Uría Menéndez first in Spain in the 2010 edition of Legal 500

The firm was ranked first in thirteen of the fourteen areas analysed by the prestigious British directory.

April 6, 2010

Uría Menéndez again leads the way in Spain after being ranked first in Legal 500’s prestigious international ranking.

The firm is first in all practice areas analysed by the directory except for Insurance, in which it comes second. The firm’s results have also improved this year as the firm has been included in the first band for Tax.

SPAIN

 

 

2010

2009

2008

Banking and Finance

1

1

1

Project Finance

1

1

1

Real Estate

1

1

1

Employment

1

1

1

Capital Markets

1

1

1

Corporate and M&A

1

1

1

Environment

1

1

1

Dispute Resolultion

1

1

1

TMT

1

1

1

EU and Competition

1

1

1

Shipping

1

1

2

Intellectual Property

1

1

2

Tax

1

2

2

Insurance

2

2

2

* Capital Markets’ US legal advice and Tax the Big Four (legal advice by consulting/auditing firms) have not been included.

 

PORTUGAL

 

 

2010

2009

2008

Project Finance

1

1

1

Real Estate

1

1

1

Banking and Finance

2

1

1

Capital Markets

2

2

2

Dispute Resolution 

2

2

2

EU and Competition

2

2

2

Employment

2

2

3

Porto (Leading commercial Firms)

2

2

3

TMT

2

2

3

Tax

2

3

2

Corporate and M&A

3

2

2

Public Law

3

2

2

Energy and Environment

3

Not analysed

Not analysed

Insolvency and Restructuring

3

Not analysed

Not analysed

Shipping and Transport

NA

NA

NA

Intellectual Property

NA

NA

NA

*NA: Not mentioned in this area.

 

In Portugal, the office is mentioned in most of the areas analysed by the publication. This year, the firm is ranked first in Project Finance and Real Estate, second in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, EU and Competition law, Employment, Porto, TMT, and Tax, which moves up one position. The firm’s areas of Corporate and M&A, Public Law, Energy and Environment, as well as Insolvency and Restructuring are all included in the third band. The latter two areas are analysed by the directory for the first time in Portugal.

BELGIUM

In the Belgian market, this year the directory ranked Uría Menéndez fifth in the area of competition law.

UK

In the area of ‘European firms in London: Spain’, only Uría Menéndez is ranked first.