Uría Menéndez, the leading firm in Spain according to IFLR 2010

The firm maintains the first position in five of the seven practice areas analysed.

October 14, 2009

Uría Menéndez is leader again in Spain according to the IFLR1000 directory published by Euromoney. In the 2010 edition the firm maintains the first position in five practice areas and the second position in two.

The 2010 edition of the IFLR1000 also ranked Uría Menéndez as one of the leading firms in Portugal, with one first position, two seconds and a third.

Spain

	2010	2009
Banking	1^st position	1^st position
Capital Markets: Equity	1^st position	1^st position
M&A	1^st position	1^st position
Restructuring / Insolvency	1^st position	1^st position
Project Finance	1^st position	1^st position
Capital Markets: Debt	2^nd position	2^nd position
Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation	2^nd position	2^nd position

Portugal

	2010	2009
Capital Markets	2^nd position	2^nd position
Project Finance	1^st position	2^nd position
Banking	2^nd position	3^rd position
M&A	3^rd position	3^rd position

WESTERN EUROPE

In its latest edition, the directory ranks Uría Menéndez in third place for Competition and European Law in Western Europe.