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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
36 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Andersen
4 practice areas
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Araoz & Rueda
11 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cases Lacambra
6 practice areas
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Lesayra
5 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Broseta Abogados
10 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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Lopez-Ibor
5 practice areas
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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RocaJunyent
6 practice areas
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Zadal
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
10 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
46 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Araoz & Rueda
11 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
4 practice areas
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Broseta Abogados
10 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Lopez-Ibor
5 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Tier 5

AGM Abogados
4 practice areas
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Andersen
4 practice areas
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Cases Lacambra
6 practice areas
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Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
1 practice area
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
3 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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Navarro Abogados y Consultores
1 practice area
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Plana Ventura Garcés
2 practice areas
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RLD
3 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Bufete Escura
2 practice areas
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Lener
3 practice areas
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Lexcrea
1 practice area
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
1 practice area
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Pinsent Masons
4 practice areas
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RocaJunyent
6 practice areas
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Zadal
3 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Araoz & Rueda
11 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 1
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
7 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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EY
1 practice area
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Lesayra
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Zadal
3 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
33 firms ranked
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

AGM Abogados
4 practice areas
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Broseta Abogados
10 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
3 practice areas
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J Almoguera Abogados
3 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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RocaJunyent
6 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Andersen
4 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Lesayra
5 practice areas
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Sue Abogados
4 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Clifford Chance established its first Spanish office in Madrid in 1980 and later expanded to Barcelona in 1993. The Spanish practice forms part of the global Clifford Chance platform and operates as a full-service law firm advising on Spanish, English and US law.

Highlights: The firm is active in banking and finance, corporate and M&A, capital markets and restructuring and insolvency. Its work includes advising lenders, borrowers and sponsors on financing and project finance transactions, particularly in renewable energy and infrastructure, as well as advising issuers and investors on a range of capital markets transactions and cross-border M&A.

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Red Electrica Financiaciones - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Barclays, Bankinter, Deutsche Bank, ING Bank, BNP Paribas, Mizuho Bank, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, CaixaBank, Mitsubishi Corp, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
CaixaBank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
CaixaBank
Issuer
Banco de Credito Social Cooperativo SA - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
Société Générale, Barclays, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Underwriter
Abertis Infraestructuras SA - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
ING Bank, Mitsubishi Corp, Banco de Sabadell, Commerzbank, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Canada, Crédit Agricole, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mediobanca SpA, Mizuho Bank, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
CaixaBank - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
CaixaBank
Issuer
Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Underwriter
Criteria Caixa SAU - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays
Underwriter
BBVA - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Société Générale, Commerzbank, ING Bank, HSBC
Underwriter
Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA
Issuer
EQT AB - M&A
2021-06-16
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Carmen Maure, Clara Megias, Daniel Juarez, Eduardo Sanchez Roldan, Jaime Almenar, Javier Amantegui, Laura Megias, Maria Barrantes, Monica Romero Martínez, Pablo Hernandez, Patricia Diaz, Samir Azzouzi
EQT AB
Buyer
Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP - M&A
2021-07-08
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Ana Torres, Arvine Nooralian, Audrey Mucciante, Carme Briera, Frederique Davister, Hilda Bertame, Jacqueline Landells, Javier Amantegui, Jorge Martin-Fernandez, Jorge Sainz, Jose Eguia, Jose Vilaseca, Judit Stern, Katia Gauzes, Marc Mehlen, Margaux Felix, Maria Recouso, Maria Sabau, Rodrigo Uria, Sonia Sebe
Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP
Buyer
Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA - M&A
2021-04-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Aina Picanyol, Christof Hafner, Eduardo Sanchez Roldan, Fernando Escribano, Gabriel Miranda Lopez, Jaime Almenar, Javier García de Enterría, Javier Hermosilla, Lucía Herrero García, Luis Alonso, Marc Casas Rondoni, Marta Martinez, Monica Romero Martínez, Pablo Murcia, Pablo Serrano, Patricia Arribas Saiz, Patricia Diaz, Roberto Grau
Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA
Seller
Cinven Ltd. - M&A
2021-07-28
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Cinven Ltd.
Buyer
Grupo Ezentis SA - M&A
2021-06-28
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Carla Ruggero, Javier García de Enterría, Javier Olabarri, Lucía Herrero García, Thais Garcia
Grupo Ezentis SA
Seller
Codere Online - M&A
2021-06-21
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Codere Online
Target
Building Materials Europe BV - M&A
2021-04-15
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Maria Aguayo, Pablo Hernandez, Samir Azzouzi
Building Materials Europe BV
Buyer
Vauban Infrastructure Partners - M&A
2021-09-30
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
Carme Briera, Guillermo Guardia, Javier Hermosilla, Jose Zamarro, Monica Romero Martínez
Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Buyer
Banco Santander - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
Swedbank
Underwriter
Kutxabank SA - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Clifford Chance
Spain
Bond issue
Kutxabank SA
Issuer
FMC GlobalSat Inc. - M&A
2021-10-27
Clifford Chance
Spain
M&A
FMC GlobalSat Inc.
Buyer
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Corporate partner Aline Cardin and counsel Alexander Tollast discuss winning the instruction, road-testing the EU Pilot Regime and turning a first-of-its-kind transaction into know-how
Gibson Dunn has hired a seven-lawyer investment funds team from Clifford Chance in Paris, led by partner Xavier Comaills, as the firm continues its European expansion
Clifford Chance, Bowmans and Udo Udoma & Belo Osagie were among the top winning firms at the awards dinner held in Cape Town on March 17  
M&A
Corporate M&A and PE lawyer Alexandra Wilde has been appointed as managing partner to ‘lead the next phase of growth across the US region’
New hires were made across the PE, M&A, real estate, antitrust, finance and capital markets practices in the UK and the US
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, regulatory and finance practices in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Sydney, Rome, London and the Cayman Islands
Lawyers at Clifford Chance and Skadden examine how the regulation has driven legal demand at their firms and transformed advisory strategies
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
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