Branching Out - Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle

Barcelona-based Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle, like many law firms, had to reduce headcount when the crisis hit – however, the firm is now benefitting from an increase in sports work, while also growing some of its other, less well-known, practice areas

It comes as no major surprise that a sizeable proportion of the work done by Pintó Ruiz & Del Valle – a firm based in the football-mad city of Barcelona – is sport-related. "Our sport practice has represented FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in very famous cases and our clients include athletes, clubs, agents and sports organisations," says the firm's managing partner Jordi López. He does not reveal the details of the "famous cases", but it is understood that the firm has represented major clubs in relation to matters involving world-renowned players being banned from the game for disciplinary reasons.