Bringing together expertise in corporate, regulatory, environmental, IP, and dispute resolution matters, Uría Menéndez acts for a diverse range of manufacturing clients, including players in the food and beverage, automotive and pharmaceutical segments. The practice is under the joint leadership of Borja Sainz de Aja, who specialises in IP matters, and dispute resolution specialist Cristian Gual Grau. Jaime Calvo advises industrial clients on environmental licensing and compliance, while Cristina Ayo specialises in litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Uría is the top firm in Spain. They are involved in all major cases and therefore know all the recent developments. They are well-connected to decision-makers in Spain. If you have a major legal issue in Spain, I would warmly recommend using this firm.’
- ‘Cristian Gaul is a very good litigator. He is strategically very strong and comes up with creative ideas. He is respected by judges.'
- 'Patricia Vidal is an excellent competition lawyer. She has a very good network and is respected by the authorities. If I have a complex merger case which requires approval from the Spanish competition authorities, I will go to Patricia.’
- ‘Extensive experience advising on these types of matters. The team provides high-quality, professional advice.'
- 'In the healthcare sector, they have a very competitive team, perhaps one of the best compared to other firms. Their litigation/procedural team, with its extensive experience in pharmaceutical litigation, is also noteworthy.'
- ‘The strengths of this firm lie in its ability to understand the highly technical nature of the various cases it handles, as well as its capacity to anticipate the case-related and external factors that will have the greatest impact on the success of defence in court.'
Key clients
- DAF Trucks
- Toyota
- Danone
- BEIJER REF ABD
- CATL
- Laboratorios Rovi
- Nissan
- Ercros
- BIOIBERICA
- Sandoz Industrial Products
- Grupo Armando Alvarez
- DAF Trucks
Work highlights
Represented DAF Trucks in a competition damages case arising from the European “trucks cartel” involving hundreds of proceedings and tens of thousands of claimants.
Advised Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. on the establishment of a joint venture with Stellantis to develop Europe’s largest LFP battery gigafactory in Zaragoza, Spain, with a projected investment exceeding €4.1bn.
Practice head
Borja Sainz de Aja; Cristian Gual
Other key lawyers
Patricia Vidal; Jaime Calvo; Cristina Ayo