Middle East Desk

Our team has extensive experience advising corporations on their investments in the Middle East, and Middle East companies wishing to invest in Spain, Portugal, North Africa and Latin America.

Cuatrecasas is a benchmark in providing legal and tax advice on crossborder investments between Middle East countries and the Spanish and Portuguese markets. We have close ties with leading local firms.

Our Middle East Desk offers top-quality advice to investors in the region with interests in the Iberian Peninsula, Africa and Latin America, as well as to Spanish and Portuguese investors increasingly investing in the Middle East.

Cuatrecasas has the ability to integrate different cross-border teams with different specialisations to provide tailored solutions.

Chambers & Partners, 2025

Acknowledgments

Most Innovative Firm in Continental Europe 2005-2025
FT Innovative Lawyers 2025
EU Firm of the Year, 2025
IFLR Awards
Fifth most popular international firm in Latin America
The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association, 2023
National firm of the Year: Portugal, 2025
IFLR Awards
Most innovative law firm in continental Europe (excluding the UK)
FT Innovative Lawyers, 2023
Firm of the year in Europe
The Lawyer, 2022
Most innovative firm in "Using data" category
FT Innovative Lawyers, 2022
Ranked first in majority of practices
Chambers Europe, 2025
Most innovative law firm in Europe (outside UK)
Financial Times, 2019
Spanish law firm of the year
Forbes, 2019
Most innovative law firm in Europe (outside UK)
Financial Times, 2018