Uría Menéndez again tops all the practice areas analysed in Spain by Legal 500
The firm continues to lead the way Spain according to the 2015 edition of the prestigious British directory
April 10, 2015Uría Menéndez is again ranked in Tier 1 in all the areas analysed in Spain by the directory. This edition also analyses the Administrative and Public Law, and Pharmaceutical practice areas. Again Uría Menéndez is ranked in the highest band in both practice areas.
Uría Ménendez - Proença de Carvalho is mentioned in all practice areas and continues to be ranked Tier 1 in the Real Estate, Project Finance, Dispute Resolution and Corporate and M&A practice areas.
In terms of individual accolades, the directory names 28 Uría Menéndez lawyers as Leading Lawyers.
SPAIN
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| 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Administrative and Public Law | Tier 1 | Not analysed | Not analysed |
| Banking and Finance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Projects and Energy | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Real Estate and Construction | 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 |
| Health and life sciences | Tier 1 | Not analysed | Not analysed |
| 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: Trademarks 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 |
* “Capital Markets: US Law” (US law advice) and “Tax: The Big Four” (advice by consulting/auditing firms) have not been taken into account.
PORTUGAL
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| 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Real estate and construction | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Projects and project finance | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Dispute resolution | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Employment | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Corporate and M&A | Tier 1 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| Tax | Tier 2 | Tier 1 | Tier 1 |
| 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 |
| Insolvency and restructuring | Tier 3 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
| Transport | Tier 3 | Tier 3 | Tier 3 |
| Intellectual Property | Tier 4 | Tier 4 | Tier 3 |
| TMT | Tier 4 | Tier 4 | Tier 3 |
BELGIUM
Uría Menéndez’s Competition law practice of is classified in Tier 5 in this year’s analysis of the Belgian market.