Covering both contentious and advisory matters, the manufacturing team at Baker McKenzie is active across a wide range of sectors, including aviation, electronics, chemicals, steel and construction. José Prieto leads the practice from Madrid, and specialises in labour litigation, while industry veterans Jorge Adell and Xavier Junquera oversee the team in Barcelona. Adell has a wealth of experience in corporate, M&A and private equity transactions in this space, and Junquera is the name to note for public law and regulatory issues.

A multitude of high-profile manufacturing clients, including packaging, automotive and technology companies, turn to DLA Piper for assistance with M&A, corporate, IP, banking, public law and real estate matters. Joaquín Hervada, who blends EU and competition law expertise with transactional experience, is the main point of contact in the team.

Fielding a multidisciplinary team, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is the key port of call for a variety of manufacturing clients, including companies active in the chemicals, plastics, shipping, automotive and industrial equipment sectors. Leadership of the practice is shared between the Madrid-based Ainara Rentería, a highly regarded partner who oversees matters involving the automotive and sustainable mobility industries, and Rick Silberstein in Barcelona, who offers clients assistance with M&A, corporate and contractual mandates.

Pérez-Llorca offers comprehensive services to manufacturing clients, spanning employment, corporate, M&A, dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency mandates. With a strong background in public law and regulated sector including energy and aviation, practice head Beatriz García has extensive experience handling damages claims and competition law infringements.

Drawing on its multidisciplinary capabilities, Cuatrecasas is equipped to handle a mix of corporate, IP, employment, tax and litigation matters for an impressive client roster. Manufacturing companies, including players from the automotive and heavy industry sectors, regularly seek the firm's assistance with high-value M&A and financing transactions.

Clients, who often come from the food and beverages, automotive, construction and healthcare sectors, turn to Uría Menéndez for its ‘large team of excellent litigators’, corporate, competition, IP and regulatory specialists. In the Madrid office Borja Sainz de Aja is the trusted adviser to national and foreign companies seeking litigation advice, Teresa Paz-Ares leads the firm’s health law practice and is skilled in transactional matters, while Patricia Vidal, who possesses a strong background in EU and competition law, is well versed in cartel proceedings. The Barcelona office is home to Jaime Calvo who brings over two decades’ experience in public law and environmental matters.