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SJ Berwin

C/CLAUDIO COELLO 37, 1A PLANTA, 28001 MADRID, SPAIN

Tel:: Work +34 91 426 00 50
Fax:: Fax +34 91 426 00 66

Web:: www.sjberwin.com
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Spain

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, SJ Berwin LLP is a third tier firm,

Carlos Pazos heads the team at SJ Berwin, which has considerable international banking experience and recently advised Matrix European Property Holdings on the Spanish legal aspects of a syndicated loan, in conjunction with the firm’s French, German and English offices.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

SJ Berwin’s practice is headed by Roberto Pomares and includes Isabel Rodríguez, one of ‘the best private equity fund structures lawyers in Spain’, and Carlos Pazos, who is ‘very experienced in commercial and stock market issues’.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, SJ Berwin LLP is a third tier firm,

Ramon García Gallardo leads SJ Berwin’s EU and competition group, which acts on key cases before the CNC and the European Commission, as well as the European and Spanish courts. Recent mandates include advising EDP, Nestlé and Bodegas Garvery on antitrust matters, and advising Harbinger Capital Partners on acquiring control of Spectrum Brands.

Employment

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Intellectual property

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Real estate

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Tax

Within Tax, tier 4

SJ Berwin regularly advises on matters including tax planning of private equity funds, tax planning, and M&A transactions. It has particular presence in the energy and infrastructure sector, and also acts for high-net-worth individuals. The ‘competent and capable’ Alberto Ruano heads the practice, while the ‘reliable’ Roberto Pomares and Carlos Pazos are also recommended.

What we say worldwide

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Competition : Competition

Germany

Offices in Berlin, Munich, and Frankfurt

Spain

Offices in Madrid

France

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Hong Kong

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Italy

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Tax : Tax

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SJ Berwin LLP

Ofcom publishes review of the wholesale broadband access market

On 3 December 2010, Ofcom published its final statement setting out its analysis of the state of competition in the wholesale broadband access (WBA) market and the measures it is taking to protect consumers in situations where competition alone is insufficient.  

- SJ Berwin LLP

Legal Developments in Spain

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Spanish Bankruptcy Act reform

Chapter IV, Title III of the Bankruptcy Act (hereinafter, the "BA") regulates the filing of actions against the activity of debtors declared bankrupt in order to return to the bankrupt estate certain assets which the legislator considers should never have been taken away.

- Adarve Corporación Jurídica
Contesting the candidates is only possible during the social elections procedure

The employer has the possibility to contest the candidate lists in the event that a candidate does not comply with the conditions for eligibility. The Supreme Court recently confirmed that this is only possible within the strict terms provided in the social elections procedure.

- Claeys & Engels, member of Ius Laboris
RIVERO & GUSTAFSON ABOGADOS September Newsletter

Commercial

- Rivero & Gustafson Abogados
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Urgent Measures for the reform of collective bargaining.

- Rivero & Gustafson Abogados
Newsletter May 2011

Commercial …………………………. Strengthening Financial System Law on a Sustainable Economy

- Rivero & Gustafson Abogados
Newsletter January 2011

(1) Mercantile: Liberalizing actions in the tax and labor areas in order to encourage investment and create employment. (2) Litigation: Reform of the Penal Code (Organic Law 5/2010 of June 22). (3) Labor: Paternity Leave. Maintenance of employment and professional training. IPREM and SMI for 2011. Self Employed Workers. Pensions. Placement Agencies. (4) Tax: Changes: personal income tax, company tax, income tax for non residents, tax on patrimony transfers and documented legal acts, VAT.

- Rivero & Gustafson Abogados
The evidence of foreign law: The Spanish Supreme Court’s Judgment of 24 June 2010

We live in a globalized world where people, goods and money can move freely between national borders. It is perfectly possibly to buy a computer manufactured in Tokyo from a sales company established in Bangladesh, while sitting outdoors on a terrace in Rome. In this context, with transnational commerce and business relations constantly expanding, it is logical that international litigation is becoming increasingly commonplace.

- PEREZ-LLORCA
Special Labor Reform Newsletter

LAW 35/2010, OF SEPTEMBER 17, ON URGENT MEASURESFOR THE REFORM OF THE LABOR MARKET

- Rivero & Gustafson Abogados
CHANGES IN THE REGIME GOVERNING RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING RIGHTS AT SPANISH LISTED COMPANIES

On June 17, 2010, following a rough and eventful passage through Parliament, the Lower House of the Spanish Parliament finally approved a transcendental amendment to the Spanish Corporations Law (to article 105.2) affecting only listed corporations: a prohibition on voting ceilings for a same shareholder (or companies in the same group), regardless of the number of shares they own.

- Garrigues
REORGANIZATIONS OF BIOTECH FIRMS

In spite of the M&A downturn both globally and in the healthcare industry in particular, 2008 saw a twofold increase in the volume of deals involving biotech firms. Judging from the news that emerged during 2009 and in light of recent surveys, this trend looks set to continue and the outlook is undoubtedly rosy, above all in pharmaceutical R&D.

- Garrigues