MA Abogados

MA Abogados was born in November 2011, as iniciative led by José María Michavila and Ángel Aebes. They both set out on their professional careers in the 1980s, founding their own law firms. After years devoted to public service, they decided to resumen the legal practice, setting up a law firm together so as to pool their extensive experience while serving businesses and citizens. With the same aim, several renowned law firms from the cities of Sevilla, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca joined the project and, together with the Madrid office, gave life to the MA Abogados brand.

At the outset, MA Abogados had a total of nine partners, all with sound experience in different branches of law and united by the mission to build a law firm with a clear vocation for service, professional rigour and technical excellence. The Firm soon expanded, welcoming a new partner and opening new offices in Bilbao, Salamanca and Vigo to achieve the goal of implementing MA Abogados at the national level.

What we offer

MA Abogados provides top-quality, comprehensive legal advisory services in all areas of law. We advise small- and medium-sized enterprises and large corporations in the national and international.

What sets us apart

Our passion for the law is reflected in a high degree of technical expertise and a moderate fee policy. Moderation in fees is possible because we optimise resources and avoid superfluous additional costs. These values, coupled with our team of excellent professionals, makes MA Abogados one of the most prestigious law firms in Spain.

We stand out for our professionalism and proximity to clients, all of whom receive personalised attention from a partner or senior lawyer backed by a large team of highly specialised professionals.

Vision

At MA Abogados, we aspire to be recognised for our long track record in the field of law and for our ability to adapt in a globalised world in constant flux. We are a law firm committed to responding swiftly and effectively to today’s numerous legal challenges while growing and expanding to provide an optimal service wherever we are needed.

Mission

Our mission is to offer legal advice of the highest quality and excellence, grounded in the experience and commitment of our partners and senior lawyers. We seek not only to resolve our clients’ legal matters, but also to accompany and support them in the challenges they face.

Our principles

• Commitment to society
• Integrity
• Excellence
• Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

At MA Abogados, we believe that success in business is not only measured in terms of financial results, but also in our capacity to have a positive impact on society. MA Abogados is a founding trustee of the Pro Bono España Foundation, which was set up in 2018 to facilitate access to law and justice for non-profit organisations prevented from doing so by financial or other factors.

https://www.probonoespana.org/

MA Abogados also works with other non-profit entities that have social goals.

We advise companies in the following sectors:

1. Financial, asset and wealth activities
2. Media and telecommunications
3. Real estate activities
4. Professional, scientific and technical activities
5. Food & Beverages
6. Associations and foundations
7. Public and private projects
8. Trade §Communication and advertising
9. Education
10. Manufacturing
11. Hospitality, tourism d leisure
12. Sports and training activities
13. Port
14. Artistic, recreational and entertainment activities
15. Production
16. Insurance
17. Technology
18. Health activities and social services
19. Passenger transport
20. Transport and storage of goods

MA Abogados has the loyalty of national and international clients, among which are leading companies in their sector. In the IBEX-35 we advise banking entities and in the field of consultancy and technology, as well as others listed on the continuous market (construction companies). Within the international companies, we include clients from the food and shipping sectors. In our portfolio of national clients, with global expansion, we advise companies in the transport sector, both goods and passengers, multi Family-office, hotel groups, insurances, telecommunications and audiovisual groups.

COMMERCIAL LAW

• Corporate law
• International trade
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Data protection
• Maritime
• Franchising and distribution agreements
• Intellectual property
• Bankruptcy

TAX

• Tax advisory services to companies: direct (CIT) and indirect (VAT) taxation, analysis and accreditation of tax incentives and tax credits applicable
• International Strategic Tax Review: strategic fiscal review of business groups with the objective of proposing measures that reduce their global tax rate
• Tax planning on foreign investments and business implementation in Spain
• Tax advice to non-profit associations and foundations

CIVIL

• Family law
• Mortgage law
• Marriage law
• Inheritance law

PROCEDURAL

• Ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations before national and international courts
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards
• Proceedings arising from contracts: validity, compliance and termination
• Payment claims
• Bills, checks and promissory notes
• Proceedings under Banking Law
• Corporte disputes. Chellenging agreements, boards of partners and management bodies of a corporation. Managers´liability.

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Capital markets
• Restructuring
• Financial regulation
• Compliance
• Banking procedural law

EMPLOYMENT

• Preparation of employment contracts
• Collective disputes, strikes and lockouts
• Collective agreements and covenants
• Contractors and subcontractors
• Transfer of employment contracts
• Material changes to working conditions
• Negotiation of multiple (or several) collective agreeements, meetings with the business and social parties

PUBLIC

• Urban planning
• Port
• Administrative law