BPV Lawyers

What BPV Lawyers does

BPV Lawyers (legal name BPV Abogados) is a Spanish multidisciplinary law firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in Barcelona, with a regional office in Madrid. The firm employs more than 100 specialized professionals organized across 18 practice areas — including M&A and Corporate, Tax, Litigation and Arbitration, Labor, Real Estate, Digital/Technology, IP, Compliance, and a recently added Artificial Intelligence practice — and serves 11 industry sectors spanning industrial, pharma, fintech, venture capital, family business, foundations, and automotive. Its client base is deliberately diversified across industrial and commercial enterprises, startups and technology companies, family-owned businesses, and international clients with cross-border interests in Spain.

The firm's core offering is professional legal advisory billed through hourly fees, project-based engagements, and retainer arrangements, delivered by partner-led multidisciplinary teams rather than through any software or platform product. Two branded service packages — "Startup in a Box" (a 360-degree legal and Business Angels network offering for early-stage companies) and "Compliance 360" (transversal regulatory compliance spanning criminal, fiscal, data protection, and consumer protection) — represent the firm's packaged-product attempts to systematize recurring revenue. International coverage is delivered through seven regional desks (Italy, Germany, Portugal, France, USA, LATAM, China) and a network of 46 affiliate law firms across 45+ countries, with the firm stating that over 30% of its activity has international origin or destination.

The firm is private and partner-owned, founded by Guillermo Briones and Pau Viaplana, with Jordi Biosca-Palau also designated as a founding partner. It is B Corp certified and carries repeated recognition from Chambers & Partners, Best Lawyers España, Legal 500, World Trademark Review, IAM Patent, and Managing IP. There is no disclosed parent company, external institutional investment, or public revenue data. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, combining direct enterprise relationships through the Barcelona and Madrid offices, professional referrals, directory-based credibility, and content marketing via the firm's blog and email newsletter.

Name

BPV Lawyers

Legal name

BPV Abogados

Website

https://bpvabogados.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BPV Lawyers is a Barcelona-headquartered, multidisciplinary Spanish law firm with 100+ professionals across 18 practice areas, serving industrial enterprises, startups, family businesses, and international clients through offices in Barcelona and Madrid and a network of 46 affiliate firms in 45+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate M&A law
• Tax advisory services
• Startup legal services
• Litigation and arbitration

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services billed through hourly fees, project-based engagements, and retainer arrangements for ongoing client relationships

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BPV Lawyers is a multidisciplinary Spanish law firm delivering professional legal advisory and representation services across 18 practice areas including M&A and corporate, tax, litigation and arbitration, labor law, regulatory, compliance, digital/technology, IP, real estate, criminal law, and restructuring. Services are billed through hourly fees, project-based engagements, and retainer arrangements to enterprises, startups, family businesses, and international clients, with cross-border coverage via regional desks and an affiliate network of law firms in over 45 countries.

Product overview

BPV Lawyers is a multidisciplinary Spanish law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services across 18 practice areas (including M&A, Corporate, Tax, Litigation, Labor, Digital/Tech, Compliance, and IP) and 11 industry sectors. The firm operates as a unified legal practice rather than a modular software platform, with core service offerings including the "Startup in a Box" package for early-stage companies and the "Compliance 360" transversal service for regulatory risk management. Services are delivered through specialized teams across Barcelona and Madrid offices, with international coverage through seven regional desks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Startup in a Box
• Compliance 360
• M&A and Corporate Law Advisory
• Tax Advisory and Planning
• Litigation and Arbitration
• Labor and Employment Law
• Digital Law and Technology Contracting
• Real Estate Law
• International Cross-Border Legal Services
• Industrial and Intellectual Property
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Criminal Law and Economic Criminal Compliance
• Global Mobility and Immigration

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Italian Desk PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized Italian practice desk providing advisory services for investments, international trade, intellectual property, competition law, distribution and franchise agreements, litigation and arbitration for clients operating between Italy and Spain
• German Desk PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman market desk providing services related to competition and antitrust law for clients with German-Spanish business interests
• Portuguese Desk PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese practice desk covering competition and antitrust matters for Iberian Peninsula business operations
• French Desk PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench market desk serving cross-border transactions and legal advisory between France and Spain
• USA Desk PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited States market desk covering corporate formations, investments, M&A, real estate, banking and finance, joint ventures between US and Spanish entities
• LATAM Desk PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin America practice desk covering subsidiaries, investments, M&A, real estate, banking and financial operations across the region
• Chinese Desk PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChina market desk providing advisory services for Asian investments and Spanish-Chinese business relations
• International Legal & Tax NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of 46 law firms across the world for coordinated cross-border legal services
• Primerus International Law Firms - EMEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership in EMEA regional group of Primerus International Law Firms; Carlos Jiménez served on Executive Committee 2014-2019, including as Vice-Chair 2016/17 and Chair 2018

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cuatrecasas: One of the largest Iberian law firms with offices across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Represents the upper-end incumbent that BPV competes against on cross-border Iberian and LATAM mandates.
• Pérez-Llorca: Premium Madrid-headquartered Spanish law firm operating at significantly larger scale. Competes with BPV across M&A, corporate, tax, and dispute resolution but serves larger-cap clients and commands premium realization rates.
• Deloitte Legal Spain: Big Four legal arm operating in Spain with global scale. Competes with BPV for corporate, labor, and tax advisory mandates; BPV has recruited senior partners from Deloitte Legal (Bazán), indicating active talent competition.
• Uría Menéndez: Largest Spanish-headquartered law firm with broad international presence (offices in Europe, Americas, Asia). Major incumbent competitor on cross-border M&A, regulatory, and litigation matters where BPV currently relies on affiliate partners.
• Garrigues: Largest Spanish law firm and major incumbent across all practice areas in which BPV operates. Particularly relevant competitor given multiple BPV partners (Bazán, Triadú) are former Garrigues partners.

Direct peers

• Gómez-Acebo & Pombo: Spanish full-service law firm with similar multidisciplinary coverage and international affiliation (Lex Mundi). Comparable to BPV in offering breadth and Spanish-market mid-to-upper mid-market client focus.
• Araoz & Rueda: Madrid-based mid-size Spanish law firm with comparable full-service practice areas (M&A, corporate, tax, labor, IP) and similar positioning serving mid-market enterprises and family businesses. Direct competition for the same client segment in Madrid.
• Roca Junyent: Barcelona-based multidisciplinary Spanish law firm of comparable mid-size scale, with similar practice breadth across corporate, tax, litigation, and family business advisory. Closest head-to-head competitor in the Barcelona mid-market segment where BPV is headquartered.

Regional players

• Pinsent Masons: International law firm with strong European presence and sector specialization in energy, infrastructure, and technology — sectors where BPV also operates. Comparable in cross-border mid-market deal advisory outside the Iberian market.
• Watson Farley & Williams Spain: International law firm with Madrid office serving energy, infrastructure, maritime, and private capital clients. Comparable to BPV's Real Estate and cross-border practice areas for international mid-market mandates involving Spain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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