Uría Menéndez leads the Spanish business law market according to Chambers Europe 2013

The firm ranks in the first band in 20 practice areas

April 26, 2013

Uría Menéndez continues to lead the Spanish legal market according to the 2013 edition of the Chambers Europe guide published by Chambers & Partners. For the seventh consecutive year, the firm has achieved more first band rankings than any other firm, with 20 first bands and six second bands. Of note is the improvement of the Tax practice area to the first band and the Planning practice area to the second band.

As a novelty in the 2013 edition, Chambers & Partners included an exclusive ranking for Barcelona analysing General Business Law under the following categories: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Intellectual Property; Life Sciences; and Tax. The firm was placed in the first band for all categories.

In Portugal, Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho placed among the top firms in the country with recommendations in the majority of the practice areas analysed. In the 2013 edition, the firm improves its positions in Energy and Natural Resources and Tax. 

Spain

 

2013

2012

2011

Banking and Finance

1st band

1st band

1st band

Capital Markets

1st band

1st band

1st band

Corporate M&A

1st band

1st band

1st band

Competition

1st band

1st band

1st band

Employment

1st band

1st band

1st band

Public Law

1st band

1st band

1st band

Dispute Resolution

1st band

1st band

1st band

Real Estate

1st band

1st band

1st band

Private Equity

1st band

1st band

1st band

TMT:  Telecommunications

1st band

1st band

1st band

Environment

1st band

1st band

1st band

Environment: Climate Change

1st band

1st band

1st band

Restructuring/ Insolvency

1st band

1st band

1st band

Shipping

1st band

1st band

1st band

Shipping (Finance)

1st band

1st band

1st band

Intellectual Property

1st band

1st band

1st band

Corporate Crime

1st band

1st band

1st band

Project Finance

2nd band

1st band

1st band

Life Sciences

1st band

1st band

1st band

Energy and Natural Resources

1st band

1st band

2nd band

Tax

1st band

2nd band

2nd band

Wealth Management

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

TMT: Information Technology

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

TMT: Media

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Sports

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Planning

2nd band

3rd band

2nd band

* Banking & Finance US/UK has not been taken into account.

 

BARCELONA

 

2013

General Business Law: Corporate

1st band

General Business Law: Dispute Resolution

1st band

General Business Law: Employment

1st band

General Business Law: Intellectual Property

1st band

General Business Law: Life Sciences

1st band

General Business Law: Tax

1st band

 

PORTUGAL

 

2013

2012

2011

Real Estate

1st band

1st band

1st band

Banking and Finance

2nd band

1st band

1st band

Dispute Resolution

1st band

1st band

2nd band

Restructuring/ Insolvency

1st band

1st band

2nd band

Private Equity

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Capital Markets

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Corporate M&A

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Projects

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Public Law

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

General Business Law Porto

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Competition/European Law

2nd band

2nd band

2nd band

Employment

2nd band

2nd band

3rd band

Shipping

3rd band

3rd band

3rd band

Energy and Natural Resources

2nd band

3rd band

3rd band

Tax

2nd band

3rd band

3rd band

TMT

3rd band

3rd band

3rd band

Intellectual Property

3rd band

3rd band

4th band

 

BRUSSELS

The firm maintains its band 4 ranking in Belgium for Competition/European Law.

 

EUROPE-WIDE

In the general European ranking, Uría Menéndez is ranked in band 5 for Corporate/M&A.