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Howrey Martínez Lage, S.L.

CLAUDIO COELLO 37, 28001 MADRID
Washington DC, Taipei, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Paris, Palo Alto , and 10 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Spain

Dispute resolution

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, Howrey LLP is a first tier firm,

EU and competition boutique Howrey Martínez Lage, S.L.’s ‘legendary’ name partner Santiago Martínez Lage is arguably the market’s standout practitioner. The firm’s practice is particularly active in the telecoms, media, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and, increasingly, the financial sector, and is lauded by clients for its ‘solid knowledge and clarity of advice’. Recent highlights include its representation of France Telecom España before the European Court of First Instance in an appeal brought by Telefonica against the European Commission’s margin squeeze decision; Conway in a follow-on damages action against Altadis following an abuse of a dominant position ruling by the Supreme Court; and Banco de Santander in an investigation into the bundling of financial and insurance products. Rafael Allendesalazar and Helmut Brokelmann are both highly recommended.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, Howrey LLP is a third tier firm,

The IP team at Howrey Martínez Lage, S.L. continues to go from strength to strength following the 2008 arrival of Laura Alonso and Luis Fernández-Novoa. The firm recently won Procter & Gamble as a client, when it filed a complaint against Myrurgia and Alberto, bringing actions for unlawful advertising and unfair competition. The team also represented Japanese multinational Seiko Epson in several patent and community design infringement proceedings.

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

A number of other Spanish firms – such as Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados, PEREZ-LLORCA, Ramón y Cajal, Abogados, Araoz & Rueda, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo and Roca Junyent – also compete at the highest levels of the market, alongside a series of highly regarded boutique players. Here, niche employment firm Sagardoy Abogados, member of Ius Laboris, competition specialist Howrey Martínez Lage, S.L., arbitration expert B Cremades & Asociados and UK insurance firm Davies Arnold Cooper LLP all stand out, while 30-lawyer Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor, Abogados also punches above its weight thanks to some experienced names. Albors Galiano Portales, Iuris Valls Abogados and Ecija Abogados are just a few examples of other leading boutiques across shipping, IP and TMT.

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  • Newsletter June 2010

    NEW RULES ALLOW PORTUGUESE COMPANIES TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE - . - SAME-GENDER MARRIAGE  - . - AMENDMENT TO THE SYSTEM OF MEDICINE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE STATE - . - EDP RENOVÁVEIS IS SET ON SOLAR ENERGY IN THE US - . - ABBOTT WITH HIGH INVESTMENTS IN INDIA - . - ANGOLA RECEIVES CLASSIFICATION BY INTERNATIONAL RATING AGENCIES - . - FCGUERREIRO LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
    - PEREZ-LLORCA

  • ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRAL AWARDS

    I. A case of unenforceability of an award Article 45.1 of Law 60/2003, of 23 December, on Arbitration (“LA”) provides that “An award is enforceable even if an action has been brought to set it aside”. However, case law has established a number of requirements with regard to the enforcing of arbitral awards which are not final and binding. Moreover, Article 44 of the LA establishes that the enforceability of awards will take place in accordance with the Spanish Civil Procedure Law (“LEC”) and will therefore be subject to the rules and requirements of civil procedure.
    - PEREZ-LLORCA

  • Antitrust Newsletter 18 (December 2009)

    Antitrust Newsletter 18 (December 2009)
    - Garrigues

  • Newsletter September 2009

    Commercial - Labour - Tax
    - Rivero & Gustafson Abogados

  • Life Sciences Overview 2008/09

    Law 29/2006 (26 July 2006) on guarantees and rational use of medicinal products and medical devices is the central regulation governing medicinal products. The law still requires development through a large number of Royal Decrees, during 2008 and 2009. Many provisions of Law 29/2006 (such as the sale by post or by telematic means of certain medicinal products) do not appear to be enforceable until such legislation is enacted. This particularly applies to rules on medical devices, which are included in Law 29/2006, but need legislation to be effectively enforced. Such specific legislation is currently being developed, including for medical prescriptions and traceability.
    - Jausas

  • Newsletter 4/2009 - López Acosta, Rivero & Gustafson

    New EC regulation on community trademark. Urgent measures in tax, financial, bankruptcy and employment matters. Amendments to the Spanish Corporation Act (LSA). New taxes approved.
    - Rivero & Gustafson Abogados

  • Getting the Deal Through: Trademarks - 2009

    What may and may not be protected and registered as a trademark?
    - Iuris Valls Abogados

  • Newsletter 2009/1- López Acosta, Rivero & Gustafson

    -Derecho de participación en beneficio del autor de una obra de arte original.
    - Rivero & Gustafson Abogados

  • Financial Market Updates

    As published in the Spanish Official State Gazette on November 8, the Executive Committee of the Fund for Acquisition of Financial Assets (the “Fund”) has convened the first two auctions for the acquisition of assets for November 20 and December 11, with the following characteristics. (See attached document)
    - Garrigues

  • The pain in Spain

    The approval of the Concurso Law (Ley Concursal) in Spain on 9 July, 2003 was the realisation of a long sought-after aspiration in Spanish property law – namely the reform of the legal instruments for dealing with distressed businesses. Today, only a few years later, day-to-day practice shows that some of the old problems are resurfacing.
    - Garrigues
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