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Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona | Europe

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The below Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona rankings table provides market-leading insights on the top ranked lawyers and law firms whose advice and legal services can be purchased in Spain. The rankings are the result of extensive research by our internal research team, who conduct interviews with in-house counsel, other third-party experts and private practice lawyers who have worked alongside them. Use our table and ranking system to identify the most suited provider of legal services for you.

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Band 1

  1. Cuatrecasas
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    Cuatrecasas
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked
    Cuatrecasas has a leading restructuring and insolvency team in Barcelona. The firm is regularly instructed by Spanish debtors or their private equity owners to handle formal insolvency processes, including those that require judicial approval for the sale of production units. The firm advises Spanish corporates on negotiations with bank lenders for the refinancing or restructuring of debt. The team also has demonstrable experience on the creditor side of debt restructuring, acting both for bank lenders and for hedge funds on high-value mandates.
  2. Garrigues
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    Garrigues
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked
    Garrigues is an outstanding Spanish firm with the proven capacity to handle diverse restructuring and insolvency mandates from the Barcelona office. The lawyers advise debtors on court-approved schemes of arrangement in order to secure the pre-insolvency restructuring of debt. The team has experience acting in insolvency and foreclosure proceedings on behalf of international corporates. The firm has additional experience enforcing creditor interests against Spanish debtors, with a client list that comprises major asset managers and banks.
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Band 2

  1. AUGUSTA ABOGADOS
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    AUGUSTA ABOGADOS
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    AUGUSTA ABOGADOS rises in the rankings on the basis of a strengthening practice in the area of insolvency. The lawyers are regularly appointed as administrators and receivers in regional and national insolvency cases. The firm also assists smaller Spanish corporates with debt restructuring. It offers additional expertise in M&A transactions relating to insolvent entities.
  2. Uría Menéndez
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    Uría Menéndez
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Uría Menéndez acts for major banks on the restructuring of debt in Spanish infrastructure and construction companies. It assists companies with amendments to existing loan agreements, and it negotiates new loans to refinance corporate debt. Key lawyers have further experience in the sale of production units on behalf of insolvent companies. The team has experience working with banks and investment funds, as well as clients in the hospitality industry.
  3. DWF-RCD
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. RocaJunyent
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    RocaJunyent
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    RocaJunyent is an important Catalan firm with experience on the debtor and creditor sides of significant insolvency proceedings. Key individuals possess additional experience acting as court-appointed bankruptcy administrators. The firm has experience advising clients from the manufacturing, construction and hospitality industries.
  2. BDO Abogados y Asesores Tributarios
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 3
  3. Figueras Legal
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 3
  4. Marroquín Abogados
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 3
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Band 4

  1. AGM Abogados
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    AGM Abogados
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    AGM Abogados enters the rankings this year on the basis of a strong practice in restructuring and insolvency. The law firm stands out for its practice as insolvency administrators, with extensive experience in insolvency proceedings, as well as distressed M&A and debt restructuring. The law firm has experience working with clients in several industries, such as manufacturing, real estate and technology.
  2. Baker McKenzie
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    Baker McKenzie
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Baker McKenzie assists international investors with the acquisition of distressed assets or with issues arising from the insolvencies of global companies. The firm has experience on the debtor side of court-sanctioned restructuring processes. The firm advises clients from the healthcare industry, as well as the hospitality and automobile industries.
  3. Fieldfisher (Spain)
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    Fieldfisher (Spain)
    Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Key lawyers in Fieldfisher's Barcelona office accept appointments as administrator and also act as debtor counsel on Spanish insolvencies. The firm has advised on cases that require the implementation of collective redundancies and it has handled cases in which business activities are preserved through the sale of production units.