatás Uría Menéndez17 Years Ranked
- Juan Rodríguez Cárcamo Pérez-Llorca11 Years Ranked
- Luis Pérez de Ayala Cuatrecasas16 Years Ranked
- Nicolás González-Deleito Cuatrecasas17 Years Ranked
- Pablo Dorronsoro EY Abogados13 Years Ranked
- Pablo Silván Ramón y Cajal Abogados17 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Alberto Dorrego Eversheds Sutherland12 Years Ranked
- Arancha Bengoechea Andersen Spain8 Years Ranked
- Elena Veleiro Couto Pérez-Llorca4 Years Ranked
- Gervasio Martínez-Villaseñor MVA ASOCIADOS14 Years Ranked
- Jorge Álvarez González ONTIER4 Years Ranked
- José Ignacio Vega Ramón y Cajal Abogados14 Years Ranked
- José Luis Zamarro Clifford Chance LLP10 Years Ranked
- Lucas Osorio Hogan Lovells International LLP13 Years Ranked
- María Guinot Deloitte Legal SLP7 Years Ranked
- Miguel Loya Garrigues8 Years Ranked
- Iria Calviño
- José Luis Villar
- Juan Martínez Calvo
Band 4
- Beatriz García Pérez-Llorca7 Years Ranked
- Borja Carvajal Gómez-Acebo & Pombo9 Years Ranked
- Fernando Calancha Marzana Hogan Lovells International LLP10 Years Ranked
- Irene Fernández Puyol Gómez-Acebo & Pombo7 Years Ranked
- Javier Torre de Silva CMS14 Years Ranked
- Joaquin De Fuentes Escalona & De Fuentes Abogados5 Years Ranked
- Juan de la Cruz Ferrer López Rodó & Cruz Ferrer Abogados16 Years Ranked
- Marta Plaza González GTA VILLAMAGNA10 Years Ranked
- Pedro Manuel Rubio Escobar Andersen Spain7 Years Ranked
- Sofia Acuña MA Abogados6 Years Ranked
- Antonio Alcolea
- Rosa Vidal
Band 5
- Manuel Vélez Uría Menéndez1 Years Ranked
- Santiago Garrido Gómez-Acebo & Pombo17 Years Ranked
- Ignacio Paz
- José Amérigo
- José Ignacio Juárez Chicote
Up and Coming
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All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 CuatrecasasPublic Law2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedCuatrecasas is a distinguished team spread across the Iberian Peninsula, with smaller regional bases supporting larger teams in Barcelona and Madrid. The practice benefits from notable planning and energy regulatory practices, with the additional proven capacity to handle complex environment and life sciences regulatory topics. The firm receives a significant volume of praise for its handling of contentious public law matters, including administrative appeals against the award of high-value public contracts and disputes arising from the breach of infrastructure construction contracts and regulations. The firm also handles a steady stream of non-contentious mandates relating to public procurement or the acquisition of energy projects. Clients include oil and gas, pharmaceutical and hospitality companies.1 GarriguesPublic Law2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedGarrigues has a first-rate department with an impressive network of offices across Spain, offering outstanding national market coverage. The firm has strong planning law capabilities, having handled standout mandates that entail the drafting of planning instruments and the expropriation of land in support of major Madrid infrastructure projects. It acts for key companies in the electricity and auditing sectors on compliance matters and on appeals against decisions taken by individual sector regulators. The firm also assists with public procurement processes and advises on litigation arising in relation to the performance of public contracts or the process of administrative concessions.1 Gómez-Acebo & PomboPublic Law2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedGómez-Acebo & Pombo made a series of important lateral hires throughout 2022, further strengthening its position as one of the top firms in Spain for a range of public law matters. The firm's top-ranked environment law practice has a superb reputation for its understanding of waste and water management regulations. The team advises on public tender processes for the award of water, waste collection or healthcare services contracts, and it assists with contentious claims arising either in relation to awards or the fulfilment of concession contracts. It also has notable experience in regulatory issues affecting agri-food, ride-hailing or pharmaceutical companies.1 Pérez-LlorcaPublic Law2023 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedPérez-Llorca has impressive experience acting on private sector challenges relating to the introduction of new pieces of Spanish legislation, including instruments seeking to incorporate EU directives into national law. The team has handled high-profile proceedings that test the legitimacy of decisions taken for the resolution of systemically important banks. It provides support in public procurement processes and administrative appeals against the award of contracts. The firm also advises on requests for the economic rebalancing of concession contracts and handles damages claims arising from the early termination of the same.1 Uría MenéndezPublic Law2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedUría Menéndez is often selected by sophisticated clients in the healthcare, financial services and construction sectors to handle complex public or administrative law mandates. The firm advises private healthcare service providers on their entry into public-private partnerships for the construction and operation of hospitals in cities around Spain. It has experience in the design of public tenders for contracting authorities, and it assists infrastructure concessionaires with modifications to public works contracts. It advises key aviation or rail transport sector clients on their interactions with sector regulators. The firm defends the interests of acquiring parties in appeals against the administration to authorise public M&A transactions. Uría also benefits from a top-tier planning law practice.
Band 2
2 Allen & Overy LLPPublic Law2023 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedAllen & Overy has an impressive foothold in the telecoms and media sectors, acting for major telecoms operators and broadcasters on ongoing regulatory issues or contentious-administrative appeals and proceedings arising in the course of their operations in Spain. The team also acts for engineering companies, toll road concessionaires and transport companies on issues relating to their participation in public contracts.2 Clifford Chance LLPPublic Law2023 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedClifford Chance has notable expertise handling public sector disputes and transactional mandates. The firm advises on contentious mandates relating to public contracts, including disputes arising in relation to the award of new concessions or changes to the remuneration of existing contracts. It defends clients in cases seeking to overturn corporate approvals granted by Spain's key financial regulators. It also stands out for its advice to ride-hailing service providers on administrative and public law disputes relating to their authorisation to operate in Spain. The firm counts major infrastructure, energy and utilities companies among its key clients.2 LinklatersPublic Law2023 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedLinklaters advises on diverse administrative law matters, including appeals against decisions taken by energy, financial services or telecommunications regulators. Complemented by a top-tier energy practice, the firm acts for an impressive client list consisting of prominent Spanish utilities companies and oil and gas suppliers on major regulatory disputes. It has acted for banks on high-profile cases relating to their remuneration for the provision of emergency finance for failed gas storage projects. Linklaters' public law team also assists with an analysis of regulatory issues arising in relation to M&A transactions.2 Ramón y Cajal AbogadosPublic Law2023 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedRamón y Cajal has a strong public law practice, which draws on regulatory know-how in a range of sectors including banking and energy. The firm often advises construction or mining companies on contentious mandates linked to the award or performance of concession contracts. It assists with litigation filed as a result of the early termination of concessions. The team also acts for industry associations on varied advisory matters, including interactions with public authorities in respect of new regulations.
Band 3
3 Baño León Abogados (Madrid - HQ)Public Law2023 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedBaño León Abogados is a dedicated domestic boutique with a strong client list consisting of industry associations and private companies. The firm defends industrial companies against proceedings seeking to annul operating licences. It has experience in significant cases referred up to the ECJ for a determination on the legality of new requirements for ridesharing companies. It also advises on both the public authority and the private contractor side of disputes over the performance of public contracts.3 GTA VILLAMAGNAPublic Law2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedGTA VILLAMAGNA is a strong domestic firm with a strong reputation for its capacity to handle significant public law matters. In addition to their proven skill in contentious and non-contentious mandates relating to the award or termination of public works contracts, the firm's key partners have experience in planning, environment and energy sector regulatory matters. The law firm's client portfolio includes insolvent toll road operators, construction companies and transport concessionaires.3 ONTIERPublic Law2023 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedONTIER has experience in appeals of decisions taken by public authorities in relation to the resolution of Spanish banks. It assists with challenges to the introduction of legislation for the regulation of ridesharing companies, and it advises concessionaires on claims filed in order to recover payments for the execution or early termination of public works contracts. The team is also well versed in handling public procurement cases.
Band 4
4 Andersen SpainPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedAndersen Spain has a strong presence in some of the key areas that make up its public law practice, including planning and environment law. The team also handles appeals against the award of public contracts, and it has contributed to the development of new legislation.4 Baker McKenziePublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedBaker McKenzie represents large multinational corporations in a range of public law matters such as the preparation of agreements with public administrations and related disputes. It regularly advises on zoning, planning and environmental matters. It also acts on regulatory mandates affecting the telecommunications, natural resources and waste management industries as well as the healthcare sector.4 CMSPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedCMS has a solid public law practice which serves a variety of listed domestic companies, governmental bodies and local branches of major multinationals. CMS advises on contentious and advisory matters for key clients in the energy, telecoms and financial services sectors. It also handles bids for public contracts and related litigation.4 Deloitte Legal SLPPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedDeloitte Legal's Spanish branch enters the rankings thanks to strong market recognition. The team handles a range of administrative issues for clients in regulated sectors, including energy, infrastructure, transport and finance. The law firm is also experienced in drafting public procurement documents and handling related disputes.4 DLA Piper SpainPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 14 Years RankedDLA Piper's Spanish office handles a range of contentious and advisory mandates linked to regulatory compliance and public contracts. It assists with public tenders, concession agreements and related contentious-administrative appeals. It advises major utilities companies on regulatory matters flowing from their operations in Spain. The firm has further notable activity on behalf of companies active in the transport, life sciences, education and energy sectors.4 EY AbogadosPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedKey lawyers at EY Abogados have notable experience in contentious regulatory matters affecting clients in the financial services sector. They advise on administrative appeals against the introduction of new planning instruments. The team also has experience challenging pricing mechanisms for private providers of services to the public sector.4 Hogan Lovells International LLPPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedHogan Lovells has a skilled public law department with proven experience both in public law litigation and in transactional support mandates. The firm handles disputes arising in relation to public works contracts. The team offers additional knowledge in planning and environmental issues, acting for key clients operating in the waste management or mining sectors.4 KPMG AbogadosPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedKPMG Abogados maintains a strong reputation for its handling of financial services regulatory topics, which forms part of its broader regulatory and public law practice. Key lawyers advise public bodies or private companies on the drafting and implementation of legislative updates. The team also has experience in administrative appeals for breaches of public contracts.4 MVA ASOCIADOSPublic Law2023 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedMVA Asociados is a boutique firm advising domestic and international clients on a range of public law issues. The team is especially well regarded for its handling of varied regulatory matters on behalf of clients in the energy sector. It also handles standout mandates relating to European Law infringements.