Ashurst Perkins Coie practises law in Spain through Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP (trading as Ashurst LLP in Spain pending the registration of the new name).
Spanish lawyers (abogados) are regulated by the General Rules for Lawyers (Estatuto General de la Abogacía Española) and the Spanish Lawyers Code of Conduct (Código Deontológico de la Abogacía Española), based on the European Code of Conduct (Código Deontológico Europeo). Spanish lawyers are also subject to the Organic Law of the Judicial Power (Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial) and to provisions issued from time to time by the local bar association. In Madrid, relevant provisions include the Code Governing Publicity of Lawyers of the Madrid Bar Association (Código Regulador de la Publicidad de los Abogados del Colegio de Madrid) and the Disciplinary Regulation (Reglamento del Procedimiento Disciplinario). These rules also apply, mutatis mutandis, to non-Spanish lawyers legally practising law in Spain. Spanish lawyers (abogados) must be registered with the Bar Association of their local jurisdiction in Spain.