COMPANY LAW

This area represents the core of our services. We advise our clients globally, anticipating the legal risks and finding solutions in order to help them reach their objectives in an efficient manner.

• Incorporation of companies
• Mergers, acquisitions, transmissions, corporate splits and transfers of branches of business
• Modification of articles of association/bylaws
• Responsibility of directors and shareholders, as well as agreements between them (joint-ventures)
• Restructuring and reorganisation of company groups
• Due diligence analyses
• Dissolution and liquidation of companies

BUSINESS LAW

Through the drafting, negotiation and execution of contracts of a commercial nature, we provide assistance and solutions in all areas of business.

• General terms and conditions
• Commercial distribution, agency
• Franchise
• Purchase/sale and supply
• Outsourcing and rendering of professional services

INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING

Abogado Juan Garcia relies on a highly qualified team of lawyers experts in bankruptcy and insolvency law, with proven experience giving economic and legal advice to firms which are undergoing financial difficulties and bankruptcy proceedings, as well as to creditors of insolvent companies. Juan Garcia, founding partner of the firm, is member of the prestigious INSOL EUROPE (International Federation of Insolvency Professionals) association.

Legal Counsel And Assistance To Creditors:

Representation of creditors in national and international insolvencies, bankruptcies and liquidations proceedings.

Juridical and out of court assistance to creditors in order to collect insolvent and bankrupt companies debts.

Liability of administrators for possible corporate debts in order to protect creditors economic interests.

Legal counsel and assistance to debtors:

How to deal with corporate failure: Reconstruction re-financing and restructuring advice.

Representation of debtors in Court insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings.

Negotiation and settlement of debts and payment deferment.

Advising directors protecting them against liabilities and contingencies which might arise in insolvent and bankrupt companies.

COMPETITION LAW

We advise our clients in their operations which may affect competition law, by analysing the prior viability of a transaction or agreement and representing them before the competent official entities

• Analysis of our clients’ contract models as well as their implications with respect to competition law
• Communication of agreements and transactions to the entities in charge of defending competition
• Representing clients in proceedings before such entities
• Advice regarding business practices, including those practices which may be considered unfair competition or an abuse of a dominant position

LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION

Although our priority is to solve disputes out-of-court, often a lawsuit is the only way of defending our clients’ rights and interests. At Abogado Juan Garcia, we represent and defend our clients before the competent courts in which our lawyers are licensed to practice, and before arbitration tribunals at both national and international levels.

The following are some of our speciality litigation and arbitration areas:

• Civil and Commercial litigation
• National and international arbitration
• Mediation
• Insolvency proceedings

REAL ESTATE AND TOWN-PLANNING

Our experience as representatives of promoters, financial entities and real estate companies covers the purchase/sale and leasing of extensive areas, the financing of operations and establishment of guarantees.

• Legal assistance and contracts covering various types of real estate
• Construction Law
• Licences and town-planning contracts
• Leases
• Negotiations with the competent public body and representing clients in town-planning procedures

THE LAW OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We advise our clients on the legal aspects regarding the development, acquisition and use of information technologies, and provide them with the necessary legal tools in order to guarantee their interests in this particularly dynamic context.

• Electronic Commerce
• Protection of personal data
• Intellectual Property Law: copyrights, protection and defence of all kind of works
• Domain names
• IT contracts

LABOUR LAW

As part of our complete corporate counsel, we advise our clients on the relevant legal aspects of their relationship with their employees and collaborate in the management of labour relationships and collective labour disputes.

• Advice, drafting and negotiation of labour contracts, with special focus on senior executives’ contracts
• Advice in relation to sanctions, transfer orders, and modifications of labour conditions
• Collective dismissals (collective redundancy) and agreements
• Assistance in labour disputes

TAX LAW

Any operation of a commercial or real estate nature has tax implications. Our firm provides tax and accounting services to both Spanish and foreign companies

• Income
• Advice on international tax planning including the non-residents’ tax
• Corporate Income Tax
• Tax declarations
• Advice and representation during inspection proceedings and administrative disputes

ENERGY LAW

In our energy department, our clients will find the necessary legal advice to carry out any project related to the energy sector (including renewable energies) whilst respecting the applicable environmental regulations.

• Handling of the application for the administrative authorization necessary to carry out the energy activity
• Contracts related to the construction of energy facilities: process, financing, maintenance, etc.
• Drafting of energies purchase/sale/supply contracts (Trading)
• International financial transactions linked to the energy field

Abogado Juan Garcia is member of the Spanish Association of Renewable Energy Producers (APPA) thus enabling us to receive the latest updates regarding the energy regulation in Spain.