‘A&G’s in-house team, composed of six experienced lawyers and two junior lawyers, has developed itself to achieve excellence and quality in its services to both internal staff and clients. This...

A Fortune Global 500 company, Accenture is a global management consulting and professional services firm that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services. The legal team of Accenture Portugal...

‘Acciona is a global group that develops and operates sustainable infrastructure, from renewable energy to complex construction projects, water treatment and services. Acciona aims to lead the transition to a...

The AccorInvest Group is one of the most important owner and operator of hotels in Europe, with more than 1,000 employees in Spain and an annual turnover of €130m. According...

Catarina Sousa Rodrigues, head of legal counselling and litigation, leads a highly skilled in-house legal team at Ageas Portugal comprised of 15 lawyers, with specialists in legal counselling, litigation and...

‘We have been working with the internal team during the last 15 years. They demonstrate enormous resilience even in difficult situations. Their legal planning in perfect. They know precisely what...

Formerly known as Portugal Telecom (PT), Altice Portugal is a leading telecommunications operator in its home country. With around 8.1 million customers and a turnover of over €2bn in 2018,...

The in-house legal department of industrial conglomerate Altri is based in the head office of the company, where it assists Altri in managing its various operations including the 80 thousand...

Managing the legal department of Amazon Spain, a subsidiary of the leading multinational technology company, Ana Buitrago serves as Spain legal director and associate general counsel having joined the company...

ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal is responsible for the management of 10 airports in Portugal, and holds a concession to provide the civil aviation public service in the country. Other...

ANF has a unique mission of defending the moral, professional and economic interests of proprietors of pharmacies across Portugal. ANF was founded in 1975 as a successor of the now...

‘Anticipa Real Estate is the servicer of Blackstone Investment Fund in Spain. The legal team has a deep knowledge in the real estate sector, having managed to be one of...

Astellas was founded in 2005 through the merger of Yamanouchi and Fujisawa, combining nearly two centuries of collective experience to create an international pharmaceutical company with innovation for patients at...

Auchan Retail España is the Spanish subsidiary of the French retail group Auchan, and operates in Spain through its subsidiaries under the Alcampo and Simply brands. As one of the...

Describing itself as a, ‘dynamic, proactive team with a great spirit of close collaboration’, the Banco BNI Europa legal function is made up of three lawyers; head of legal and...

Banco BPI is a major privately owned bank in Portugal owned by Spanish bank CaixaBank. Banco BPI internal legal department supports all of the Bank’s activities and is led by...

Banco Comercial Português, Portugal’s largest banking group, operates under the Milleniumbcp banking brand and possesses a highly talented in-house legal team providing support and coverage on international and domestic banking...

The Banco Finantia in-house legal department supports all of the Bank’s activities and services including business and non-business areas, and is responsible for managing all legal related matters including contract...

Founded and based in Spain, Banco Santander has grown to become the most prominent bank in the country and the third largest bank in Europe with its financial presence extending...

Banco Santander Consumer Portugal provides commercial banking, auto and vehicle loan financing, leasing, and long-term rental receivables to individuals and companies. It has a team of approximately 200 professionals and...

Bankinter is a Spanish bank with headquarters in Madrid, and is listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange as well as being part of the Ibex35 Index. As a fundamental part...

Bayer is one of the leading life science companies with core competences in the areas of health care and agriculture. The Bayer legal team in the Iberia region has been...

BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) is a multinational global financial services group founded in 1857. The Group has a strong leadership position in the Spanish market, is the largest financial...

Having almost 150 years of history, Bergé y Compañía is a leader in the automotive and logistics service sectors. With a team of more than 4,500 people and present in...

Part of the international healthcare specialist Bupa, the in-house legal team at medical insurance company Sanitas Spain manages Bupa’s businesses in Europe and Latin America’s market unit, (ELA MU). ELA...

‘Cabot Financial is one of the six companies that makes up the Cabot Credit Management Group, which is one of the leading European credit management companies recognised for the excellence...

‘CaixaBank is one of the leading banking entities in Spain. Among all their outstanding legal teams, we highlight the legal department ascribed to the structured finance division led by Gemma...

Canon is a global provider of digital imaging technologies. Founded in Japan in 1937, the company employs more than 198,000 people worldwide. The Canon Iberia legal team is part of...

The second largest retailer in the world and the largest in Europe, the Carrefour Group currently has over 9,900 company-owned and franchise stores. The legal team of Carrefour Spain consists...

The in-house legal department of Celeo, an Elecnor Group company, is comprised of four lawyers who manage and coordinate the work related to the company’s Spanish activities, including a total...

The Exploration and Production (E&P) legal team at CEPSA has an area of responsibility that is divided into the following business units within the E&P area of Algeria, Latin America,...

CEPSA is an integrated energy company operating at each stage of the oil value chain, with more than 11,000 employees worldwide. The general counsel of CEPSA Group is Ignacio Pinilla...

Operating in 11 countries, Cimpor is Portugal’s largest cement group and has a global remit; operating in 11 countries across Europe, Latin America and Africa in its manufacturing and marketing...

Citibank in Portugal has been established for over 33 years, hosting corporate and investment banking, a markets business and Sagres, a special purpose entity that undertakes securitisation transactions, in particular...

‘Corporació Griñó is a business group leader in environmental services and green energy. The legal team is comprised of best-in-class experts with a long-standing experience in the sector. Vanessa Fernández...

‘Corticeira Amorim is the largest cork products company in the world and the most international Portuguese company. It is the clear leader in the sector and contributes like no other...

Danone is a multinational food products corporation based in Paris having been founded in Barcelona. In 2018, Danone sold products in 120 markets, and had sales in 2017 of €24.7bn....

Deutsche Bank is present in Portugal with several operations in corporate and investment banking. These include global transaction banking services to Portuguese and international corporate clients, government institutions and financial...

Energias de Portugal (EDP) is one of Portugal’s largest business groups and major electricity operators. EDP is historically known for generating, distributing and supplying electricity in Portugal, Spain, France, Poland,...

‘eDreams ODIGEO is one of the world’s largest online travel companies and one of the largest European e-commerce businesses. eDreams ODIGEO and each of its five leading brands – Opodo,...

Eiffage Infraestructuras is the Spanish subsidiary of the French civil engineering group that is skilled in construction, concessions, infrastructure and energy, employing more than 64,000 people globally. The legal team...

Endesa is a leading company in the Spanish electricity sector and the second largest operator in the Portuguese electricity market. The Endesa legal team provides full support to all nuclear...

‘Enel is a major energy company that works in 35 countries and employ 69,000 people. The legal team has understood the commitment to innovation in the energy business and they...

‘Viena is one of the leading national chains in the catering sector born in 1969 in Barcelona. The legal team at Viena has proved to be outstanding. Together, they have...

Eurodivisas is the parent company of 22 subsidiaries located in different countries, with almost 3,000 employees. It’s also authorised to provide currency exchange services by the local authorities. Eurodivisas and...

‘This past year, Fluidra – the leading global company dedicated to the pool and wellness sector – merged with US group Zodiac. The legal team was a key-player during the...

Although the Ford España legal team is considerably lean, made up of two lawyers and one paralegal, they nevertheless take on a wide range of legal activities including overseeing the...

Having gone ‘from business facilitator to business catalyst’, according to the director of legal and business affairs, Tiago da Mota – The Fox Networks legal team is fully hands-on and...

Made up of more than 100 companies, Galp Energia is a Portuguese corporation engaged in activities such as renewable energy, natural gas supply, transport, petroleum products exploration and logistics and...

The Google Spain and Portugal legal team currently has six lawyers, including five legal counsels and one legal trainee. The head of the team is María González Ordóñez as legal...

Grupo Catalana Occidente, a publicly listed insurance group, has a legal department which manages legal, tax, regulatory and corporate governance issues in relation to the parent company of the Group...

‘The legal team at GRUPO DiR is comprised of best-in-class experts. The team is led by Laia Macià, a remarkable lawyer admitted in New York State and Spain. The expertise...

‘Ferrovial is a construction and public works group with a strong international profile and a large portfolio of clients and projects worldwide. Despite the ample diversity of regulatory frameworks that...

‘The legal team at GIHSA is led by the chief corporate and asset officer, Pilar López Carracedo, who is a respected lawyer in the sector. The hotel sector is highly...

‘PRISA is the world’s leading Spanish and Portuguese-language media group with its creation and distribution of content in the fields of culture, education, news and information, and entertainment. The 47...

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, recognised as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 97,000 employees, SGS operates a network of...

The legal team of Grupo Trofa Saúde is responsible for the in-house follow up of all legal matters concerning the organisation and affiliated groups and companies, executing all housekeeping legal...

Grupo Unidad Editorial is a leading Spanish publishing group and its legal department is headed by Lidia Barrera, general counsel and secretary of the board of directors, having more than...

Urbaser started its activities in 1990 with the creation of Técnicas Medioambientales Tecmed, a company created to provide added value services to town councils and local corporations in the field...

Made up of 13 lawyers and legal trainees, Grupo Visabeira’s in-house legal team ensures in-depth support and advice on diverse and complex legal subjects, taking on an essential role within...

‘The legal team at Habitat is led by Bárbara Sotomayor, who in addition to her role as chief legal officer is the secretary of the board of directors and a...

The Haitong Bank legal team has provided assistance to support the organisation in several capital markets transactions, either private or public placements, mainly with Portuguese and Chinese issuers under which...

‘The legal team of Haya could be considered for the GC Powerlist because of its experience and potential in a recently created sector such as the real estate and nonperforming...

HERITAGE B is a family-owned industrial holding with presently two business activities, Teka and THIELMANN, and intends to grow by setting up more business activities in the near future. Within...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a multinational enterprise information technology company. Ana Valdivieso is the legal director for HPE Spain and Portugal, vice president and associate general counsel for Southern...

‘Santiago Martinez leads the legal team of Iberdrola, a reference company in the energy field and the world’s leader in renewable energy, which has made sweeping changes in the last...

‘Inditex’s legal team is outstanding. It has to deal with enormous pressure covering numerous legal issues and it always does it perfectly. Their performance is really top notch. We would...

Indra is one of the world’s leading global technology and consulting companies, and the technological partner for the core business operations of its customers worldwide. The legal team in Portugal...

Insud Pharma is a company with nearly 40 years of experience providing pharmaceutical solutions for the entire life cycle of a medicine. With 6,000 professionals entirely devoted to enhance health...

‘Inveravante is a well-known group of Spanish companies and its legal department is led by Ana Sorinano. The team is a superbly coordinated group of in-house lawyers that have to...

The legal team of ISS Facility Services is mostly structured by legal specialisations, with some of those subjects managed locally due to the specifics of the different jurisdictions of Spain...

J. García Carrión (JGC) was founded in 1890 and in these 120 years of history García Carrión has evolved into a leader of the wine and juice market in Spain,...

Jerónimo Martins is one of the largest Iberian corporate groups, with almost 100,000 employees that operate in food distribution and specialised retail. Jerónimo Martins operate a number of well-known stores...

‘At Johnson & Johnson, the Medical Devices Companies are reimagining the way healthcare is delivered by making connections across science and technology to combine expertise in surgery, orthopaedics and interventional...

Kaiku is a Spanish company with an international presence in Chile and Tunisia and is specialised in the manufacture, commercialisation, sale and purchase, transport, distribution and merchandising of a range...

Described as a group of ‘young, dynamic, brave, smart, ambitious and well prepared’ professionals by nominators, the Spanish legal and compliance department serving the world leading pharmaceutical company Menarini Group...

A major component of the global construction industry given its dominant position in the cement, aggregates and ready mix market, LafargeHolcim’s extensive business operations across the world are supported by...

Being the elite professional division of the Spanish football league, LaLiga has a distinguished legal team made up of twelve lawyers and two paralegals. Over the years they have a...

As one of the largest healthcare groups in terms of income operating in the Portuguese market, under the trademark Hospital da Luz, the Luz Saúde group runs a total of...

‘Mango is the Spanish clothing design and manufacturing company, founded in Barcelona in 1984. The company is present in more than 105 countries with 2,700 points of sale worldwide. The...

Manuel Champalimaud, formerly known as Gestmin, is an investment management group with particular interests in the sectors of energy, food logistics, tourism and leisure, and agro-industry. Ana Maria Ramos is...

As a subsidiary of IBEX-35 listed MAPFRE Group, MAPFRE Asistencia is a major global insurance, reinsurance and services company founded in Madrid with operations worldwide. It has a presence in...

MAXAM is a global technology company, specialising in the design, development, manufacture and application of energy materials. Founded by Alfred Nobel in 1872, MAXAM currently has in excess of 6,500...

MediaMarkt is a leading company in Europe in the distribution of consumer electronics. It was founded in Germany in 1979 and opened its first store in Spain 20 years ago....

The Spanish Mercedes-Benz legal team belongs to the Daimler legal team of around 200 lawyers worldwide and operates under the EMEA legal region of the business. The team is made...

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is a Daimler Group company that has been present in Portugal since 1998, and supports the sales of the global automobile company and its dealership network in...

Merck Sharp & Dohme Portugal (MSD) is a pharmaceutical company that has been present in Portugal for 45 years, with a mission to research and develop innovative areas of medicine...

Microsoft’s corporate, external and legal affairs (CELA) team in Spain is formed by five lawyers and three non-lawyers, and is organised around three functions – legal affairs, government and policy...

‘We strongly support the nomination of the internal legal team of the company Nautalia Viajes, a company dedicated to the marketing of tourism products and services that is part of...

Creating social value through human and digital interaction is NEC’s ambitious vision. NEC is committed to inaugurate a new era for telecom operators, to empower smart enterprises and to carry...

The legal team of Nestlé Portugal provides comprehensive legal advice to the business, covering all aspects of law and serving the internal client as a ‘one stop shop for solutions’,...

Rita Branquinho Lobo is the head of legal at Novabase, the Portuguese leader in the IT sector. The Novabase legal team handles legal work related to Novabase Group’s core business,...

‘Novartis’ in-house team should be considered for the GC Powerlist because of its key relevance for the company and the range of experts that belong to the legal department. Novartis’...

The legal team of Novartis Group in Portugal supports both Novartis’ day-to-day operations in the market and also in other more strategic activities involving major stakeholders. What distinguishes Novartis legal...

The Portugal-based legal team of Novo Banco is led by head of legal department Patrícia Afonso Fonseca who reports directly to the board of directors. The legal team is composed...

The recovery department of the Spain branch of Novo Banco is structured in three main areas: a pre-litigation area, a litigation area and a monitoring and control area. The recovery...

As of 2018, a new in-house legal team has been set up at Nutreco Iberia, changing the company’s approach to legal matters completely. It has since moved from being a...

Oesía Networks is a multinational organisation specialised in technology, and with presence in Spain and Latin America that has over the years has developed projects in Europe, America and Asia....

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with a product portfolio including 22 brands that generate more than US$1bn each in annual retail sales. The legal and corporate affairs...

Planeta Corporación, doing business as Grupo Planeta, is a leading Spanish media group based in Madrid. Managing 16 lawyers and 10 paralegals, Luis Elías serves as the general counsel and...

Privalia is a leading online fashion outlet created in 2006 in Barcelona. Currently with more than 34 million registered users around the world, it is the leader in the markets...

‘The ProCME Group legal team is led by experienced counsel Margarida Novais, who is the head of a legal department that is involved in providing its legal opinion on all...

Portuguese energy sector company REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais, engages in the transmission of electricity and natural gas in Portugal through various subsidiaries. Supporting the activities, the legal team is...

Repsol have been evolving as a global company for over 90 years, now operating in around 40 countries with more than 25,000 employees. Repsol’s steady internationalisation took place in mid-1990,...

Saba Infraestructuras is a benchmark industrial operator in the development of solutions in the field of urban mobility, specialising in car park management. With a workforce of more than 2,300...

The legal team of Sacyr Somague Portugal comprises of five lawyers, with two senior in-house lawyers based in the Lisbon offices; one mainly responsible for bidding processes with public and...

The legal team are specialists in the construction sector, providing very high quality in-house counsel work. Alfonso Aguirre is the head of the department and he perfectly matches the legal...

Samsung Electronics Iberia’s legal and compliance department was created by general counsel Guillermo Damiá Díaz-Plaja in October 2008 and is currently formed by six lawyers and four external trainees. Within...

The three person legal team serving the Portuguese branch of electronics giant Samsung has been an important partner to the business in recent years, earning a reputation as a positive...

‘Santalucía Seguros has more than 95 years of experience in covering risks and they are national leaders in the insurance sector in the branches of Assistance and Death. The company...

Sareb is a government-owned financial entity with a well-established position within the Spanish financial system. It has recently been involved in the transformation of most of its balance of nonperforming...

‘We are business lawyers. This means that we try not to be involved only in the legal review of the company matters, we try to give the best advice in...

Sener is a private engineering and technology group founded in 1956 specialised in offering technological solutions. The legal team at Sener includes 10 lawyers and three non-lawyers, where Ignacio Guerra...

With a number of different business interests in the country, global industrials conglomerate Siemens employs a highly capable team of legal professionals to mitigate risk and navigate the organisation through...

SUMOL+COMPAL is a Portuguese food and beverage company that manufactures and sells beverages in Portugal and internationally. Legal advice to the company is requested on a large range of areas,...

Philip Morris International’s affiliate in Portugal, Tabaqueira is the country’s largest tobacco company, employing around 700 people that oversee famous brands such as Marlboro, L&M, Chesterfield, SG, and Português. Amongst...

TAP Air Portugal has been in operation since 1945, and celebrated 74 years of operation on 14 March 2019. It completed its privatisation process with Atlantic Gateway in 2015 and...

Describing themselves as a, ‘hard-working, committed team with an overarching view of international construction and arbitration law’, the core function of the Técnicas Reunidas legal department is to empower the...

‘We are above all “business partners”. We work very close to the business team. We apply and interpret specialised law and rules for the media business to make sure that...

‘Because our values are clear, the decisions we take along our path of digital transformation are sound and guided by a single thought; nobody will be left behind’ states Luis...

The Navigator Company is a Portuguese pulp and paper company with a productive capacity of 1.6 million tonnes of paper and 1.4 million tonnes of pulp. The company has an...

Operating as a subsidiary of Unilever, Unilever España manufactures and distributes fast-moving consumer goods such as food, home and personal products, with well-known brands such as Dove, Axe, Lipton and...

Veolia provides solutions for the sustainable development of cities and businesses through the optimised management of energy, water and waste. Veolia has a broad portfolio of services within public, healthcare,...

In 2017, Volkswagen Financial Services separated the Volkswagen Bank from the Volkswagen Financial Services organisation. This project was a highly demanding project from a legal and compliance perspective for the...

Wamos is the name and brand of the tourism group that brings together large companies in the sector, with extensive experience in their area of activity and a joint vision...