Uría Menéndez in Tier 1 in 20 of the 21 areas analysed by Legal 500
In Portugal, Uría Menéndez-Proença de Carvalho is ranked in Tier 1 for Public Law and Criminal Law
April 20, 2016 
Uría Menéndez continues to lead the way in Spain by being ranked in Tier 1 in 20 of the 21 areas analysed. This edition also analyses the areas of Manufacturing, Retail and Food and Uría Menéndez is ranked in Tier 1 for the first two areas.
On the other hand, Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho improves its position by being ranked in Tier 1 for Public Law and Dispute Resolution (analysed for first time this year) and in Tier 2 for Restructuring and Insolvency.
In terms of individual accolades, the directory names 32 lawyers of Uría Menéndez as Leading Lawyers.
SPAIN
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| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Administrative and Public Law | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Not analysed |
| Banking and Finance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Projects and Energy | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Real Estate and Construction | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Employment | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Capital Markets | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Corporate and M&A | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Environment | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Health and life sciences | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Not analysed |
| Dispute Resolution | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| TMT | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| EU and Competition | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Transport | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Intellectual Property: Patents | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Intellectual Property: Trademarks and copyright | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Tax | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Insurance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Restructuring and Insolvency | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Manufacturing | Tier 1 | Not analysed | Not analysed |
| Retail | Tier 1 | Not analysed | Not analysed |
| Food | Not mentioned | Not analysed | Not analysed |
* “Capital Markets: US Law” (US law advice) and “Tax: The Big Four” (advice by consulting/auditing firms) have not been taken into account.
PORTUGAL
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| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Real estate and Construction | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Projects and Project Finance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Penal Económico | Tier 1 | Not analysed | Not analysed |
| Employment | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Corporate and M&A | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Public Law | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Tax | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 1 |
| Banking and Finance | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Capital Markets | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| EU and Competition | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Oporto (leading commercial firms) | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Energy and environment | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Insolvency and Restructuring | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
| Transport | Tier 3 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
| Intellectual Property | Tier 4 | Tier 4 | Tier 4 |
| TMT | Tier 4 | Tier 4 | Tier 4 |