Madrid, July 1, 2022.—ELZABURU, a firm specializing in industrial and intellectual property and information technology, has been named for the third consecutive year as Best Intellectual Property Law Firm in the awards presented by Expansión Jurídico.
The award was accepted by Ignacio Diez de Rivera and Mabel Klimt. The awards ceremony was held at the Duques de Pastrana Complex in Madrid and was presided over by the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida. This year’s edition broke all participation records, receiving more than 300 nominations from some 100 law firms.
In his speech, the mayor stated that“legal certainty and deregulation are key to attracting investment. We can be proud that Madrid is one of the great legal capitals.” Ana I. Pereda, editor-in-chief of Expansión, agreed with the mayor that legal certainty is a factor that attracts investment and fosters business creation.
In the words of Ignacio Diez de Rivera, President of ELZABURU and a descendant of the founding family, “We are proud to receive this award for the third consecutive year, which recognizes our ability to adapt a firm founded more than 150 years ago to the new demands of a market undergoing constant technological and social change.” For Mabel Klimt, Managing Partner, “this award is the result of the work of an extraordinary team and confirms that we are on the right track with our exciting transformation.”
ELZABURU is a firm specializing in industrial and intellectual property, whose mission is to protect, defend, and promote the innovation and creations of its clients. It has a team of 150 professionals, including attorneys and technical experts from various fields (engineers, chemists, biologists, biotechnologists, physicists, etc.), who advise on, manage, and oversee the legal defense and protection of rights at every stage of the life cycle of intangible assets. The firm was the first Spanish law firm to obtain EU customs protection. It manages more than 34,000 trademarks for Spanish companies outside Spain, with over 1,500 litigation cases either resolved or ongoing.