A popular destination for clients operating in the manufacturing sector, DLA Piper is recognised by clients for its ‘extensive experience’ in this segment. The team is well equipped to handle a wide range of matters, including IP, corporate transactions, public law, real estate and banking. The team is led by Joaquín Hervada, an EU and competition law expert with significant expertise in merger control and structuring transactions within the manufacturing and industrial sectors.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Full accessibility, professional but friendly approach, expertise and knowledge of the industrial sector.'

  • ‘The team has extensive experience in the sector and provides great value with any update to international regulations.’

  • ‘It stands out for providing solutions and not limitations in negotiations, in addition to having a thorough knowledge of the legal and contractual structure of the business and specifically of the company's financial apparatus.'

Key clients

  • HSBC Continental Europe
  • Versa Capital Partners
  • Knorr-Bremse
  • Patentes Talgo
  • HeidelbergCement
  • MKS Instruments
  • C de Salamanca
  • SICE-Cobra Consortium
  • Finnfjord
  • Terrapilar and Jorge Fernández Cerámicas
  • Waterland
  • Ball Corporation

Work highlights

  • Advised Talgo on the execution of several factoring agreements for the purpose of financing the supply of trains.
  • Advised Tesla and certain subsidiaries in relation to regulatory, transport and public law matters in Spain.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Joaquin Hervada