Uría Menéndez strengthens its leading position in the Spanish market according to Chambers Global 2020
Uría Menéndez continues to lead the Spanish market with six Band 1, one Band 2 and one Band 3 rankings in the 2020 edition of Chambers Global.
March 23, 2020Uría Menéndez continues to lead the Spanish market with six Band 1, one Band 2 and one Band 3 rankings in the 2020 edition of Chambers Global.
This year, for the first time, the directory also analyses firms’ international capabilities. For Spain, it focuses on International and Cross-Border Disputes and International and Cross-Border Transactions, and in both areas Uría Menéndez has been ranked in Band 1.
Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho also continues to be one of the go-to firms in Portugal with three Band 1 rankings and two Band 2 rankings.
As in Spain, the Portuguese chapter of the directory includes a spotlight table analysing International and Cross-Border Capabilities that features the firm.
In this edition, Chambers highlights Luis de Carlos as an Eminent practitioner in Capital Markets - Equity, Agustín González as a Star in Intellectual Property: Copyrights, and Emilio Díaz-Ruiz under Senior Statespeople in Banking and Finance: Regulatory.
SPAIN
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| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| BANKING AND FINANCE | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| CORPORATE/M&A | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| DISPUTE RESOLUTION | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| CAPITAL MARKETS: EQUITY* | Band 1 | Band 1 | - |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| INTERNATIONAL & CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES | Band 1 | - | - |
| INTERNATIONAL & CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS | Band 1 | - | - |
| PROJECT FINANCE | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| CAPITAL MARKETS: DEBT | Band 3 | Band 3 | - |
We are also mentioned in the spotlight table for Corporate/M&A: foreign expertise: China, and Corporate M&A: Expertise based abroad: China.
PORTUGAL
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| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| DISPUTE RESOLUTION | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| CAPITAL MARKETS | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| CORPORATE/M&A | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| BANKING AND FINANCE | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| PROJECTS | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL & CROSS-BORDER CAPABILITIES | Spotlight table |
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BELGIUM
This year Uría Menéndez is ranked in Band 5 for Competition/European Law.
CHINA
In the China section, the firm is listed in the Corporate/M&A (International Firms) – Spotlight table.
CUBA
In the Cuba section, the firm is ranked in Band 1 for General Business Law – International Firms.
LATIN AMÉRICA/AMERICA
In the Latin America-wide section, Uría Menéndez is ranked in Band 5 for Corporate/M&A.