IFLR 1000
The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms

	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Slaughter and May
	Allen & Overy Ashurst Clifford Chance Gleiss Lutz Hogan Lovells Latham & Watkins Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Van Bael & Bellis White & Case
	Arnold & Porter Baker & McKenzie Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Bredin Prat Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Gide Loyrette Nouel Hengeler Mueller Herbert Smith Jones Day McDermott Will & Emery/Stanbrook O'Melveny & Myers Shearman & Sterling Sidley Austin Stibbe Uría Menéndez Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr
	Bird & Bird Covington & Burling Eubelius Garrigues Loyens & Loeff Macfarlanes Mannheimer Swartling NautaDutilh Norton Rose Salans Squire Sanders Hammonds Vinge

Garrigues is one of the top Spanish firms for EU competition. "They have a good sense for interweaving politics and law.... [more]

Garrigues is one of the top Spanish firms for EU competition. "They have a good sense for interweaving politics and law. They are aware of how it works across the Eurozone [and] we get their full attention," says one client, while another adds: "They were very good at identifying what was important and when problems arose they explained and discussed in a non-technical way."

The firm scores well on responsiveness and client care. One client who has engaged a number of the top firms says: "I believe we are more inspired [by] and get more meat on the bone from Garrigues." The firm's US office is also given the thumbs up by a client: "The quality of the team was excellent, [with] expertise in dealing with regulatory and accounting issues."

In one major deal, José Luis Buendía Sierra, who is recommended for providing "strategic legal advice" and being "very well informed and clever", advised the Bank of Spain on state aid rules in the context of public support to Spanish savings banks and filed notifications for a number of mergers in the sector.

Also in the troubled Spanish banking sector, Buendía was engaged by Banco Santander and BBVA among others in an appeal against the Commission's stance on tax cuts for certain banking acquisitions. Another state aid case saw the firm advise the Basque government before the Commission on financial support to develop a digital TV service through the region.

On the other side of the table the firm advised the Commission's legal team in four cases in the prestressed steel cartel investigation.

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Established in January 2007, Garrigues’ Warsaw office is trying to build itself a presence on the legal landscape. Led by Carlos Rapallo and Alejando Miquel, the firm’s Warsaw offering is the first stage of a strategy to expand into other areas of Central and Eastern Europe.... [more]

Established in January 2007, Garrigues’ Warsaw office is trying to build itself a presence on the legal landscape. Led by Carlos Rapallo and Alejando Miquel, the firm’s Warsaw offering is the first stage of a strategy to expand into other areas of Central and Eastern Europe. Recently hired local partner Filip Urbaniak was involved in the €188 million execution of a restructuring agreement and security packages in Poland. [hide]

The highly reputable Iberian Peninsula firm Garrigues’ M&A practice is driven by Carlos Rapallo in Warsaw, and is a strong choice for Spanish and Portuguese clientele. This year, the firm advised in a €120 million Spanish takeover of a Polish company with an arrangement in Luxembourg.... [more]

The highly reputable Iberian Peninsula firm Garrigues’ M&A practice is driven by Carlos Rapallo in Warsaw, and is a strong choice for Spanish and Portuguese clientele. This year, the firm advised in a €120 million Spanish takeover of a Polish company with an arrangement in Luxembourg. Additionally, Carlos Rapallo and Maciej Gaca were involved in a €14 million acquisition of a Polish public company. [hide]