2. ‘Client Service Law Firm
of the Year 2013’
Chambers Europe
Awards for Escellence
‘Law Firm with
the Best Reputation’
Informe Merco 2013
‘Law Firm of the Year in Spain’
International Financial Law Review
Awards 2013, 2011 y 2010
‘Client Choice Award’
International Law Office
Awards 2013, 2010 and 2007
3. Experience and prestige
We can boast more than seventy years
at the forefront of the tax and legal
services industry, playing an active role
in legal and economic life.
Independence and ethical values
Our work is governed by strict ethical
principles and an in-house code of
professional conduct that ensure the
transparency and independence of our
services.
Technical expertise
and specialization
The ongoing training of our professionals
is a strategic value. We can draw on
the services of experts in more than
30 practice areas and industry groups,
taking in everything from traditional
fields of legal practice to the latest and
newest areas of the law.
Flexibility and adaptability
Our relationships with all of our clients
are informed by trust and empathy.
The aim is to offer a bespoke service,
in keeping with the needs of each
particular engagement.
Rapid response time
and proactive approach
We offer full availability and the capability
to always be one step ahead.We are
aware that a fast turnaround time is
one of the keys to success.
Knowledge management
and technological resources
We have in place a knowledge mana-
gement system enabling us to share
necessary know-how with clients as
and when required.
Our history dates back to 1941, when brothers Joaquín and
Antonio Garrigues Díaz-Cañabate founded the law firm J&A
Garrigues,which went on to amass enormous prestige in the
second half of the 20th century. Following the merger with
Arthur Andersen, Asesores Legales y Tributarios (ALT) in
1997, the Firm took its place among Europe’s largest and
most influential practices. In 2002, in the wake of the
disappearance of the Andersen Worldwide network,
Garrigues opted to continue as an independent concern and
embarked on a new phase, marked by the business-first
approach and global vision that have made the Firm the
market leader.
Garrigues is defined by its international outlook and by the
need to be constantly at its clients’ side.We boast the most
extensive network of offices in Spain and Portugal and we
are also present in the world’s main financial centers, with
our own offices in Belgium, Brazil, China, Colombia, the U.S.,
Morocco, Poland and the U.K.
At present, our team is made up of more than 2,000 people
and offers recurring or specific advice to local businesses,
multinational groups and individuals on the whole range of
business law-related matters. For decades, our
multidisciplinary and specialist experience has been adding
value to our clients, and has enabled us to act in the most
significant and complex deals in the Iberian market.
value added
Garrigues is the Iberian
Peninsula’s leading tax and legal
services firm in terms of turnover and
professional headcount. We know the industry
inside out and provide value added to each and
every one of our clients.
4. Transport and Logistics
• Air transport, aviation law and airport law.
• National and international road transport and inland
transport.
• Railway transport and railway infrastructures.
• Multimodal transport law.
• Logistics and advice to auxiliary transport services
(agents, freight forwarders, depots, etc.).
Shipping law
• Dry shipping- Charterparties, bills of lading, carriage
contracts and maritime contracts.
• Admiralty- casualties, marine accidents and occurrences,
marine pollution and emergency response.
• Ports andTerminals- operations, port law, sanctioning
proceedings and tenders & authorizations.
• Dispute Resolution: cargo claims, commercial claims, ship
arrest and enforcement and maritime proceedings.
• Insurance & Reinsurance: hull and machinery, P&I, civil
liability and other insurance.
• Finance, building, sale & purchase, flagging and registering
of ships and aircrafts.
• Integral advice to ship-owners and to auxiliary transport
services.
• Administrative regulations on shipping lines.
• Specific shipping areas: fishing & aquaculture, yachts and
leisure, cruise lines.
International trade and banking practice
• International sale of goods and standard practice and
customs.
• Banking practice in international trade: letters of credits
and performance bonds.
• Judicial and extrajudicial advice on standard practice in
international trade.
Contact
Jesús Barbadillo
Counsel, Head of theTransport & Shipping Industry
jesus.barbadillo@garrigues.com
T. +34 91 514 52 00
Other contacts
Manuel Betancor
Partner
manuel.betancor@garrigues.com
T. +34 928 22 94 79
ManuelTorres
Partner
manuel.torres@garrigues.com
T. +86 21 5228 1122
The Industry of
Transport & Shipping of
Garrigues is made up of lawyers
and tax advisors from different offices
such as Madrid, Bilbao,Valencia,Vigo,
Seville, Canary Islands and Porto, that can
liaise with colleagues of other offices covering the
entire Iberian Peninsula.
Garrigues counts with a highly specialized team of transport and
shipping industry professionals, working from offices such as
Madrid (head office), Bilbao,Valencia,Vigo, Seville, Canary Islands
and Porto, bringing together practitioners from various practice
areas. Our team is widely held to rank among the most
prestigious and renowned in the market.
Our multidisciplinary approach and degree of expertise enables
us to provide comprehensive advisory services to the transport
industry, giving our local and international clients added value.
areas of expertise
5.
6. Practice areas
Garrigues provides recurring or specific advisory services to local companies, multinational groups and individuals on
the whole range of business law-related matters. For decades, our multidisciplinary and specialist experience has been
adding value to our clients, and has enabled us to act in the most significant and complex deals in the Iberian market.
• Corporate Law and Commercial Contracts
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Securities Markets
• Banking and Finance
• Insurance
• Real Estate
• Energy
•Telecommunications
• E.U. & Antitrust
•Tax
• Accounting Law
• Human Capital Services
• Labor and Employment Law
• Administrative Law
• Planning and Zoning
• Litigation and Arbitration
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Criminal Law
• Environmental
• InformationTechnology
• Intellectual Property
• Maritime andTransportation
• Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
• Sports & Entertainment
Industry groups
Due to the teamwork of specialists in different fields of law, we can offer our clients integral advice on any
corporate/commercial, tax, labor and employment, civil, environmental or administrative/zoning law issues that may
specifically impact a given industry or sector.
• Automotive
• Financial Institutions
• Corporate Governance and Corporate Responsibility
• Energy
• Family Business
• Pharmacy and Biotechnology
• Private Equity
• Real Estate
• Sports & Entertainment
•Technology & Outsourcing
•Telecommunications & Media
•Tourism and Hotels
•Transport & Shipping