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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
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
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Garrigues
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Linklaters
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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 4
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
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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
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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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M&A
Tier 3
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 2
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
Notable
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

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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Notable

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

Watson Farley & Williams is an international law firm founded in London in 1952, with a longstanding presence in Spain through its Madrid office. The Spanish practice forms part of the firm’s global platform, advising on domestic and cross-border matters.

Highlights: The firm is active in corporate law, project development and finance and capital markets. It advises lenders, sponsors and investors on financings, restructurings and project finance, with particular strength in renewable energy. Its work also includes capital markets transactions and M&A, notably in the energy and real estate sectors.

 

Deal Highlights
2 results2 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Anselma Issuer SA - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Watson Farley & Williams
Spain
Bond issue
Anselma Issuer SA
Issuer
Vortex Energy - M&A
2021-10-07
Watson Farley & Williams
Spain
M&A
Fernando Santos, Jaime Arrancudiaga, Juan Area, Maria Garcia
Vortex Energy
Buyer
IFLR1000
Corporate expert returns to former firm with added experience
IFLR1000
Firm hires M&A specialist from EBRD
IFLR1000
Firm adds Macchi di Cellere Gangemi counsel
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Firm adds Clifford Chance senior associate to its ranks
IFLR1000
UK firm brings SGH Martineau City partner back to Middle East
IFLR1000
New hire bolsters firm’s ECM and M&A capabilities across Asia
IFLR1000
Rail, natural resources and insurance sector specialist joins from Clyde & Co
IFLR1000
Firm ties up with Orrick’s former Vietnamese ally
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