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Chambers & Partners Europe 2023 – Results
16 of March, 2023
The results of the latest edition of the prestigious legal directory, Chambers & Partners, in its Europe 2023 edition are now public. These results are a reflection of the work of many of the Firm’s professionals and the assessments of our clients and competitors.
Improvements compared to the previous edition:
Areas
- Employment High-End starts in Band 1
- Tax goes up to Band 4
- Tax (Barcelona) goes up to Band 3
Individuals
Spain
- Jesús Muñoz-Delgado in IP: Patents & Trademarks goes up to Band 1
- Ignacio del Fraile in Employment High-End goes up to Band 3
- Javier Vinuesa in Tax goes up to Band 3
- José Manuel Palau in Planning goes up to Band 3
- Irene Fernández Puyol joins Lifesciences: Regulatory as Band 4
- Mónica Esteve in IP: Patents & Trademarks goes up to Band 5
- Pedro Soto in Public Law goes up to Up & Coming
- Clara Rivero in Private Equity joins as Associate to watch
Portugal
- Insurance gets in Band 3
¡Congratulations to all!
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