Legal solutions for French-speaking companies with interests in Spain
Historically, and due to geographic proximity, the relations between Spain and France have always been very close. The volume of trade between the two countries has been growing steadily in recent years, and France is its first business partner, its first customer, and the second supplier of Spain.
Spain hosts nearly 1.300 French companies, many in the automotive, retail, agri-food, and construction sectors. Similarly, many Spanish companies have subsidiaries, branches, and stores in France in the real estate, energy and textile industries.
Spain’s attractiveness relies on the superior qualifications of its workforce, the quality and modernity of its infrastructures, and its excellent relationship with Latin America. To which we can add the solid economic growth it is currently experiencing.
The opportunities for French companies in the Spanish market are not limited to strongly developed sectors such as the chemical, logistics, or automotive industries. The growth and excellence of the country offer new magnificent opportunities in rapidly growing sectors such as biotechnology, health, ICTs, renewable energies, aeronautical, agro-food, and environmental industries.
The French Department of Mariscal Abogados aims to strengthen the historical and geographical links that have always existed between France and Spain.
We offer legal advice in French to French companies with interests in the Spanish market and Spanish companies with commercial interests in France.
The French Desk is directed by Marcia Ponce.
Marcia Ponce
Marcia Ponce holds a Double Degree in Spanish French Law from the Paris 1-Sorbonne University and the Complutense University of Madrid. Additionally, Marcia has developed her professional career in French and Spanish law firms in Paris and Madrid.
Marcia combines her experience and knowledge of French Law and culture to provide immediate and personalised services to our French-speaking clients in Spain. As co-director of the French Desk, she oversees the support provided to French-speaking clients in implementing and developing their businesses in Spain. Thanks to her specialisation in Commercial Law, M&A and Labour Law, and the coordination with her team, French-speaking clients find in Marcia the perfect interlocutor to solve, with guarantees, any legal need they may have.
With Marcia Ponce, the firm has successfully created and developed a department that is now vital to satisfy the legal needs of its French clientele, with a particular attention focus on the strengths that characterize the firm: personalized attention and outstanding quality.
El departamento alemán de Mariscal Abogados está liderado por Karl H. Lincke, socio de la firma y con titulación en España y en Alemania. Nacido en la ciudad de Bonn, Karl H. Lincke cursó sus estudios de derecho en la Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm Universität de Bonn. En 1999 realizó el curso de Acceso a la abogacía ante el Ministerio de Justicia, Düsseldorf y en 2001 convalidó su título de abogado en España ante el Ministerio.
Fue Presidente de los Wirtschaftsjunioren Madrid y miembro extraordinario de la Junta Directiva de la Cámara de Comercio Alemana en España (2006-2011). Es vicepresidente de la Asociación Alemana de Abogados en España (DAV), miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Colonia y Madrid y ha sido recientemente galardonado, por segundo año consecutivo, como abogado líder en Tecnologías de la información del prestigioso directorio independiente Who’s Who Legal. Autor de los libros Busines in Spanien (GD Verlag, 2006), Business Guide Spanien (Bundesanzeiger Verlag, 2012) e Investitionen und Steuern in Spanien (nwb Verlag, 2012), Karl Lincke participa regularmente como ponente y formador en charlas y conferencias internacionales.
Tanto por sus estudios como por sus raíces y trayectoria, el Sr. Lincke aúna la experiencia y la cultura de ambos países, aspectos que facilitan la comunicación con los clientes y garantizan el éxito de sus proyectos en España.
Team
The team of native and bilingual professionals directed by Marcia Ponce works collaboratively and transversally. The department has extensive experience providing comprehensive legal advice in the francophone market. Additionally, it benefits from a deep knowledge of French business culture.
The education and qualifications of the team enable us to offer a full range of services, agile response to our client’s expectations and offer the highest quality in our legal advisory services in all areas of law in Spain.
