Augusta Abogados is renowned for its expertise in aviation matters, with clients noting the ‘solid‘ team is able to ‘support all types of transactions‘. The practice, which has been increasingly engaged by drone market players, is jointly led by Sergi Gimenez Binder, a key contact for airlines, aircraft owners, financial companies, tour operators, and cruise operators, and Jaime Fernández Cortés, a specialist in air passenger claims. The team also includes David Castaño, who is experienced in international contracts and aircraft finance.

The market-leading aviation and transport department at Clyde & Co LLP has a ‘high specialisation in insurance‘, with significant experience in passenger claims and aircraft accidents in the aviation sector. Enrique Navarro heads up the team and advises a diverse client base which includes airlines, insurance companies, retail companies, and both domestic and international insureds. Other key contacts within the practice include Javier Hernandez-Valenciano, a key name for travel and tourism law and marine insurance disputes, as well as Carlos Cid, who stands out for his experience in cases involving the transport of goods.

The department at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is recommended for its ability to advise on aviation, automotive, mobility, transport and logistics-related matters. Jointly chaired by Fernando Herrero, Ainara Rentería, and Miguel Ángel García Otero, the team is praised for its ‘great professionalism and commitment‘. Herrero is noted for his experience in asset finance; Rentería takes the lead on automotive and sustainable mobility mandates; and Otero excels on regulatory issues in the transport and logistics spaces. José Canalejas provides additional support in shipping and aviation finance transactions, while Marina Carreño is a key contact for matters relating to the Cape Town Convention.

Air transport specialist López-Ibor Abogados acts for an impressive client list, featuring major airlines and leading names in the aviation sector, in a variety of matters, such as the purchase of aircraft leases, aircraft deregistration, and the renewal of self-handling airport licenses. Practice head and founder Alfonso López-Ibor is commended for his ‘excellent‘ sector knowledge, which includes experience in aviation law, litigation, arbitration, and finance. Other noteworthy individuals include Olivia López-Ibor, who specialises in air transport financings, Miguel Aravena Cofré and Pablo Stöger.

The transport team at Cuatrecasas is well placed to handle litigation, finance, and regulatory issues for companies from the freight, rail, road and air segments. Recent work includes advising on corporate financing, joint ventures, and shareholder disputes.

Eversheds Sutherland offers specialist support in rail-related matters, ranging from infrastructure projects, to planning permissions, regulatory issues, concessions and infringement procedures. The practice is under the joint leadership of five partners: public law specialist Alberto Dorrego; Antonio Bravo, who focuses on dispute resolution; competition partner Crisanto Pérez-Abad; dispute resolution and IP practitioner Marta González; and employment expert Jacobo Martínez.

Pérez-Llorca‘s transport department is spearheaded by M&A and capital markets expert Julio Lujambio, who works alongside team members Beatriz García and Natalia Olmos. The team's expertise is notably concentrated in aviation, transport, mobility services, automobile, and maritime law, with García and Olmos offering extensive experience in litigation and public law mandates.

The transport team at Rogers & Co. Abogados is complimented by clients for its abilities to ‘transmit legal concepts with simple and accessible language’ and ‘offer advice that is completely personalised to the specificities of the company‘. Luis Alberto Garcia heads up the practice, which regularly assists a multitue of clients, from logistics operators to airlines, with the drafting of waybills, accident claims and regulatory issues.

Maritime law expert Carlos López-Quiroga heads up the shipping and transport team at Uría Menéndez, which is lauded by clients for ‘finding solutions to unique problems‘. Companies from the logistics, urban mobility, aviation, and rail industries rely on the group for regulatory advice and support in industry-related M&A, financings and litigations. Nicolás Nägele is noted by clients for being ‘very helpful in transactions‘.

Watson Farley & Williams LLP‘s maritime, aviation, and transport team is praised for its ‘excellent service‘. Jointly led by the ‘outstanding‘ Alfredo Cabellos and Laura Cadenas, the practice has a particular focus on aviation and rail, with expertise spanning insolvency, regulatory matters, and the registration and financing of aircraft. Joana Roca Marimón is a core contact for acquisition finance and tax lease transactions.