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, 2010Uría 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
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| 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
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| 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.