1961 Abogados y Economistas

What 1961 Abogados y Economistas does

1961 Abogados y Economistas is a privately held multidisciplinary law and economics firm headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 1961. The firm operates under a partnership model with 11 equity partners and 5 additional qualified professionals, organized into specialized departments covering 13 practice areas: Administrative and Urban Planning Law, Criminal Law, Economic Consulting and Tax Law, Family Law, Inheritance and Donations, Civil Law, Labor Law, New Technologies (IT/TIC), Compliance, Commercial Law, China Desk, Real Estate Law, and International Law. The combination of lawyers and economists allows the firm to deliver integrated legal and economic advisory that is uncommon among similarly sized Spanish firms.

The firm serves both enterprises (national and international companies requiring corporate, commercial, tax, administrative, and criminal law counsel) and individual/private clients (family law, succession, property, and civil matters). Its go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-based, with no formal marketing infrastructure beyond a corporate website; clients are acquired through referrals and 60+ years of institutional presence in Barcelona's legal market. Specialized service lines such as the China Desk, IT/TIC practice, and Compliance department suggest targeted positioning around cross-border mandates and modern regulatory needs, while the firm maintains traditional Barcelona-Catalan civil law depth in succession and family law.

The firm operates from a single headquarters office (Carrer de Beethoven, 9, Barcelona) and is not publicly traded. Pricing is quote-based and not disclosed. Revenue is not publicly reported, and the firm has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, subsidiaries, or external institutional ownership. Recent strategic activity (2020–2021) has been limited to lateral partner hires across Criminal, Labor, and Commercial departments, and the build-out of technology-adjacent practice areas.

Name

1961 Abogados y Economistas

Legal name

1961 Abogados y Economistas

Website

https://1961bcn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

1961 Abogados y Economistas is a Barcelona-based law and economics partnership founded in 1961, offering multidisciplinary legal and economic advisory across 13 practice areas to enterprises, individuals, and Chinese investors via its China Desk.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS) (BPAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Tax and economic consulting
• Corporate and commercial law
• International legal services
• China desk advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona, Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal and economic advisory services to enterprises and individuals, including litigation and extrajudicial counseling across multiple practice areas including administrative, criminal, tax, family, civil, labor, IT/TIC, compliance, commercial, China Desk, real estate, and international law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

1961 Abogados y Economistas is a Barcelona-based law and economics firm that provides integrated legal advisory and economic consulting to corporate and individual clients in Spain and internationally. Its practice spans 13 areas including Administrative, Criminal, Tax, Family, Civil, Labor, IT/TIC, Compliance, Commercial, China Desk, Real Estate, International, and Inheritance law, delivered by 11 partners and 5 specialized professionals.

Product overview

1961 Abogados y Economistas is a multidisciplinary law and economics firm based in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 1961. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of 13 distinct legal practice areas organized as a unified service offering rather than separate products: Administrative and Urban Planning Law, Criminal Law, Tax and Economic Consulting, Family Law, Inheritance and Donations, Civil Law, Labor Law, Technology Law, Compliance, Commercial Law, China Desk, Real Estate Law, and International Law. The firm comprises 11 partners and 5 qualified professionals organized into specialized departments that work interdependently to provide holistic legal advisory services to both companies and individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Law Legal advisory and representation in administrative proceedings before Spanish public authorities and administrative courts.
• Criminal Law Defense and representation in criminal proceedings, including economic and corporate crime matters.
• Tax Law Tax planning, tax compliance, and representation in tax disputes for individuals and businesses.
• Family Law Legal advisory on divorce, separation, child custody, and family-related matters.
• Civil Law General civil law advisory and litigation, including contractual and property disputes.
• Labor Law Employment law advisory for employers and employees, including contracts, disputes, and labor compliance.
• IT/TIC Law Legal advisory on information technology, telecommunications, data protection, and digital regulation.
• Compliance Corporate compliance advisory, including regulatory compliance programs and risk management.
• Commercial Law Commercial and corporate law advisory, including contracts, mergers, and corporate governance.
• China Desk Dedicated bilingual advisory service for Chinese investors, companies, and individuals doing business in Spain.
• Real Estate Law Legal advisory on real estate transactions, property law, and real estate investment in Spain.
• International Law Cross-border legal advisory for international clients and transactions involving Spain.
• Inheritance Law Legal advisory on succession planning, wills, probate, and inheritance disputes.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cuatrecasas: One of Spain's largest law firms with deep Barcelona presence across all of 1961's practice areas plus major M&A, banking, and IP capabilities. A benchmark incumbent competing for the same corporate and tax advisory mandates.
• Baker McKenzie (Spain): Global law firm with major Barcelona office serving cross-border corporate and tax mandates. Competes for the same international investor and commercial advisory work that 1961's International and China Desk practices target.
• KPMG Abogados (Spain): Big Four legal practice with established Barcelona office. Competes with 1961 in corporate, tax, and labor advisory for SME and mid-market clients, leveraging cross-firm integration with audit and consulting.
• Andersen (Spain): International tax and legal advisory firm with strong Barcelona presence through former Andersen Tax alumni. Directly competes with 1961's tax/economic consulting practice and cross-border advisory work, especially in international and corporate areas.
• EY Abogados (Spain): Big Four legal arm with significant Barcelona presence, providing integrated legal-tax-accounting advisory to corporate clients. Competes with 1961 for mid-market M&A, restructuring, and tax mandates where multidisciplinary delivery is required.
• Uría Menéndez: Leading Iberian law firm with offices across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Overlaps with 1961 on commercial, tax, administrative, and dispute resolution work but operates at significantly larger scale with institutional clients.
• Deloitte Legal (Spain): Big Four legal practice with full-service Barcelona offering. Overlaps with 1961 across corporate, tax, labor, and international advisory, with differentiated scale, technology platforms, and global network.

Direct peers

• Pérez-Llorca: Spanish full-service law firm with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, London, and New York. Comparable in multidisciplinary offering but with broader geographic reach and larger headcount, representing a scaled-up version of 1961's model.
• Roca Junyent: Barcelona-based multidisciplinary law firm of comparable size and similar service breadth (corporate, tax, civil, criminal). Most directly comparable Spanish mid-market peer given shared geography, partnership structure, and full-service orientation.
• Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (GA_P): Madrid-rooted Spanish mid-size law firm with multidisciplinary practice areas and Barcelona presence. Comparable in offering structure, with similar focus on corporate, tax, and litigation work for mid-cap clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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