Cuatrecasas
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Cuatrecasas is a Spanish law firm
founded in 1917 in Barcelona
, one of the oldest continually operating law firms on the Iberian peninsula. It is one of the most international Spanish law firms, in addition to 14 offices within Spain, it also counts two offices in Portugal and further branches in Casablanca, New York City, Brussels, London, São Paulo and Buenos Aires. In 2003 it completed the merge with the Portuguese firm Gonçalves Pereira, thus becoming Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira.
In 2010 the firm revenues were €241,7 million, and finished that year with 982 attorneys, 241 partners among them, and 24 offices around the world.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
founded in 1917 in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, one of the oldest continually operating law firms on the Iberian peninsula. It is one of the most international Spanish law firms, in addition to 14 offices within Spain, it also counts two offices in Portugal and further branches in Casablanca, New York City, Brussels, London, São Paulo and Buenos Aires. In 2003 it completed the merge with the Portuguese firm Gonçalves Pereira, thus becoming Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira.
In 2010 the firm revenues were €241,7 million, and finished that year with 982 attorneys, 241 partners among them, and 24 offices around the world.
Notable Mandates
- Represented JP Morgan and Caja MadridCaja MadridCaja Madrid, formally the Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Madrid, headquartered in Madrid, is the oldest of the Spanish savings banks. It was founded on December 3, 1702 as Monte de Piedad de Madrid by Francisco Piquer, an Aragonese priest...
as joint global coordinators (underwriters) in the €1.8 billion IPO of real estate company Realia Business SA on the Madrid Stock Exchange in 2007. - Advised Yell GroupYell GroupYell Group plc is a multinational directories company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom. As well as the United Kingdom, it has operations in the United States, Spain and some countries in Latin America...
on its €3.3 billion acquisition of a 59% stake in Telefónica Publicidad e Información from TelefónicaTelefónicaTelefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world...
SA in 2006.