Europe Spain TMT: Media

Baker McKenzie is a market-leading international law firm with a strong TMT department, particularly reputed for its media and IT practices. The team is skilled at advising high-profile clients on media and audiovisual laws, production financing, agreements and distribution, as well as information security, outsourcing agreements and online administration. Its clients include major production companies, TV networks and social media companies.

Ecija Abogados is a market-leading law firm that is well known for its outstanding knowledge of media matters. It possesses a highly specialised TMT department showing aptitude across a plethora of mandates. The law firm acts on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including litigation, international distribution agreements, marketing issues and production finance agreements. The team also offers a notable IT practice handling digital transformations and e-commerce topics for a range of clients such as multinational tech giants, media companies and entities from the banking sector. The team also handles privacy regulatory compliance.

Garrigues is a well-reputed domestic firm with a varied TMT practice. The team advises on IT outsourcing, data protection regulatory compliance, online payment, e-signature services and blockchain issues. The law firm further handles telecoms infrastructure issues such as submarine cable projects and dark fibre lease agreements. The law firm advises on production agreements, also acting on TMT-related disputes. Its client base comprises domestic and international clients including software developers and energy providers.

Cuatrecasas has a multi-talented team with a solid offering in both IT and media. The team handles litigation, e-commerce, regulatory and IP advice as well as transactional projects. Contractual issues, production finance and licensing agreements are further areas of experience. The law firm acts for a client roster of social media giants, e-companies, technology corporates and production companies.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a prominent Spanish firm displaying particular prowess in advisory and transactional mandates. The law firm offers further expertise in compliance and regulatory topics, including consumer protection issues, and offers additional support on contentious mandates and commercial agreements. Its client roster consists of major telecoms operators, television networks, film studios and production companies.

Pedro Alemán Abogados is a Spanish firm experienced in a wide range of media matters with an offering encompassing both litigious and non-contentious media disputes, including production support and a stream of mandates relating to copyright issues. The law firm boasts a client roster of prolific TV and film production companies as well as entities in the music industry. The team is additionally well placed to advise art galleries and museums.