LEGAL SERVICES

Our focus in the field of Civil Law is on the area of obligations and contracts. We draw up typical contracts, analyse and interpret them, and assess their effectiveness, the obligations they assume and options for termination.

DPG's team of lawyers and economists advises on the reason for convening a creditors' meeting, application formats and deadlines, possible consequences, feasibility plans, corporate restructuring, refinancing, payment deferment and debt reduction.

We defend our client's credit-related rights against the insolvent party by providing notification of the credit, attending the creditors' meeting, and defending the client's credit claims.

Our professionals support our clients in the following cases:

• Advice throughout the pre-insolvency stage.
• Creditors' insolvency petitions.
• Managers' liability.
• Advice on the agreement with creditors.
• Preparation of alternatives to the agreement with creditors.
• Advice on the liquidation phase.
• Challenging and recognising credits.
• Defending the creditor's claim during the bankruptcy proceeding.

Company Law.

Our team of lawyers and economists offers advice on the most appropriate corporate structures for new business ventures and when setting-up companies, amending articles of association, and dissolving and liquidating businesses. The team also gives advice on corporate restructuring and the design and implementation of strategic improvements to help companies achieve their goals and to minimise their expenses in terms of operational, employment, tax and financial costs.

Commercial Contracts.

Our team of lawyers provides commercial contract advice, drafting and negotiation services, offering an analysis of how these contracts should be interpreted as well as assessing their validity, scope and content.

Intellectual and Industrial Property.

In the field of new technologies, our lawyers are specialised in New Technology Law offering advice on matters linked to software, database and website related, intellectual and industrial property.

Our range of services includes advising on copyright protection, ownership and scope of copyright and corporate rights as well as the term of protection, ownership and transfer of exploitation rights, and the actions to be taken after a violation of said rights has occurred.

Our services range from advising on the process of registering domain names and brands, through to content and scope of rights, registration priorities, content and the duration of rights, as well as the actions, which should be taken once trademark rights have been violated.

We provide advocacy before administrative and judicial bodies in cases when property rights have been violated - with regard to both the rights themselves and the rules governing unfair competition.

IT Contracts.

Our lawyers specialising in New Technology Law give advice among others on matters relating to IT procurement, interpretation, scope, content and liability of the parties under software and systems development and implementation contracts, computer maintenance contracts, distribution contracts, and user licenses.

We start giving advice at the pre-contractual stage, drafting pre-contractual documents that define the objectives pursued by the parties and lay the foundations, for a future contract, which will achieve its objectives.

Throughout the contract stage, we advise and prepare the contractual documents, defining the object of the contract and the individual parties’ obligations, providing the resources necessary to finish the assignment, meet delivery deadlines, put assessment and administrative procedures in place, as well as to ensure price deductions, maintenance, ownership of the programme, warranty period, installation of software on the client’s company computers, confidentiality, exclusivity agreements etc.

Our services also include defending our clients before judicial bodies in cases of violation of contractual obligations - both for violation of the contracts themselves as well as for violation of the competition law.

Information Society and e-Commerce.

Under our Information Society and e-Commerce Services we provide advice on the obligations that website owners and service providers must comply with in terms of the Information Society Services Act ("LSSI" in Spanish) and Data Protection Act (LOPD" in Spanish).

We give advice on service providers’ obligations, the liability regime that controls website content and information, business communications and e-procurement.

Our range of services includes raising a defence before administrative and judicial bodies against websites violating the Information Society Services Act, the Data Protection Act and the right to freedom from injury to honour and self-image.

Protection of Personal Data.

Our team of professionals provides advice and audit services on how to comply with Data Protection legislation. In this area, our team conducts an "in house" analysis of our clients' systems and resources for the development and implementation of systems that comply with the Data Protection Act.

Registration of Trademarks and Patents.

We register your trademark and logo with the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office; this grants you exclusive use and exploitation rights and avoids them from being appropriated by third parties.

Recruitment.

DPG's Employment Department provides advice on how to formalise employment contracts. We also advise on the contractual arrangements and clauses that are most suitable for our clients' business. We specialise in pay scales, variable salaries, misconduct and disciplinary actions, termination of employment contracts on and advocacy during employment-related court proceedings.

Senior Management Contracts.

In the area of senior management contracts, we provide advice on drawing up the most appropriate terms and covenants, for the parties involved, protection and covenants not to compete - limits and viability in line with both the law and the market - cessation and termination of contracts, legal procedures, mediation and defending the parties during court proceedings.

Employment Proceedings.

Our Employment Law specialists provide a legal defence service for dismissal, claims and disability process proceedings, claims for payment, and during any disputes that arise during the interpretation and compliance with employment contracts - both at administrative remedy and judicial levels.

For more information, please visit our specialist websites:

• Permanent Disability
• Wrongful Dismissal

Our team of civil liability lawyers has extensive experience in litigation for breach of contractual and extra-contractual obligations. This means we are able to offer our customers solid advice and defend their interests.

Our team of professionals defends the interests and rights of our clients in the following areas:

• Civil liability arising from insurance contracts.
• Extra-contractual liability of natural persons and legal persons for their own acts.
• Liability due to breach of contractual obligations.
• Responsibility of managers of trading companies.
• Civil liability of producers and service providers.

DPG's legal team has years of experience in civil and commercial litigation. Their extensive experience means that they are able to advise clients on alternatives to court processes, looking for pragmatic and negotiated solutions and if necessary a litigation strategy that puts our customer in a strong position during any court proceedings.