Legal Advisory

Our professionals have years of experience in the most reputable Spanish law firms in the areas listed below. We provide quality legal advice services, which combine a practical approach, close to the economic reality, and an academic approach, obtained from the teaching experience of our advisors in some of the most reputable law schools in Spain.

Corporate and Commercial

– Business Entity Type
– Legal opinions
– Capital Structure Changes
– Acquisitions & Divestments
– Entity Restructuring
– Business agreements
– Board & Committee advisory and support
– Legalisation & Apostille

Financial regulation

– Terms and Conditions with consumers
– Business agreements with institutions
– Creation and authorisation of institutions and branches, EU passporting, acquisition of significant stakes and the fit & proper rules
– Corporate governance: remuneration, corporate policies, defining functions, and outsourcing
– Fintech and digital assets
– Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) application

Compliance and AML

Compliance and anti-money laundering are essential in certain industries such as finance.

 

As experts with years of experience in the areas of Compliance and AML, we have a detailed knowledge of the applicable Bank of Spain and National Securities Exchange Commission (CNMV) regulations and a good relationship with these supervisory authorities. The above allows our clients to have a realistic and up-to-date view of the regulatory landscape and the existing legal obligations.

 

Some of the services we provide with regards to Compliance and AML are:

– Drafting of policies and procedures (e.g. Customer Care Department regulations, AML handbook)
– Communications with supervisory authorities
– Filings with supervisory authorities of (i) qualifying holdings in Spanish listed companies and (ii) short positions.
– Assessment of policies and procedures through the external expert report (informe de experto externo)

Find out more about our Legal Advisory services!