Bird & Bird offers food and beverage clients a ‘one-stop-shop’ for a wide range of legal services, including competition, intellectual property, data protection, and transactional matters. Lourdes Ayala leads the corporate and M&A department, while Antonio Cueto handles IP issues. Manuel Lobato and Mariano Santos are also experts in IP issues, with Lobato specialising in patent litigation and Santos focusing on trade mark prosecution. Santiago Lardies oversees the private equity practice.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Practice head

Lourdes Ayala; Santiago Lardiés; Antonio Cueto; Manuel Lobato; Mariano Santos

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