People

César Albiñana
César Albiñana
Managing Partner
Spain, Madrid
César Albiñana is CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo’s Managing Partner. He specialises in advising on mergers and acquisitions, the securities market, corporate law and administrative law.César is...
María González Gordon
María González Gordon
Managing Partner
Spain, Madrid
María González heads up the Intellectual Property, Industrial Property and Digital Business department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo. She specialises in advising domestic and international companies...
Pedro Ferreras
Pedro Ferreras
Partner
Spain, Barcelona
Pedro Ferreras is Partner of the Corporate / M&A department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo in Barcelona. He possesses vast experience in corporate law, contractual law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate...

Expertise

Spain
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo has grown remarkably with our prime objective being to provide our clients with the most comprehensive service possible. Our clients operate in markets that demand the...
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French Desk
Comprising CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo and CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats, the CMS French Desk provides legal and tax guidance to companies in Spain, France and other French-speaking countries, advising...
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German Desk
Comprising both Spanish and German lawyers, the CMS German Desk provides legal and tax guidance to companies in Spain and Germany, advising on all matters relating to transnational commercial activities...
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Locations

Madrid
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
Paseo de Recoletos 7–9
28004 Madrid
Spain
CMS' Spanish-based firm, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, employs more than 150 lawyers located in Madrid and Barcelona, and is regarded as one of the most prestigious in the Spanish market, striving...
locations
Barcelona
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
Paseo de Gracia, 85 85
08008 Barcelona
Spain
CMS' Spanish-based firm, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, employs more than 100 lawyers located in Madrid and Barcelona, and is regarded as one of the most prestigious in the Spanish market, striving...
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Bergen
CMS Kluge Advokatfirma AS
Allehelgensgate 2, entrance A
NO-5016 Bergen
PO Box 394 Sentrum
NO-5805 Bergen
Norway
CMS Kluge is a full-service Norwegian law firm with 52 partners and over 200 employees, established in 1923, with offices in Norway’s capital Oslo, in the energy hub Stavanger and in Norway’s second...
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Innovation

Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology and having an innovative culture. We focus...
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RegZone
RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation. The platform has a substantial online research resource and a flexible email...
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CMS Expert Guides
So that you can access legal know-how on the go, many of our publications are offered as digital CMS Expert Guides. These provide you with a dynamic way to view expert content online. With CMS Expert...
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Careers

Working for CMS
Welcome to our world At CMS we strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’...
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Your Application
Our application process at CMS varies from country to country. We do this to ensure that specific qualifications for a position as well as local market needs are fully taken into consideration. However...
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International M&A Lawyer
Czech Republic
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About CMS

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo | 60th Anniversary
During 2018, CMS Albiñana & Suarez de Lezo celebrated 60 years since its founding in 1958 as a partnership under the name Melchor de las Heras by Mr. Antonio Melchor de las Heras, Mr. José Luis López...
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Corporate Video
In our work, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview to help you shape your business’s future. Our lawyers are experts in their fields, who think ahead to anticipate likely...
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General conditions
Last updated: May 2020  1. Professional relationship 1.1. All professional assignments to any CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo lawyer or to CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo are considered exclusively assigned...
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News

CMS launches International Digital Regulation Hub providing a clear roadmap for navigating digital regulation
28/11/2023 All businesses should be prepared to grasp the opportunities in digital regulation 
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CMS to join forces with Swedish law firm Wistrand
14/11/2023 With expansion into Sweden, CMS strengthens its presence in the Nordics
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CMS advises Pictet on the acquisition of a large logistics warehouse in Guadalajara
08/06/2023 CMS Spain has advised funds managed and/or advised by Pictet Alternative Advisors, the alternative investment division of the Swiss-origin Pictet Group, in the acquisition of a large logistics warehouse...
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Real Estate
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Publications

Parliamentary proceedings begin to create the Independent Administrative Authority for the Defence of Financial Customers
On April 5, the draft law for the creation of the Financial Customer Defence Authority was published in the Official Gazette of the Spanish Parliament.1. INTRODUCTIONThe current text being processed includes...
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Banking & Finance
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CMS Expert Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws
24/04/2024 We are delighted to present the 7th edition of the CMS Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws. Guide is now available in both offline PDF format and online on our website. The purpose of the Guide...
International
Dispute Resolution
Expert Guide
Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
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Data Protection Law
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Insight

Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
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Insight
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The effects of COVID-19 on the global business environment are serious and far-reaching. Social distancing, limits to international travel and disruptions to global supply chains are realities that businesses...
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Insight
Start-ups
Helping startups develop and overcome legal hurdles every step of the wayOver the past years, Spain has become a hub for innovation, in which entrepreneurs have found a vibrant ecosystem of investors...
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Events

25
Apr
Mujeres influyentes en el Sector Público Jurídico
25/04/2024
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo en colaboración con la Comisión Legaltech & Sector Público de la Asociación Women in a Legal Word, tienen el placer de invitarle a la Mesa Redonda de Mujeres influyentes...
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Public Law & Regulated Sectors
Participating Events
05
Oct
Webinar: Brexit Management Intellectual Property
Past event
05/10/2016
Since the inception of the EU, intellectual property law has been an area of significant EU-wide harmonisation. As a consequence, the UK’s vote to leave the EU has resulted in a great deal of uncertainty...
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Intellectual Property
Webinar
14
Dec
Webinar | The European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision: Consequences and Practical Guidance for HR
Past event
14/12/2015
The CMS Employment & Pensions and TMC Practice Groups are delighted to invite you to our joint webinar on the implications of the European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision across various EU jurisdictions...
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Participating Events