Praised by clients for delivering a ‘great mix of technical knowledge and commercial awareness’, CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo offers a full-service copyright practice with expertise in transactional, contentious, and advisory matters. The team is led by María González Gordon, who is well-versed in copyright proceedings at both the national and EU levels. Ricardo Gómez-Barreda advises a diverse client base across the TMT, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods sectors, while Irene San Martín handles mandates for both domestic and international clients in the retail and healthcare industries.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Testimonials
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- ‘The CMS team adapts perfectly to the client's needs.'
- ‘María González Gordon and Ricardo Gómez-Barreda de la Gándara are exceptional. Their best qualities are their approachable manner and their passion for the area of law in which they practice.’
- ‘The team is great, knowledgeable, responsive, a great mix of technical knowledge and commercial awareness, proactive, looks around the corner and provides spot-on advice. ’
- ‘The experience, availability, and practical approach of both María González Bordón and Lucía Signes are exceptional. They make the difficult seem easy, and on top of that, they provide impeccable customer service.’
- ‘Ricardo and Lucía are a genuine pleasure to work with. Smart, fun, highly knowledgeable, responsive, and creative.’
Work highlights
Advising and representing the leading Spanish media group (and part of RTL) Atresmedia, in copyright cases in Spain and in the EU, including their litigation case against collective management organisations AIE (representing artists) and AGEDI (representing music producers).
Practice head
María González Gordon
Other key lawyers
Ricardo Gómez-Barreda; Irene San Martín; Lucía Signes