Uría Menéndez maintains its leadership in Spain in the 2014 edition of Legal 500
The firm retains its Tier 1 ranking in all the practice areas analysed by the prestigious British directory
April 14, 2014Uría Menéndez continues in its position as Spain’s leading law firm and maintains its Tier 1 status in all the practice areas analysed.
Uría Ménendez - Proença de Carvalho is mentioned in all practice areas and remains at Tier 1 in Real Estate, Project Finance, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Tax and Corporate and M&A.
In terms of individuals, the directory highlights 28 Leading Lawyers in the firm.
SPAIN
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| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Banking and Finance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Projects and Energy | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Real Estate | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Employment | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Capital Markets | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Corporate and M&A | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Environment | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| TMT | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| EU and Competition | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Transport | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Intellectual Property: Patents | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Intellectual Property: Trade Marks and Copyright | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Tax | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Insurance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Restructuring and Insolvency | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
* In the 2013 and 2012 editions Intellectual property was researched as a whole, not divided into subcategories. We were placed in Tier 1.
* “Capital Markets: US Law” (advice on US law) and “Tax: The Big Four” (advice from consulting/auditing firms) have not been taken into account.
PORTUGAL
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| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
| Real Estate | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Project Finance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Employment | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 |
| Tax | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 |
| Corporate and M&A | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 2 |
| Banking and Finance | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Capital Markets | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| EU and Competition | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Oporto (Leading Commercial Firms) | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Energy and Environment | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Public Law | Tier 2 | Tier 2 | Tier 2 |
| Restructuring and Insoilvency | Tier 3 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
| Shipping and Transport | Tier 3 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
| Intellectual Property | Tier 4 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
| TMT | Tier 4 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
BELGIUM
In this year’s analysis of the Belgian market, the directory places Uría Menéndez in Tier 5 for Competition Law.