Uría Menéndez is still the leading firm in Spain according to the 2013 edition of Legal 500
The firm is ranked first in all practice areas analysed in Spain by the prestigious British directory
April 3, 2013Uría Menéndez continues to be the leading firm in Spain and is included in the first band of all the areas analysed by the directory.
SPAIN
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| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| Banking and Finance | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Projects and Energy | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Capital Markets | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Corporate and M&A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environment | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TMT: Telecommunications | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EU and Competition | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Transport | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Intellectual Property | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tax | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Insurance | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Restructuring / Insolvency | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* “Capital Markets: US Law” (advice on US law) and “Tax: The Big Four” (advice by consulting/auditing firms) have not been taken into account.
PORTUGAL
Uría Menéndez-Proença de Carvalho is also on the up in Portugal. The firm is mentioned in all the areas analysed by the directory and is included in the first band for Labour, Tax, and Corporate and M&A.
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| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Project Finance | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dispute Resolution | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Labour | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tax | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Corporate and M&A | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Banking and Finance | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Capital Markets | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| EU and Competition | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Porto (Corporate and M&A firms) | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Energy & Environment | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Public Law | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Telecommunications | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Restructuring/Insolvency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Intellectual Property | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shipping | 3 | 3 | - |
BELGIUM
Uría Menéndez is again mentioned this year as “other recommended firm” for Competition Law in the analysis of the Belgian market.
CHINA
The analysis of the Chinese market in the 2013 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific mentions Uría Menéndez as “other recommended firm” in the area of Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms.