- Managing Partner: Francisco Palá Laguna
- Number of partners: 29
- Number of lawyers: 115
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
Firm Overview:
Founded in 1986 and focused on the financial and business world, Ramón y Cajal has established itself as one of the top Spanish law firms on the basis of the solid legal background of its members, the full commitment to efficiency and quality, and the personal involvement of the partners in the client dealings. Its size enables the firm to take advantage of multidisciplinary capacities and synergies, and to successfully conclude matters of significant complexity and scope. In February 2007 Ramón y Cajal signed an independent relationship with Mayer Brown to ensure clients have access to top-tier legal services in key geographic business centers. Ramón y Cajal has built a valuable clientele, comprising many of the largest listed Spanish companies in terms of capitalisation. As some of these companies have a noteworthy international presence and regularly handle cross-border transactions, the firm is involved in relevant capital markets and corporate transactions every year.
Main Areas of Practice:
Capital Markets:
2 partners
Extensive national and international experience in all types of financial operations: equities, debt, listed securities, mortgage-backed securities and assets as well as advice to regulated entities, among others.
Contact: Francisco Palá Laguna
Email: FPala@ramoncajal.com
Contact: Daniel Alaminos.
Email: DAlaminos@ramoncajal.com
Banking & Finance:
2 partners
Solid team of top level professionals, regularly providing advice to a diverse group of Spanish and foreign credit and financial institutions, including banks, savings banks, investment services firms and insurance companies.
Contacts: Francisco José Bauzá
Email: FJBauza@ramoncajal.com
Contact: Rafael Bazán
Email: RBazan@ramoncajal.com
Project Finance:
1 partner
Profound experience in advising both contractors and banks and investment funds on the design of complex operations for project finance, assets and leveraged buyouts. This practice area serves all sectors of activity, from infrastructures to real estate and leisure projects.
Contact: Javier Menchén
Email: JMenchen@ramoncajal.com
Corporate & Commercial:
5 partners
The firm has extensive knowledge in corporate matters, by way of example we render legal advice regarding corporate governance to half of the companies listed at Ibex 35. Moreover we are a leading firm in providing advice on commercial and EPC contracts.
Contact: Alberto Alonso Ureba
Email: AAlonso@ramoncajal.com
Contact: Rafael Mateu de Ros
Email: RMateu@ramoncajal.com
M&A:
3 partners
The firm has extensive experience in national and cross-border transactions carried out between both listed and unlisted companies, covering a wide range of sizes and sectors.
Contact: Diego L Lozano
Email: DLozano@ramoncajal.com
Contact: Fernando Marroquín
Email: FMarroquin@ramoncajal.com
Competition:
1 partner
The team of specialists has extensive experience in anti-trust and EU law, acquired through daily work in disciplinary proceedings, concentration control, legal disputes, regulated sectors, public aid, tenders, customs lawand international commerce.
Contact: Pedro Suárez
Email: PSuarez@ramoncajal.com
Government & Regulated Sectors:
2 partners
Specialist legal advice to companies in their relations with the administrative authorities and supervisory bodies when competing in regulated sectors (securities, banking, insurance, energy, telecommunications, and transportation). All matters, such as licences, public bids and eminent domain, are covered.
Contact: José Ignacio Vega
Email: JIVega@ramoncajal.com
Contact: Pablo Silván
Email: PSilvan@ramoncajal.com
Real Estate & Planning:
2 partners
Broad experience in major real estate and urban development projects that guarantees a thorough command of the sector. All of this is reinforced by an interdisciplinary team to advise on the environmental, company and tax aspects of each transaction.
Contact: Jaime Díaz de Bustamante
Email: jdiazdebustamante@ramoncajal.com
Contact: Francisco Bengoetxea
Email: FBengoetxea@ramoncajal.com
Tax:
2 partners
The Tax Department offers a highly personalised service with significant added value to companies, public bodies and individuals. It advises on tax compliance issues, fiscal transparency, nonresidents tax issues, and taxation planning and restructuring.
Contact: Andrés Jiménez
Email: AJimenez@ramoncajal.com
Contact: Luis Rodríguez
Email: LRodriguez-Ramos@ramoncajal.com
Employment:
1 partner
Employment Group advises on all key employment issues such as top management and managerial staff; contracts and dismissals; employment aspects derived from mergers and acquisitions; employment due diligence procedures, harmonisation of employment conditions, staff restructuring etc.
Contact: Nazaret Clemente
Email: NClemente@ramoncajal.com
Litigation & Arbitration:
4 partners
The team provides legal advice and representation in commercial disputes for national and multinational companies and major institutions, including arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties.
Contact: Pedro Ramón y Cajal
Email: PRamonyCajal@ramoncajal.com
Contact: José María Ayala
Email: JMAyala@ramoncajal.com
Restructuring & Insolvency:
2 partners
Leading experience advising all the parties affected when a company is in financial distress. The team has actively participated in the most relevant insolvency procedures carried out in Spain during the course of the past year.
Contact: Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno
Email: RFernandez@ramoncajal.com
Corporate Crime:
1 partner
The team specialised in all kind of subjects related to responsibilities with an economic nature within the business scope, such as corporate offenses, criminal bankruptcy, fiscal crimes and crimes against the Social Security, work negligence and crimes against the workers’ rights.
Contact: Enrique Molina
Email: EMolina@ramoncajal.com