International & Cross-Border Disputes | Global

Garrigues is an elite independent Spanish law firm with a strong international reputation as a high-end full-service team excelling in transactional and contentious matters. The firm's far-reaching footprint spans offices in Europe, China and the USA, in addition to providing strong links to Latin America. The teams in Spain and abroad are well versed in collaborating on inbound work into the Spanish market as well as assisting Spanish clients who operate in major economies internationally.

The law firm performs strongly on cross-border transactions for its clients from the TMT, life sciences, energy and infrastructure sectors. It is a top choice among elite international firms to advise on Spanish aspects of global M&A and is also adept leading outbound M&A, particularly across Europe and into Latin America.

Baker McKenzie has an impressive global network of offices covering a vast number of key and emerging markets with which the Spanish office regularly collaborates for inbound and outbound work. Clients benefit from the firm's broad international reach and ability to efficiently provide full-service support on multi-jurisdictional matters.

Clifford Chance is a high-calibre law firm with full-service global capabilities and a well-established presence in the Spanish market, offering leading teams across the transactional and disputes areas. The firm is an attractive proposition for cross-border work through its extensive, high-quality network across key international markets, as well as Spanish teams well versed in multi-jurisdictional work. The firm provides Spanish clients with a strong platform to access other European markets, the USA and Latin America, as well as advising on inbound investment into Spain.

The firm is well positioned to advise clients on inbound investment into the Spanish market and is a popular referral choice for large international firms running global deals. A boots-on-the-ground presence in the USA and the UK helps the firm to stay close to clients in key markets and to advise efficiently across borders, often with regard to venture capital investment. It is also experienced in outbound mandates, often into Latin America and Europe, advising on life sciences, real estate and automotive deals.

The law firm places great emphasis on cross-border transactions and provides an attractive platform for international investors to enter the Spanish market, being particularly adept in inbound M&A. The firm's new UK and US presence provides an easy gateway for investing clients including financial services and private equity firms. On the outbound side, the firm adeptly project-manages for Spanish and other European clients on investments into the USA and Latin America. The firm frequently coordinates with local counsel across Europe and Latin America to facilitate transactions.

Transactional in its identity, Freshfields is highly focused on providing specialist advice on substantial M&A deals into Spain, and for Spanish clients acquiring or selling foreign assets. The firm also provides strong litigation resources in Spain to handle cross-border disputes, with the support of its network of offices which spans Europe and Asia.

Hogan Lovells is a highly-regarded international firm with expansive global reach and full-service capabilities. Much of the law firm's international work is oriented on the energy, infrastructure, insurance and TMT sectors, in which it provides the full spectrum of transactional and contentious support to clients. The team assists international clients in the Spanish market as well as local and global clients in outbound work, regularly advising on Latin American matters.

Linklaters is a distinguished law firm with high-end capabilities within Spain and on the international stage, displaying market-leading abilities in transactions as well as strong contentious teams. The firm's top-tier international network allows it to efficiently serve the cross-border needs of Spanish clients in their international matters and to collaborate closely on investment into Spain. Its teams are frequently mandated on transactions and contentious files involving European and Latin American economies and have experience representing financial services and infrastructure clients in global projects.