Leaders League Iberian Summit & Awards
2026 Winners
The 2026 Edition awarded a total of 35 categories, including 17 categories for Law Firms, 12 categories for the Best Legal Departments of the region, and 6 special distinction categories, honoring outstanding practitioner in Spain and Portugal.
Discover the winners below:
Law Firms Awards
Banking & Finance
Portugal: CS'Associados
Spain: A&O Shearman
Compliance
Portugal: MFA Legal
Spain: Eversheds Sutherland
Data Protection
Portugal: CCA Law Firm
Spain: Squire Patton Boggs
Diversity & Inclusion
Portugal: SRS Legal
Spain: Jones Day
Employment
Portugal: Littler
Spain: Labormatters Abogados
Special Distinction (Spain): Eversheds Sutherland
Energy
Portugal: Miranda & Associados
Spain: A&O Shearman
Intellectual Property
Portugal: Inventa
Spain: Pérez-Llorca
Special Distinction (Spain): Abril Abogados
International Arbitration
Portugal: SRS Legal
Spain: Arias SLP
Special Distinction (Spain): B. Cremades y Asociados
Litigation
Portugal: SRS Legal
Spain: A&O Shearman
M&A
Portugal: Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Spain: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Private Equity
Portugal: SRS Legal
Spain: A&O Shearman
Real Estate
Portugal: CCA Law Firm
Spain: Pérez-Llorca
Restructuring
Portugal: Sérvulo & Associados
Spain: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Talent Management
Portugal: CCA Law Firm
Spain: Eversheds Sutherland
Tax
Portugal: Deloitte Legal Telles
Spain: KPMG Abogados
Technology
Portugal: CCA Law Firm
Spain: Ecija
Venture Capital
Portugal: CCA Law Firm
Spain: Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Special Recognition Awards
Best Female Lawyer in Private Equity: Advisory
Portugal: Diana Ribeiro Duarte (Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares Da Silva & Associados)
Spain: Carmen Burgos (Linklaters)
Teresa Zueco (Squire Patton Boggs)
Best Female Lawyer in Private Equity: Fund Formation
Spain: Isabel Rodríguez (Addleshaw Goddard)
Leading with Impact
Level20
Best Law Firm: International Expansion
Pérez-Llorca
Portugal 4 under 40 Future Leaders
Ana Catarina Santos (Sonae)
Jorge Carita Simão (GALP)
Juan Carretero Sánchez (Microsoft)
Natália Galvão Veiga Rebelo (IKEA Portugal)
Spain 4 under 40 Future Leaders
Carmen Herrera (Moeve)
Miguel Romera Marroquín (Vodafone)
Paula Fernández (Pfizer)
Pedro Marques Gaspar (Amadeus)
Legal Department Awards
Automotive
Portugal: Renault Portugal
Spain: Ford España
Compliance
Portugal: Grupo Casais
Spain: Moeve
Construction
Portugal: Mota-Engil Capital
Spain: Abertis Infraestructuras
Energy
Portugal: Endesa
Special Distinction (Portugal): GALP
Spain: Moeve
Food & Beverage
Portugal: Sovena Group
Spain: Grupo Eroski
Hospitality & Tourism
Portugal: Accor Hotels
Spain: Minor Hotels Europe & Americas
Innovation
Spain: Masorange
Litigation
Portugal: GALP
Spain: Iberdrola
M&A
Portugal: Grupo Visabeira
Spain: Urbaser
Pharma & Healthcare
Portugal: Elementis
Spain: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Retail & Fashion
Spain: C&A España
TMT
Portugal: Novabase
Spain: Indra Sistemas
Special Distinction (Spain): Cellnex Telecom
