Best Lawyers in Barcelona, Spain

Jordi joined Crowe Legal y Tributario in 2017 and became a partner of the Administrative Law Department in Barcelona. Previous experience at Cuatrecasas (2001-2004) and PwC Tax and Legal Services (2004-2017). Extensive experience in advising Public Administrations and private companies regarding Administrative Law.

Cristina is a partner and co-founder of the "North Legal", a law firm based in Barcelona, Spain. She specialises in commercial and company law and possesses vast experience in corporate litigation (challenging corporate decisions, shareholder disputes and liability claims), corporate sale and purchase transactions, contractual liability claims, Construction Law, commercial contracts (agency, distribution and franchise agreements) and competition law.

Moisés is a lawyer specialising in procedural law with extensive experience largely advising companies in areas linked to recruitment and the contentious jurisdiction. He has led civil, commercial and labour issues and has acted before the authorities in many procedures (courts of first and second instance, the Supreme Court, arbitration, etc.) and all manner of appeals (appeals, reversal, cassation, procedural contempt, etc.). His work focuses on comprehensive counselling for clients ...

Xavier Amat Badrinas xab@avqlegal.com Partner responsible for the Corporate Department Education: He has a degree in Law (1984) from the Institute of University Studies (IEC in Barcelona) and the Spanish Open University (UNED in Madrid). He has also taken postgraduate courses in Community Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law and Accounting. Professional experience and expertise: Xavier is a co-founding partner of the firm, head of the Business department, and his activity is focused on commercial la...

Practice Areas Intellectual Property and Technology. Rais has more than 20 years of experience and specialises in intellectual property litigation, mostly representing innovative companies in the pharmaceutical sector in the defence of their patents. She also has experience in trademark, design, unfair competition and competition law litigation. Career Joined Pérez-Llorca in 2022 as an Industrial Property partner. Degree in Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Master’s Degree in Europe...

Alejandro Angulo is a founding and managing partner at Grau & Angulo, an IP litigation boutique which was set up in 2003. The firm has offices in Barcelona, Madrid and Las Palmas. A member of the Barcelona Bar Association since 1992 Alejandro has worked in the field of IP for more than twenty years. Alejandro specialises in trademark, design, patent, copyright and unfair competition litigation. He is well known for his expertise in finding solutions for mainly international clients in com...

Socio en PwC Tax & Legal Services España. Ignacio es licenciado en Derecho y MBL, con Especialización en Asesoría Fiscal por ESADE. En el año 2006 se incorporó a PwC Tax & Legal Services en Barcelona. Tiene más de diez años de experiencia profesional en asesoramiento fiscal de empresas. Realiza colaboraciones puntuales en libros y prensa especializada y como profesor en ESADE, CEF, Universidad de Barcelona, EADA y otros foros no Univers...

He joined the Commercial Area of Crowe Legal y Tributario in 2022 as Partner of the Corporate-Transactions Area of the Barcelona office.He is specialized in advising and executing M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, as well as national and international commercial contracts, leading the internationalization projects of national and foreign business groups. He has extensive experience in corporate law, commercial contracts and real estate law.He also has extensive experience in pre...

Max joined Crowe Tax & Legal in 2003 and has since then been Senior Partner and Head of the Labor Law Department in Barcelona. Max provides advice to companies in the process of staff restructuring, changing working conditions and collective bargaining. In addition, he is also a socio-occupational auditor and took part in operational due diligences, labor compliance development of variable remuneration systems and implementation of gender equality. He has also wide experience in litigatio...

Born in Barcelona, in 1.967. Founder of Tornos Abogados, S.L.P. He graduates in Law at the University of Barcelona, in 1.990. Attorney, he is member of the Illustrious School of Attorneys of Barcelona. Master in consultancy and Tax Management by ESADE Business School (1.992-1.993), Master in Tax Law by the “Universidad Complutense de Madrid” (1.991-1.992) and Master in Real State and Town planning Law by the University Pompeu Fabra (1.994-1.995). In 2.013, he obtains his PhD in Pu...

Born in Barcelona in 1968. Partner of Tornos Abogados, S.L.P. He graduates in Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1992. Diploma in Real Estate and Urban Law at Pompeu Fabra University in 1993. In the Autonomous University of Barcelona, he has defended the Thesis “Legal Regime of the Ecological Label”, obtaining the maximum qualification. He started practicing law on his own, and in 1998 he joined Sicart, Santos & Asociados, until December 2002. In 2003 he joined R...

Graduated in Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona in 1997, she completed a Postgraduate Degree in Labor Law and Social Security, which she combined with a Master's Degree in Family Law, both taken at the IDEC of the Universidad Pompeu Fabra. She has been a member of the Barcelona Bar Association since 1997 and is currently a member of the Special Benefits Commission of Asepeyo, also actively participating in various forums related to labor law. Núria has been practicin...

Josep Maria Barcelona is member of the Privacy & Data Protection Law Department. He is specilized in Privacy&Data Protection Law, Administrative Law and Competition Law.

Joaquim Bisbal is a professor of commercial law at Barcelona University. Professor Bisbal was awarded his PhD in Law from Bolonia University. He was a visiting researcher at Yale Law School (USA), head of commercial law at Barcelona University and one of the founders of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). He specialises in company law, insolvency law and securities market law, and he has published widely in these areas. He is a member of the Editorial Board of two journals, Revista de Der...

A lawyer with expertise in procedural, commercial and civil law with broad experience in providing legal advice for complex situations in judicial and extrajudicial conflicts in most market industries and sectors. Ignasi is a lawyer with expertise in procedural, commercial and civil law with broad experience in providing legal advice and assistance for clients in situations of judicial and extrajudicial conflicts, in offering legal defence in complex judicial processes in the corporate, contr...

Edgar Bravo is member of the Corporate Governance and Compliance. He is specilized in specialized in Criminal Compliance and Equality Plan.

Practice Areas Corporate. Juan José has extensive experience in Corporate and Finance Law, especially in transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, business and business group restructurings, project finance, corporate law, commercial contracts, private equity and capital markets. Career Juan José joined Pérez-Llorca in 2016. Professional Memberships The Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) Education Executive Master’s degree in Corporate Finance & Law (ESADE ...

Yolanda Casadevall Bañuelos ycb@avqlegal.com Tax Partner Education Postgraduate course in Merger Operations and Corporate Restructuring (2002), ESADE. Postgraduate course in International Taxation, VAT and Corporate Tax (2001), CEF. English for Law (1998), Westminster College (London). Law degree (1997) by the University of Barcelona. Law International Program (1996), Gothenburg University (Sweden). Professional Experience and Areas of Specialization I joined the firm in 2016 and I am ...

Address: Torre Realia – Plaza de Europa, 41 – 43 08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) Tel.: +34 93 253 29 22 Email: acasanovas@kpmg.es Blog: www.kpmgcumplimientolegal.es Educational background Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1983-1988). Post-Degree titles in EU Institutions, Commercial & Tax Law in Köln and Lovaine. Master’s Degree in Corporate Secretaryship and Tax Consultancy, Colegio Universitario Abad Oliba, Barcelona (1988-198...

Jordi Casas is a partner at Osborne Clarke. He advises on M&A, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital and corporate law matters, including Spanish and cross-border transactions. Having been educated at the University of Barcelona, Jordi graduated with a law degree in 1992 and he also studied in the USA (AFS scholarship, Springbrook High School, 1987), France (Erasmus scholarhip, Université de Poitiers, 1991) and Belgium (Patronat Català Pro Europa’s scholarshi...

Enzo Colarossi is member of the Corporate Department and Coordinator of the Italian Desk at Escura. He is specialized in corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, national and international commercial contracts. Admitted to the Bar in Italy and Spain. He is member of the Barcelona Bar Association. Professor of Corporate Law at ESADE.

Socio responsable del Departamento técnico de Tax de PwC Tax & Legal Services y responsable del equipo de Procedimientos tributarios de la oficina de Barcelona. Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona y licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad Oberta de Catalunya. Curso de postgrado en Estudios Fiscales y Financieros, Universidad de Barcelona. Se incorporó a PwC Tax & Legal Services en 2001, procedente de l...

Emma is a lawyer and economist, specialising in tax advice to private clients and family businesses. She graduated in law and economics from Pompeu Fabra University and completed her studies at ESADE, where she obtained a Master's degree in tax consultancy and management. She joined our firm in 2019, quickly becoming a partner in 2021. She advises numerous family businesses and Family Offices, both in national and international taxation, as well as their partners and managers. Her experience ...

State Lawyer (Exc.), he was Head State Lawyer at the Tax Delegation of Girona (1996-2000) and later Deputy Head State Lawyer at the Special Delegation of the AEAT of Catalonia (2004-2005). He joined as a Tax partner at Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira (2005-2015) and subsequently as a Tax Controversy partner at EY (2015-2020). He has recently (April 2020) joined Crowe Legal and is currently the partner in charge of the Tax Litigation team at Crowe Legal y Tributario. Jordi acts as managin...

Partner of the Tax Department of Crowe Legal y Tributario since April 2020 and responsible for the Madrid office. She has 20 years of experience in the practice of law. She began her professional career as a lawyer specializing in the field of tax advice in 2002 at Cuatrecasas in Barcelona; in 2006 she joined KPMG and in 2008 PwC, where she was appointed partner in 2017. In 2022 she joined Crowe as Partner of the Tax Area and head of the Madrid office of Crowe Legal y Tributario. Elena has an...

Olga joined the Mercantile Department at Crowe Legal y Tributario in 2003 and she is currently Partner of the Corporate Dept. in Barcelona as well as coordinator and Managing Partner of the aforementioned department. Expertise in advisory services and operational compliance in Corporate Restructuring and M&A, including commercial contracting, both domestic and international, as well as projects of internationalization of Business Groups. Extensive experience in Corporate Law and Real Esta...

Practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Private Equity José María de Paz specialises in M&A for listed and unlisted companies, joint ventures and the development of projects for utilities (water, waste, telecoms and energy) both in Spain and abroad. José María joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2015. Previously he held the position of legal director at Agbar for nine years. Law degree (1991) and Doctorate in Law (1998), Universidad de Zaragoza. LL.M. (Harvard ...

Practice Areas Litigation. Maria boasts extensive experience in civil and commercial litigation, including proceedings in corporate matters, obligations and contracts, civil liability and unfair competition. She has also participated as counsel and assistant to the arbitral tribunal in various national and international arbitration proceedings. Career She joined Pérez-Llorca in 2022 as Of Counsel. Bar Admissions The Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB). Education Bachelor’s and Maste...

Practice Areas Corporate/M&A. Specialises in M&A, private equity and financing transactions for both Spanish and international companies. Marcel Enrich joined Pérez-Llorca in 2020. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner in the Barcelona office of an international law firm. With more than 20 years of experience in the sector, Marcel has advised on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and financing operations for companies and other entities both nationally and internat...

Elena is Head of both the International Tax department and the department of Global Mobility. She came to BUFETE ESCURA in 2018, having previously worked in the Global Mobility department at KPMG for five years. She was a key member of the team responsible for taxation of expatriates as well as analyzing and advising on all immigration and social security aspects of their work placement in Spain. International Tax Foreign company tax assistance with setting up companies/branches in Spain. Tax...

Partner and Coordinator of the Corporate Department. She specializes in corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, and national and international contracts. Member of Barcelona Bar Association.

Antonio Escura has extensive experience in Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and in the Legal-Labor area. He is a member of the Board of important national and global companies, with a special focus on the metallurgical sector.

Fernando Escura has been Managing Partner of Bufete Escura since 1987, and heads the Corporate and Commercial practice of the firm. Escura has extensive experience in Corporate, M&A, and Tax matters. He is an Arbiter of the International European Association AEADE. Member of the Board of important national and global companies, with special incidence in the automotive, oil, metallurgical and pharmaceutical industries, Escura is the adviser to a significant number of Industrial Association...

Maria J. Esteban is a partner of Bufete Escura since 1999. She has extensive experience in corporate law matters and also regularly advises on corporate governance, M&A and banking. Esteban is also an Associate Professor of Corporate Law at the IQS School of Management, Universitat Ramon Llull, and an Affiliated Researcher at the Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession. Prior to being appointed Partner of Bufete Escura, Esteban spent 6 years as Head of the Legal Department of S...

Jordi joined Pérez-Llorca in 2006 after having worked at a leading Spanish law firm. He advises national and international clients on all kinds of corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions (acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, restructurings, etc), start-ups and venture capital, project finance, real estate transactions (investment, development, sale, etc), corporate law and agreements. Jordi lectures for the degrees in Law at ESADE and Universitat Ramón Llull in Barc...

Graduate in Law, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1991). Postgraduate Degree in Real Estate Law and Land Use and Planning, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1992). Member of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Administrative Law Department from 1991 to 1999. During those years she completed the PhD courses in Public Law (1992-94) and carried out legal teaching and research activities. In 1995 she presented a dissertation on the system for the recognition of professional qualifications in the Europe...

1st Vice chair of Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and President of the Legal & Tax Affaires Commisssion Board Memeber at the Barcelona Arbitration Court (Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona) Board Member of Alliuris (Alliance of International Business Lawyers)

Norma graduated in law from Pompeu Fabra University (1996) and she gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Environment from the Institute of Continuing Education of the same university (2000). Between 1996 and 1998 she completed the doctoral courses in Public Law at Pompeu Fabra and she presented her research work entitled La intervenció administrativa en l’habitatge. L’activitat de foment i els plans d’habitatge (Public Administration Intervention in the ...

Sonia Frouchtman is part of the family law department. She is specialized in family law and inheritance.

Andrea Garcés is the Partner responsible for the Intellectual Property Department at the firm’s Barcelona office. Her wide-ranging experience has made her a specialist in Intellectual Property Law. As an expert in the defence of the right to exclusivity, she has acted in a large number of areas, such as trademark licensing, agreements for the commissioning of works, publishing agreements, the adaptation of existing works and the production and distribution of cinematographic work...

Claudi Garcés is Joint Managing Partner of the Barcelona office of Ventura Garcés. He specialises particularly in Commercial Law, Real Estate and Competition.He has extensive experience in the area of the sale and purchase of businesses, and has advised on both national and trans-national operations involving different jurisdictions. He also advises on the many issues relating to competition law that may arise from company acquisitions. Claudi continuously advises foreign compan...

Tomás Garcés is a Partner in the Commercial Law Department at Ventura Garcés. His professional experience has made him an expert in matters such as the negotiation and drafting of a broad range of commercial agreements, the negotiation and completion of corporate operations, and corporate mergers and acquisitions. His experience in company takeovers, restructuring operations for multinational corporate groups and joint ventures has led him to advise a wide variety of comp...

Núria Garcia Puigpelat ngp@avqlegal.com Partner Education: Law degree (2005) by the Universidad Internacional de Catalunya. Erasmus scholarship (2004-05) at the Augsburg Universität Law School (Germany) LL.M Magister Legum (2005-06) by Augsburg University (Germany) Professional experience and expertise: Núria joined the firm in 2007, and her activity is focussed on providing legal advice to national and international companies and commercial law in general. She has experien...

With more than 15 years’ experience as a lawyer, having practised in some of Spain’s best legal firms, Jose Maria García-Valdecasas prides himself on his client-first approach. Thanks to his academic background in economics (MBA from ESADE Business School incorporating an exchange with UCLA Anderson School of Management and studies in finance at The London School of Economics and Political Science) Jose Maria is well placed to get to the bottom of his clients’ problem...