Uría Menéndez is leader in Spain according to Legal 500
Uría Menéndez obtains the top position in ten of the areas analysed by the prestigious British legal directory
April 14, 2008Uría Menéndez is the leader in Spain after having reached the top position in the prestigious international ranking, Legal 500.
The firm achieved the top positions in the areas of Banking and Finance, Project Finance, Real Estate, Employment, Capital Markets, Commercial, Environmental, Dispute Resolution, TMT and EU and Competition; it achieved a second place position in Shipping, Intellectual Property, Tax, and Insurance. Uría Menéndez is recognised in Spain in all the areas of the directory.
Legal 500 states that Uría Menéndez ”stands out as the strongest of the full-service law firms in Spain, with an unrivalled track record as a corporate firm.”
SPAIN
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| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| Banking and Finance | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Project Finance | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Employment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Capital Markets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Commercial | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TMT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EU and Competition | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Shipping | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Intellectual Property | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tax | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Securities | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
PORTUGAL
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| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| Banking and Finance | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Project Finance | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Real Estate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Capital Markets | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tax | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dispute Resolution | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Public Law | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| EU and Competition | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Commercial | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Employment | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Oporto (Leading Commercial Firms) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| TMT | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Shipping | - | - | - | - | - |
| Intellectual Property | - | - | - | - | - |
For Portugal, Uría Menéndez’s offices are mentioned in the majority of the areas analysed by the publication. Legal 500 allots the firm a top position for Banking and Finance, Project Finance and Real Estate; a second place position in Tax, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Public Law, EU and Competition and Capital Markets; third position in Employment, Oporto (Leading Commercial Firms) and TMT.
Legal 500 affirms that Uría Menéndez has “managed to consistently scoop the high-end mandates.”
BELGIUM
This year Uría Menéndez is the only firm in the Iberian market mentioned for Competition Law in the prestigious directory.