Uría Menéndez, leads Chambers Europe’s 2011 Spain edition for the fifth consecutive year

The firm ranks first in 19 practice areas

May 11, 2011

Uría Menéndez stands as leader in Spain for the fifth consecutive year in the 2011 edition of Chambers Europe’s guide produced by legal publisher Chambers & Partners. The firm was mentioned in the 26 practice areas analysed by the directory and was ranked first in 19 practice areas and second in seven.

The Life Sciences practice area of the firm has improved its position this year from second to first.

In Portugal, Chambers Europe 2011 commends Uría Menéndez-Proença de Carvalho as being among the top firms in the country. The firm is recommended in most of the practice areas analysed. The Competition practice area moves from third to second position.

The directory highlights 97 lawyers from Uría Menéndez in Spain and Portugal.

SPAIN

	2011	2010	2009
Banking and Finance	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Capital Markets	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Corporata M&A	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Competition/European Law	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Employment	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Public Law	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Dispute Resolution	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Real Estate	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Private Equity	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
TMT	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Environment	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Environment: Climate Change	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Restructuring/Insolvency	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Shipping	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Shipping: Finance	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Intellectual Property	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Corporate Crime	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Project Finance	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Life Sciences	1^st position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Tax	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Energy & Natural Resources	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Planning	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Wealth Management	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
TMT: Information Technology	2^nd position	2^nd position	3^rdposition
TMT: Media	2^nd position	2^nd position	Not analysed
Sport	2^nd position	2^nd position	3^rdposition

* The area of banking & finance US / UK has not been taken into account (common law advice / US).

PORTUGAL

	2011	2010	2009
Real Estate	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Banking & Finance	1^st position	1^st position	1^st position
Private Equity	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Capital Markets	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Corporate/M&A	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Dispute Resolution	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Projects	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Public Law	2^nd position	2^nd position	3^rdposition
General Business Law Oporto	2^nd position	2^nd position	2^nd position
Restructuring/Insolvency	2^nd position	2^nd position	Área no analizada
Competition/European Law	2^nd position	3^rdposition	3^rdposition
Shipping	3^rdposition	2^nd position	3^rdposition
Energy & Natural Resources	3^rdposition	3^rdposition	2^nd position
Tax	3^rdposition	3^rdposition	3^rdposition
TMT	3^rdposition	3^rdposition	3^rdposition
Employment	3^rdposition	3^rdposition	3^rdposition
Intellectual Property	4^th position	4^th position	3^rdposition

BRUSSELS

This year the directory has ranked the firm fourth in Belgium.

EUROPE-WIDE

In the general European ranking, Uría Menéndez has been ranked fourth in Corporate M&A.