Uría Menéndez ranks first in Spain in 4 of the 6 practice areas analysed by Chambers Global 2009

Uría Menéndez continues to hold the first place ranking in all categories of particular strategic importance including M&A, Litigation, Banking and Finance and Capital Markets (Equity), thereby reaffirming its position in the market.

March 4, 2009

 

SPAIN

The 2009 Edition of Chambers Global introduces importants changes to its methodology. While the previous edition analysed 14 categories (Uría Menéndez ranked 1st in 10 categories), only seven categories are currently analysed including the category “UK/US-qualified Experts” in which no Spanish firms are included. The remaining categories will become part of the 'Europe' guide which will be published at the end of April and include a more complete and representative analysis of the legal sector in Spain.

Among the categories analysed in the current edition (M&A, banking and financing, capital markets - Equity, Debt y Securitisations -,and litigation), Uría Menéndez holds the same positions as last year, as do Clifford Chance and Garrigues.

Uría Menéndez continues to hold the first place ranking in all categories of particular strategic importance including M&A, Litigation, Banking and Finance and Capital Markets (Equity), thereby reaffirming its position in the market.

 

 

2009

2008

2007

Banking and Finance

1st

1st

1st

Mergers & Acquisitions

1st

1st

1st

Litigation

1st

1st

1st

Capital Markets (Equity)

1st

1st

Not analysed

Capital Markets (Debt)

2nd

2nd

Not analysed

Capital Markets (Securitisation)

2nd

2nd

Not analysed

* No ranking was made for US/UK banking and finance (advice in Anglo-Saxon / U.S. law).

 

PORTUGAL

Chambers acknowledges Uría Menéndez’s importance in Portugal

Uría Menéndez’s presence in this edition of Chambers’s rankings for Portugal has improved from the previous year. The firm maintains its ranking in all the analysed areas while at the same time achieving the top position in Banking and Finance. As in Spain, many of the areas analysed in previous are no longer included in this edition and will instead be released in the Europe edition.

 

 

2009

2008

2007

Banking and Finance

1st

2nd

2nd

M & A

2nd

2nd

2nd

Litigation

2nd

2nd

2nd

Capital Markets

2nd

2nd

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LATIN AMERICA

Uría Menéndes is ranked 5th in M&A, with lawyers Eduardo Rodríguez- Rovira (4th position) and Javier Valle (4th position) being singled out. In international arbitration, Uría Menéndez ranks 5th in Latin America.

 

BRUSSELS

As in the previous year’s edition, the directory distinguishes Edurne Navarro as a prestigious lawyer in Belgium (4th) and the firm for its Competition/EU law (4th) practice.

EUROPE-WIDE

Uría Menéndez places 5th in Mergers and Acquisitions in the general European rankings.