Gonzalo Pando Ragals
Corporate and commercial law · public procurement · private client.
Before founding Espriu Legal in 2015, Gonzalo practised for more than fifteen years at Garrigues, Paul Weiss, Clifford Chance and Squire Patton Boggs.
Business and Intellectual Property Lawyers in Barcelona
Specialisation, close client relationships and efficiency. We advise domestic and international companies, entrepreneurs and investors in their activities in Spain and in their cross-border projects.
Specialisation, close client relationships and efficiency.
Proven experience.
Over twenty years advising on complex matters and transactions, combined with the close attention of a specialist team.
Agility.
We combine our lawyers’ judgement with the efficiency of technology. Less overhead, greater focus on the matter at hand.
Direct access.
You will always work with the lawyer who knows your matter, from start to finish.
At Espriu Legal, we do not cover every area of law; we focus on those in which we can provide qualified advice. For all other areas, we coordinate a network of trusted specialists. That is how we work: clearly and with a focus on results.
Practice areas
Our practice focuses on corporate and intellectual property law, and also extends to non-profit organisations, public law and dispute resolution. For other matters, we work with a trusted network of specialists.
Business and Commercial Law
We support companies in their day-to-day business and in their most significant transactions.
- Incorporation and structuring of companies, corporate governance and company secretarial services for boards of directors.
- Corporate transactions (M&A): acquisitions and sales of shares and assets, mergers, demergers, restructurings, capital increases and joint ventures.
- Establishment of foreign companies in Spain.
Intellectual Property, Industrial Property and New Technologies
We protect and enhance the value of our clients’ intangible assets, with particular experience in the audiovisual and entertainment sector.
- Trade marks, copyright, industrial designs and trade secrets.
- Licensing, distribution and exploitation agreements for audiovisual works and all types of rights.
- Advice to production companies, VOD platforms, record labels, publishers, event promoters, software developers, authors and artists.
Foundations and Associations
We advise non-profit entities and their promoters, from incorporation and throughout their entire life cycle.
- Incorporation of foundations and associations, and drafting of bylaws.
- Governance: boards of trustees and management boards, operation of governing bodies, and duties and liability of trustees and directors.
- The entity’s activities: collaboration agreements, patronage and sponsorship, and the conduct of economic activities.
Public Procurement and Administrative Litigation
We advise both private-sector clients and public bodies on public-procurement projects in the Spanish market, at local, regional and national level.
- Tenders for works, services and supplies, and public-private partnerships (PPPs).
- Support throughout all stages: bid preparation, award, contracting and performance.
- Challenges to tender procedures and appeals in administrative and administrative-court proceedings.
Dispute Resolution
We protect our clients’ interests through a pragmatic approach: we seek the most effective route for each case, whether negotiation, arbitration or litigation.
- Commercial and contractual disputes, including breaches of contract, corporate and shareholder disputes, and banking and financial disputes.
- Intellectual and industrial property litigation.
- Negotiation and alternative dispute-resolution methods.
Who we are
Espriu Legal is a Barcelona law firm focused on business law and intellectual property. Founded in 2015 by lawyers with over fifteen years’ experience at leading international firms.
We take on a limited number of clients so we can truly understand their business and be available when needed. Every matter is led personally by one of our lawyers, with no intermediaries, at every stage.
How we work
- Close client relationships.
- Clients always deal directly with the lawyer responsible for their matter.
- Technology and artificial intelligence.
- Technology enhances our capabilities; it does not replace professional judgement. Every output is reviewed and signed off by a lawyer.
- Network of specialists.
- No firm does everything, and we do not pretend otherwise.
- English, the language of business.
- We advise, negotiate and draft in English with the same confidence and proficiency as in Spanish.
Meet our founders
Blanca Barba de Villalonga
Intellectual and industrial property · new technologies · audiovisual and entertainment sector.
For more than ten years, she headed the legal department of Cromosoma, a leading company in the national and international animation sector.