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DLA Piper

PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA 35, 28046 MADRID, SPAIN
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Work +34 91 319 12 12
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Fax +34 91 319 19 40
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Spain

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper recently advised Sun Capital Partners on the financing of its acquisition of certain Gas Natural assets, and advised Telvent on a €225m refinancing and increase in bank debt. Practice head Jesús Zapata is ‘highly reliable’ and has ‘the ability to provide proactive solutions and solid legal advice’. César Herrero ‘provides high-level advice and is excellent value for money’; he is ‘easy to work with’ and has ‘legal and practical knowledge’. Of counsel Luis de Valle is also recommended.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, tier 4

DLA Piper’s clients include Banco Santander and Banco Banif. The team has been busy advising on regulatory matters and representing Spanish entities in transactions involving the US. It has also been highly active in Spain’s alternative investment market, MAB. Juan Picón heads the practice.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s team is ‘devoted and knowledgeable with very good business sense’ and ‘excellent negotiation skills’. It is advising PAI on its SPV acquisition of Swissport International. Practice head José Sánchez-Dafos and corporate global co-head Juan Picón are recommended, as is Joaquín Echánove, who is ‘a pleasure to work with even under stressful conditions’.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution , DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper is representing KLM in a claim against Aena and Iberia for damages resulting from a strike at Barcelona El Prat Airport. Other clients include Deutsche Telekom, which it is defending in a claim for damages regarding the sale of online travel business Viajar.com. Practice head Álvaro Lobato is ‘very capable’ and gives ‘excellent quality advice’, and has ‘the flexibility to follow client opinions when determining the legal position’.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper recently advised Banco Santander on antitrust and other regulatory matters concerning its €4bn acquisitions of Polish bank Zachodni and BZ WBK Asset Management. It also advised Carlyle on Applus’ acquisition of Velosi, and Abengoa on the €1bn sale of its subsidiary Telvent to Schneider Electric. Practice heads Juan Jiménez-Laiglesia and José María Jiménez-Laiglesia are recommended, as is legal director Alfonso Ois.

Employment

Within Employment, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper displays ‘good quality and efficiency’, and represents Western Union, Hard Rock Café, Kiss FM, Pfizer and Activision. Practice head Pilar Menor is widely recommended for her ‘knowledge and availability’. Counsel Paz de la Iglesia is ‘very well prepared and gets close to problems, providing practical solutions’.

Environment

Within Environment, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper advised BBVA in the financing of Urbaser as the awarding party in a public tender for urban waste management in Valencia, and is advising Florida Power & Light Energy on the installation of four thermo-solar power plants. Of counsel José Ignacio Monedero leads the practice.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

Diego Ramos heads the IP team at DLA Piper, which also includes legal director Jason Flint. The firm represents several blue-chip electronics companies, and has been advising Outcome Sciences on clinical research.

Projects and energy

Within Projects and energy, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper is ‘more expert than others with regard to gas infrastructure projects, especially liquefaction plants and upstream projects’. Gas Natural instructed it in a major international arbitration against Algerian company, Sonatrach regarding pricing. Its ‘high level of technical expertise and know-how’ has also attracted instructions from clients such as NextEra Energy (Florida Power & Light group) to advise on all aspects of the development of four solar thermoelectric power plants in Spain, each with a nominal 50MW capacity. Javier Santos heads the renewables practice across the firm’s EMEA offices.

Real estate

Within Real estate, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

DLA Piper’s team, headed by Orson Alcocer, is ‘a very capable group’. Clients include Nextera Energy and GE Real Estate.

Restructuring and insolvency

Within Restructuring and insolvency, DLA Piper LLP is a third tier firm,

Álvaro Lobato heads DLA Piper’s three-partner team, which has been expanding rapidly with work for financial institutions and corporations. It is advising the trustees of Nozar following its insolvency.

TMT

Within TMT, DLA Piper LLP is a second tier firm,

DLA Piper’s practice is led by Diego Ramos and includes the firm’s EMEA co-head Juan Picón. The team advised CVC Capital Partners on the acquisition of a 35% stake in R Cable, and assisted Grupo Abengoa with the sale of a 40% stake in Telvent.

Tax

Within Tax, tier 4

DLA Piper’s primary tax contact is Carlos Rodríguez Barrigüete – clients value his ‘practical recommendations to facilitate decision making, instead of extended legal references’. In 2011 , the team advised CVC Capital Partners on tax planning for the acquisition of 70% of R Cable Y Telecomunicaciones Galicia.

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  • Sentencing guidelines for corporate manslaughter

    In February 2010 the Sentencing Guidelines Council (the SGC) issued definitive guidelines to courts on imposing appropriate sentences for corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death. The SGC states that fines imposed on companies found guilty of corporate manslaughter should not fall below £500,000, while fines in respect of health and safety offences that are a significant cause of death should be at least £100,000. Crucially, the SGC declined to provide for a fixed link between the imposed fine and the turnover or profitability of the offending company.

    - DLA Piper UK LLP

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