Ranking tables
Europe Spain Shipping
Band 1
- Albors Galiano & Portales
- Avante Legal
Band 2
- Mestre Abogados
- San Simón & Duch
Band 4
Garrigues
MA Abogados- Actam Abogados
- Aiyon Abogados
- Muñoz & Montañés
- Ruiz-Gálvez Abogados
Senior Statespeople
- Eduardo AlborsAlbors Galiano & Portales
Band 1
- Javier PortalesAlbors Galiano & Portales
- Julio López QuirogaAvante Legal
- Luis de San SimónSan Simón & Duch
Band 2
Bernardo Ruiz Lima Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Jesús Barbadillo Eyzaguirre Garrigues- Anna MestreMestre Abogados
- Antonio QuirósAvante Legal
Band 3
Carlos López-Quiroga Uría Menéndez
Carlos Salinas MA Abogados- Carlos PerezPérez Albors & Co.
- Félix Ruiz-Gálvez VillaverdeRuiz-Gálvez Abogados
- Mercedes DuchSan Simón & Duch
Band 4
Víctor Mata Garrido Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP- Alfonso de Ochoa MartínezAlbors Galiano Portales
- Alicia MontañésMuñoz & Montañés
- Andrés CandomequePROA LEGAL
- Celia LoperaMuñoz & Montañés
- Hannah de BustosAvante Legal
- Jacobo TojeiroAvante Legal
- Juan BeitiaActam Abogados
- Marie RogersRogers & Co. Abogados
- Mikel Garteiz-GoxeaskoaAiyon Abogados
- Olivia DelagrangeSimmons & Simmons LLP
- Verónica MeanaAiyon Abogados
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
3 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPShipping2023 | Band 3 |Penningtons Manches Cooper houses a respected shipping practice in Madrid, aided by the law firm's extensive international network. The team is particularly visible in disputes and proceedings often in relation to international ship collisions. In addition to its strength in contentious mandates, the law firm also assists with vessel registrations, clear-up operations following vessel accidents and general average issues. Penningtons Manches Cooper is well positioned to handle cross-border mandates, notably involving Asian jurisdictions. Among its clientele are ship owners, shipping and engineering companies and insurers.
3 Uría MenéndezShipping2023 | Band 3 |Uría Menéndez houses a highly regarded wide-ranging practice with expertise in both wet and dry shipping matters. The firm regularly advises on shipbuilding contracts and others transactional mandates, including the constitution of joint ventures as well as shipping-related M&A transactions. In addition, the team is adept at handling disputes in relation to contract and payment claims. Its clientele includes P&I clubs, port administrators and ferry operators.
Band 4
4 GarriguesShipping2023 | Band 4 |Garrigues's shipping team is adept at handling a plethora of mandates from international ship arrests and charter party agreements to the construction of ferries and port concessions. The team is well equipped to assist with transactional mandates, notably the acquisition of vessels, in addition to contractual disputes. Clients benefit from the firm's practitioners being based in Madrid, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Bilbao to provide broad regional coverage. Garrigues also shows strength in cross-border mandates. Its client roster includes ferry operators, ship manufacturers and energy companies.4 MA AbogadosShipping2023 | Band 4 |MA Abogados advises clients across its offices in Spain on shipping mandates. Manufacturers, insurers and shipping companies regularly seek the law firm's assistance with maritime insurance matters including cargo, P&I and vessel damages claims. The firm offers further experience in the international sale of goods.