Cuatrecasas acts for leading players in the food sector in the full spectrum of Spanish and EU food law matters, including providing advice on food production, transportation, marketing, advertising and export. Core areas of expertise for the group include corporate and M&A, labour and employment, litigation and IP matters. Zaragoza-based Antonio García Lapuente is a key contact for sector-related M&A transactions and corporate restructurings.

Garrigues advises a broad range of clients in the food sector, drawing on the depth of a large, multidisciplinary team with strong experience in M&A and private equity transactions. The practice also assists food corporations and cooperatives with corporate, labour, tax, IP, litigation and public law issues. Leadership of the agribusiness and food practice group is shared between Murcia-based Miguel Ángel López Mateo, who specialises in M&A, private equity and project finance; and Seville-based José Ramón Tenor, who focuses on corporate, M&A and contractual law.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a strong choice for food matters and regularly assists professional associations, food and wine producers and corporations with M&A transactions, regulatory and contractual issues, litigation and product liability matters, compliance, IP and competition law. Leadership is shared between Mónica Weimann, who advises food manufacturers and distributors on the development and launch of new products and M&A deals; and José Luis Palma, who assists sector-related clients on regulatory matters. Also noted are Sofía Martínez-Almeida and Mónica Esteve, both of whom excel in IP and unfair competition mandates.

Ramón y Cajal Abogados' group is regularly engaged by food producer associations and supermarkets to advise on regulatory, corporate and competition law matters. Leadership of the team is shared between Javier Salinas, who also directs the firm’s competition department and specialises in competition litigation and unfair commercial practices in the food chain, and José Ignacio Vega, who focuses on public law. Claudia Castillo left the firm in August 2025. However, the practice was recently bolstered by the September 2025 hire of Aurelio del Pino, former managing director and president of the Spanish Supermarket Chain Association (ACES).

Uría Menéndez‘s team is frequently called upon by domestic and international food companies. Core areas of expertise for the group include M&A transactions, joint venture and alliance agreements, the implementation of distribution models, labelling and advertising requirements, competition claims, and representing clients in proceedings initiated by health authorities. The practice is co-directed by Barcelona-based Montiano Monteagudo (IP, competition law, contracts and corporate) and Francisco Javier García (IP, commercial transactions, competition litigation and consumer disputes). Also noted are Borja Sainz de Aja, who focuses on IP, competition and data privacy, and Patricia Vidal, who specialises in EU and Spanish competition law.

The practice group at Andersen in Spain is equipped to assist food-sector clients with transactional, IP, regulatory, tax, competition and dispute resolution mandates. The team’s expertise encompasses the production, processing, distribution and marketing of agricultural, livestock and food products. Leadership of the group is shared between Malaga-based José Miguel Soriano, who specialises in insolvency matters, arbitration and litigation; and Madrid-based Ignacio Aparicio, who heads up the corporate department and has focused his practice on corporate law, ADR and litigation.

Baker McKenzie is routinely instructed by domestic and international food and drink companies seeking advice on a broad spectrum of related mandates, including M&A transactions, competition law, employment, IP and litigation. Following the April 2025 departure of practice co-head Cristina Duch, the group is now led by Barcelona-based Marc Prat, a name to note for litigation and arbitration, and Madrid-based Juanjo Corral, who focuses on corporate and M&A.

Bird & Bird‘s practice group is frequently instructed by agriscience and biotech companies, processors, manufacturers, distributors, supermarkets and restaurants seeking assistance with corporate, competition, IP, data protection, compliance and dispute resolution mandates. Leadership is shared between Lourdes Ayala, who regularly advises on corporate and M&A, venture capital, and restructuring matters; Antonio Cueto, who specialises in IP; and Mariano Santos, also noted for his experience in IP and data privacy matters. Other key practitioners include Alberto Rodríguez, who excels in M&A, venture capital and corporate transactions, and Antonio Ballesteros, a contact for M&A, venture capital deals and corporate restructurings.

The practice group at DLA Piper handles commercial, international trade, regulatory, product liability and tax matters as they pertain to the food space. César Herrero steers the practice and specialises in leveraged, real estate, project and corporate finance. Additional key figures include Paula González de Castejón, noted for her experience in IP, life sciences and healthcare matters; national employment lead Paz de la Iglesia, who is well-versed in operational restructuring and regulatory compliance mandates in the food sector; and Joaquín Hervada, who focuses on competition law.

The practice group at Pérez-Llorca is equipped to assist food and beverage companies with M&A and private equity transactions, public law and antitrust mandates in the space. Private equity department lead Pablo González Mosqueira steers the practice and handles corporate restructuring processes, joint ventures and capital markets transactions. Also noted is Barcelona-based IP specialist Cristina Duch, who focuses on trade mark, copyright and design law, as well as on related advertising and unfair competition matters; Duch joined from Baker McKenzie in April 2025.