Uría & Menéndez: Law Firm of the Year in Spain
According to Chambers Global 2001-2002, the international guide for world’s leading lawyers published by Chambers & Partners, Uría & Menéndez has been elected Law Firm of the Year in Spain. This independent research-based ranking reflects the opinions and recommendations of lawyers and clients gathered throughout the year 2000.
July 19, 2001Chambers Global ranks Uría & Menéndez in the Spanish Legal Market as follows:
RANKING | AREA |
1 | Banking and Finance |
1 | Communications |
1 | Competition/Antitrust |
1 (unmatched) | Corporate /M&A |
2 | Intellectual Property |
3 | Tax |
At the same time, Chambers conducted a survey on the 'Best Business Lawyer' in each country. In Spain, the top three choices for best lawyer were from Uría & Menéndez. Quoting Chambers:
'A successful year for Spain’s Uría & Menéndez. Spanish businesses clearly favoured this classy firm over Spanish and foreign alternatives. Uría & Menéndez was not only elected firm of the year, but also provided the top three choices for best lawyer. Survey results gave the instinctively commercial lawyer Salvador Sánchez -Terán a narrow victory. His strong performing colleagues were capital markets lawyer Luis de Carlos Bertrán, for one client 'one of the top business lawyers in Spain' and corporate specialist Juan Miguel Goenechea'.
'…What really defines Uría, however, is an almost endless list of star lawyers: Juan Miguel Goenechea, Salvador Sánchez-Terán, Luis de Carlos and many others are perceived to be quality epitomised'.
Apart from the three aforementioned lawyers, this Guide also recommends:
AREA | LAWYER |
Banking and Finance | Emilio Díaz Rafael Sebastián |
Communications | José Pérez Santos Jesús Remón Fernando Pérez de la Sota |
Competition/Antitrust | Jaime Folguera José Pérez Santos |
Corporate /M&A | Rodrigo Uría Juan Luis Iglesias |
Intellectual Property | José Massaguer |
Tax | Jesús López Tello Rafael Fuster Rafael García Llaneza |
In Latin America,the ranking of the firms associated with U&M is also remarkable:
LAW FIRM | AREA | RANKING | |
Marval, O’ Farrell & Mairal (Argentina) | Banking and Finance Communications Competition/Antitrust Energy and Natural Resources | 1 1 1 2 | |
Estudio Uría, Abogados (Peru) | Banking and Finance | 2 | |
Philippi, Yrarrázabal, Pulido y Brunner (Chile) | Banking and Finance Corporate /M&A | 1 1 | |
Frank, Galicia y Robles, S.C. (Mexico) | Corporate /M&A Banking and Finance | 1 2 |