Automotive

Our team stands out for offering a top-quality service and for adapting to the specific characteristics and challenges of the sector. Our working methodology is based on innovation, sustainability and strong values, enabling us to anticipate challenges, innovate in strategies and provide answers that bring value to the business in a technical sector like the automotive sector.

We have in-depth knowledge of the sector, its main players and its business. This all-inclusive vision enables us to understand the sector’s main elements and risks, and design more effective proactive and reactive legal strategies aligned with our clients’ businesses.

Our team offers comprehensive advice on managing distribution in all stages of the value chain, from manufacturing to importing and exporting, passing through the distribution network of concessionaires and official services, e.g., direct sales, agency and distribution. We are experts in drafting and negotiating manufacturing, import, export, concession and official services contracts, as well as in restructuring the commercial network at primary and secondary level, e.g., concessionaires and agents.

Our team also stands out for its advice on competition law and the specific regulations applicable to the automotive sector.

We provide expert advice to our clients and represent them in litigation and arbitration, including individual claims, large-scale lawsuits and collective actions. With a team of over 50 lawyers specializing in litigation in the automotive sector, we have in-depth knowledge of the sector’s different technical aspects from a technological and commercial perspective. Our team stands out for its strategic and sector-specific approaches in court and arbitration proceedings, guaranteeing the optimal defense of our clients’ interests.

We have a team of lawyers specialized in consumer law and in Spanish and European regulation of defective products. They also specialize in the intersection and specific application of these regimes in the automotive sector. This enables us to act as reactive advisors for our clients and also to offer a proactive advisory service to prevent risks in these fields from materializing.

We have a team specialized in intellectual property, industrial property, and technology, solely focused on the automotive sector. We advise on the classical issues of this specialty, e.g., brands, designs, patents and trade secrets, as well as on all kinds of legal issues related to technological progress that impacts the sector, e.g., data protection, AI and cybersecurity.

We have extensive experience in the electric vehicle sector, including implementing infrastructures for batteries and electric vehicle charging stations, as well as managing public aid. We advise on recovering and recycling batteries, and on optimizing energy supplies in the manufacturing process. This includes contracting green energy and installing photovoltaic power plants onsite. We also regularly advise on the regulatory and legal challenges arising from implementing autonomous and connected vehicles.

We offer comprehensive legal advice on approvals and regulatory compliance involving all regulatory matters affecting vehicle manufacturing, approval and marketing. We also advise on aspects related to customs, such as possible tariffs that can affect imports, making it easier to import and export vehicles and components.