What we say about the firm's legal practice in Spain
Banking and finance
Within Banking and finance, Bird & Bird is a third tier firm,
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP has particular experience in representing developers and financial institutions in renewable energy and also recently advised RBS on bankruptcy scenarios affecting its aircraft transactions portfolio. Andres Lorrio is the key contact.
Corporate and M&A
Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP recently recruited from Araoz & Rueda the ‘extraordinary lawyer’ Lourdes Ayala, who ‘has particular strength in private equity and restructurings’. She replaces former practice head Javier Vasserot who moved to Olswang. The team’s main areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and joint ventures, restructuring and general corporate advice.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution , tier 4
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP’s practice is headed by managing partner Javier Fernández-Samaniego. The firm is representing Spanish IT consultancy Everis in litigation cases relating to software implementation projects. Other clients include Actavis Group and RBS. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez left the firm.
EU and competition
Within EU and competition, Bird & Bird is a third tier firm,
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP has ‘some of the best competition lawyers in Spain, with high economic and business acumen’. Antonio Creus heads the sizeable department and remains actively involved in litigation before the EU Court of Justice and in state aid cases. It also advises on cartels, merger control and litigation before the Spanish courts.
Employment
Within Employment, Bird & Bird is a third tier firm,
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP represents Everis, Infosys and Yahoo!. Areas of expertise include redundancy negotiations, industrial action and disputes.
Insurance
Within Insurance, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP regularly advises longstanding clients Aon and CACI on insurance matters, and continues to advise Seguros RGA on a range of matters including negotiations, trading and regulatory compliance advice.
Intellectual property
Within Intellectual property, Bird & Bird is a second tier firm,
Manuel Lobato heads Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP’s well regarded IP practice. It is particularly strong in patent litigation and is also recommended for trade mark and copyright law. Recent work includes advising OncoStem Pharma concerning a biotech patent infringement, and representing Caixa Geral de Despositos in a trade mark case. Instructions regularly come from high-profile clients such as Google, Grupo Arco, Lexmark and Actavis.
Projects and energy
Within Projects and energy, tier 4
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP is particularly strong in energy regulation and cleantech and renewables projects. Practice head Javier Fernández-Samaniego ‘does a great job’, and Raquel Ballesteros is ‘one of the most well prepared lawyers, especially on public and health law’. Andrés Lorrio is recommended for project finance.
Restructuring and insolvency
Within Restructuring and insolvency Other recommended firms
TMT
Within TMT, Bird & Bird is a first tier firm,
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP’s TMT practice is ‘particularly good at understanding complex, technical matters’ and ‘always adapts to the client’s needs’. Managing partner Javier Fernández-Samaniego is an IT specialist. The practice has recently been advising Tom Tom, Google, and longstanding client BT on a range of IT, commercial and consumer law matters. The firm benefits from ‘a good network of lawyers Europe-wide’. Blanca Escribano andMiguel Angel Rodríguez recently left the firm.
Tax
Within Tax, tier 5
Bird & Bird (Spain) LLP’s ‘excellent tax practice’ is led by the highly rated José María Cusí, who specialises in international tax matters. The practice's expertise includes tax structuring of real estate transactions, transfer pricing, private equity tax planning, and designing tax-efficient remuneration schemes for employees.
What we say worldwide
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Belgium
Offices in Brussels
- Aviation : Aviation
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Privacy and data protection
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Transport
- Information technology : Information technology
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment : Media and entertainment
- Tax : Tax
China
Offices in Beijing and Shanghai
Czech Republic
Offices in Prague
Germany
Offices in Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Hamberg
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals : Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals
- Information technology and outsourcing : Information technology and outsourcing
- IP: patents: Litigation : IP: patents: Litigation
- IP: trade marks : IP: trade marks
- Private equity : Private equity
- Public sector : Public sector
- Telecoms : Telecoms
Spain
Offices in Madrid
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Employment : Employment
- Insurance : Insurance
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Finland
Offices in Helsinki
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- TMT : TMT
France
- Administrative and public law : Administrative and public law
- Aviation : Aviation
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation : Dispute resolution Commercial litigation
- EU competition and distribution : EU competition and distribution
- Employment : Employment
- Health and life sciences : Health and life sciences
- IT, telecoms and the internet : IT, telecoms and the internet
- Intellectual property: Full-service firms : Intellectual property: Full-service firms
- Real estate : Real estate
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- TMT : TMT
Hungary
Offices in Budapest
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- TMT : TMT
Italy
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome : Corporate and M&A Milan and Rome
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU, regulatory and competition law : EU, regulatory and competition law
- Employment : Employment
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m
- Corporate and commercial : Venture capital
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Immigration
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Private finance initiative (PFI)
- Public sector : Education: schools
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Overview
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Brand management
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Sport
- Transport : Aviation
Netherlands
Offices in The Hague
- Arbitration : Arbitration
- Commercial litigation : Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Energy : Energy
- Information technology : Information technology
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment : Media and entertainment
- Tax : Tax
- Telecoms : Telecoms
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- TMT : TMT
Sweden
Offices in Stockholm
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Employment : Employment
- Energy : Energy
- IT and telecoms : IT and telecoms
- Intellectual property and media : Intellectual property and media
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Singapore
Offices in Singapore