JAUSAS Law Firm

Barcelona: Passeig de Gràcia, 103 7ª planta. DP 08008 - Tel +34 93 415 00 88 Fax: +34 93 415 20 51
Madrid: Paseo de la Castellana, 60 5ª planta. DP 28046 - Tel +34 91 575 70 53 Fax: +34 91 781 08 41

Practice areas

  • Administrative law
    At JAUSAS we offer our clients legal advice on all aspects of administrative law before the local authorities as well as at the national level. The lawyers in this practice area have extensive experience in advising our clients on any type of administrative procedures, obtaining licences and authorisations in different sectors of administrative law as well assisting in financing, organisation and constitution of public entities, companies and autonomous bodies.
  • Assistance in the internationalisation of Spanish companies
    The current tendency of internationalisation of Spanish companies is in most cases a response to the challenges presented by the global development of businesses and a necessary step in order to maintain the competitiveness in the market. It is of the utmost importance for the companies to understand the international ambit where they need to act, analyze the competition and evaluate the strategies to make the decision to enter into the global markets.
  • Corporate and business law
    At JAUSAS we offer our business clients full and continuing legal assistance in complying with all the corporate, accountancy, tax, criminal and other legal mandates in relation to public authorities, business partners and/or third parties.
  • Distribution & franchising
    The lawyers in JAUSAS have wide experience in assisting companies in matters related to distribution and franchising agreements. The professionals working in this practice area give legal and tax advice regarding the structuring of the businesses, drafting the franchising and distribution agreements as well as guiding the client in general to comply with current legislation in these areas.
  • Environmental law
    Our practice area of environmental law has developed and grown at the same rate as the importance of this field and its legislation has increased in Spain. Our specialized lawyers have extensive experience in working with the environmental issues and they are constantly participating in projects that require the latest knowledge of the evolution of the environmental regulations at local, national and European levels.
  • European Union and competition law
    Our activities in this practice area are focused on matters related to the national and European competition legislation. Our team of lawyers specialized in the European Union and Competition law, has extensive experience in a wide range of cases that they have brought and defended before the national and European Union competition authorities. Our professionals have also prepared several reports related to the integration of certain EEC directives into the Spanish law, and written various studies for the European Commission.
  • Family businesses
    At JAUSAS we offer a wide range of services for family businesses, our aim being to resolve the complex questions that may arise in this sector.
  • Insolvency & restructuring
    The clients of JAUSAS benefit from our wide range of experience in planning and execution of all the insolvency procedures mentioned in the Bankruptcy Law (22/2003) from the moment the bankruptcy application is filed until the end of the procedure. Our team of professionals is also experienced in offering legal assistance in restructuring transactions, the execution of foreign judgements within this field as well as in advising on international insolvency issues.
  • Intellectual property law
    Intellectual and industrial property law is a very topical area in the legal practice, and requires specific knowledge and specialisation from the legal professionals working with these issues. At JAUSAS, our lawyers advising our clients in this practice area provide legal assistance in all questions related to intellectual and industrial property rights; such as creation, acquisition, sales, maintaining and licensing of rights.
  • International tax regulations
    At JAUSAS we have a team of experts on international tax regulations who advise companies and private individuals on tax issues related to any kind of operations and transactions. Our experienced specialists can effectively and professionally resolve even the most complex international tax issues.
  • JAUSAS Corporate
    The team of professionals at JAUSAS is specialist in rendering legal and financial consultancy services to clients in investment or restructuring processes within the current context of financial crisis or liquidity problems. The high level of expertise, the many years of experience in this field and the dual legal and financial focus of the advice enable this team to offer a service with a high added value.
  • Labour law
    JAUSAS has a distinguished practice area of labour law with widely experienced lawyers advising businesses and their management on labour matters. The professional expertise of our lawyers and their proven capacity for the leadership and co-ordination of specialised legal teams has allowed them to intervene in many of the most important labour projects in Spain and in the large-scale restructurings that have taken place in the recent decades.
  • Litigation and arbitration
    JAUSAS has distinguished litigation and arbitration practices. We also assist our clients in the enforcement of foreign judgements in Spain, as well as in the preparation and follow-up of lawsuits arising under other countries? jurisdictions. Our litigation team is also experienced in issuing opinions on Spanish law to be used in foreign courts.
  • Mergers and acquisitions
    At JAUSAS we offer services in all types of operations such as mergers, splits, company liquidations or any other type of corporate transactions. We also cover the whole range of commercial operations such as buying and selling companies or company assets, the different modalities linked to the selling of goods and services, distribution, agency, franchising, licensing or company collaboration contracts.
  • Real estate law and town planning
    The lawyers working in the practice area of real estate law and town planning of JAUSAS assist companies and private individuals in legal issues related to real estate projects, transactions and litigations.
  • Securities Litigation
    We cover, from the viewpoint of the small or professional investor, individually or in class actions, all aspects of securities law. By “securities law”, we mean both the regulations covering the sale of products or services (Spain’s Stock Market Act), as well as those governing the depositing, custody and administration of securities, products and mutual funds, due diligence procedures, credit regulations (on the solvency of financial institutions), not to mention the applicable case law, the legal theory and banking practice. Our vision is one of giving the client maximum added value with teams that can combine strictly legal practice with in-depth academic knowledge and professionals previously linked with the Treasury Departments of financial institutions: this allows us to tackle different cases from a practical perspective, one which takes into account the interests and weaknesses of the other party.
  • Spanish tax regulations
    The team of experts on Spanish tax regulations at JAUSAS advise companies and private individuals on tax issues related to all kinds of transactions.