• Foundation and legal development of commercial companies.
• Advice to decision-making, administrative and management bodies.
• Preliminary studies on specific areas of activity.
• Legal advice on new projects and initiatives.
• Legal relations with the Administration.

All these professional services are provided in close collaboration with other áreas of the firm, such as the Tax Law or Criminal Law Departments.

Advice on all types of commercial contracting subject to national, EU or international law.

• Advice on foreign investments in Spain and Spanish investments abroad, including the legal structures through which investments are made.
• Legal assistance with all types of economic transactions with foreign companies, including disclosure statements, loans, technical assistance and other collection and receivable operations made by residents and non-residents.

• Legal advice to family businesses with special emphasis on the most suitable structure to implement. Wording of Family Protocols, adaptation of Parasocial Agreements and company bodies.
• Interdepartmental coordination with the Tax, Inheritance, Commercial Law and corporate governance departments.

Zurbano & Caracas Abogados’ experience in mergers and acquisitions includes participation in company acquisition and divestment transactions, management buyouts and consultancy services to various entities on venture capital operations.

Consultancy services on all areas of civil law: property, leasing, rights in rem, family law, inheritance, civil contracting.

• Legal advice on real estate development and management, particularly for the hotel and tourism industry.
• Contracting in relation to construction: construction, project and technical assistance contracts.

• Legal advice on setting up and conducting Foundation and Patronage activities.
• Advice on investments regulated by patronage law.

The firm offers comprehensive consultancy and representation services to professional athletes and artists. It has extensive experience in this field, with important clients in the sports, record, theatre and filmmaking industries.

Drawing up wills advice on out-of-court inheritance settlements and litigation proceedings.

A member of the National Association of Health Law, the firm offers solutions to the problems posed by prevailing regulations and their jurisprudential interpretation for all types of health entities and affected private individuals (liability and administrative claims, preparation and formulation of legal protocol and informed consent documents); the firm has experience in handling transfer operations in the pharmaceutical sector.

Out of court settlement and litigation proceedings in separation, annulment and divorce issues; prenuptial agreements, division of property and finance; cohabitant rights and advice on new legislation.

• Consultancy services to public institutions and entities and private businesses and individuals in their relations with the Administration.
• Advice on administrative contracts.
• Competition issues, constitutionality and compliance with international community rules.

Legal proceedings with Public Administrations.

Advice to companies involved in the production, development and distribution of energy.

Defence of clients’ interests in civil judicial proceedings with all jurisdictions and courts: the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, Regional High Courts, Hearings and courts.

Participation in equity and rights arbitration proceedings as Arbitrators, whether appointed by Institutions (CCI, TAB) or the parties concerned. Calls for arbitration and participation therein as Legal Counsels.

Tax advice to corporations and private individuals. Reports.

Tax applicable to corporate restructuring operations. National and international tax planning.

Advice on Public Treasury inspections and proceedings.

Preparation, submission and follow up of the different corporate and personal tax returns.

Administrative and legal proceedings in relation to tax matters.

Advice and defence on all matters relating to Employment and Social Security Law, including representation in the Labour Court, the Labour Authority, individual and collective disputes, redundancy proceedings, collective bargaining, intervention in Labour and Social Security Inspectorate matters and all types of activities with the (Regional or State) Labour Bodies and the Social Security.

Advice, defence and claims on issues relating to economic and corporate Criminal Law (fraud, crimes against the company, environment, public treasury, intellectual and industrial property rights), in addition to offences against the Public Administrations.