Our 23 partners and 140 associates combine domestic strength and international capability. While most of our lawyers are qualified in Spain, we also have a thriving English Finance Law practice. All of our lawyers are fluent in Spanish and English; many are also articulate in Catalan, French, German and Italian. Some 30 per cent of our lawyers have a master's degree or higher in law; 20 per cent lecture on law in universities and business schools; and almost half are women.

We have extensive experience in the following areas of law:

• Banking and finance
• Capital Markets
• Securitisation and Derivatives
• Project, Acquisition and Structured Finance
• Corporate & Commercial
• M&A
• Private Equity
• Competition and Competition Litigation
• Employment
• Litigation
• Dispute Resolution
• IP
• Insolvency
• Tax
• Real Estate

We also provide an integrated service to the following main industries:

• Financial Institutions
• Communications, Media & Technology
• Energy & Utilities
• Environmental
• Healthcare, Life Sciences & Chemicals
• Infrastructure
• Insurance
• Real Estate

We also maintain close working relationships with the other offices of the Clifford Chance network.

In addition to our work for clients, the Spanish offices are very much engaged in our corporate responsibility activities; our committee is responsible for pro-bono work, volunteering and selection of projects in which we can collaborate and work with those who need it most.