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Tier 2 jurisdiction · Country guide

Spain.

5.4% FDI source. Strong in renewables (Iberdrola), banking (Santander), and HNWI relocations (Beckham Law).

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Country overview

5.4% FDI source. Strong in renewables (Iberdrola), banking (Santander), and HNWI relocations (Beckham Law).

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Key legal services in demand

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Mediterranean stack

Italy, Spain and adjacent Southern European jurisdictions feature in two patterns: real-estate acquisitions by Polish HNWI (residential or hospitality) and inbound M&A by Italian or Spanish groups acquiring Polish targets in fashion, food and consumer-goods sectors.

Recurring issues: residency-by-investment programmes, Beckham Law / impatriate regimes, lump-sum non-dom planning, golden-visa alternatives, and cross-border VAT on hospitality real-estate operations.

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Our approach

For matters connecting Poland and Spain, we coordinate with trusted local partners — and where the matter falls within our priority partner jurisdictions, we engage lawyers from the partner office directly. The Polish-side partner remains the client's single point of contact throughout. Approach outline is provided within 48 hours of initial engagement.

Coordination with local partners. Counsel introductions in Spain are made on a case-by-case basis. We do not maintain exclusive referral arrangements. The selection criterion is fit to the specific matter: regulatory expertise, sector knowledge, transaction size, and (for litigation) seat-court familiarity. Engagement letters always disclose any introducing-counsel fees.

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Related practices

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Frequently asked questions

How quickly do you respond on a Spain matter?

Within two business hours during CET working hours, the Polish-side partner reads your message and decides whether the matter requires local Spain counsel coordination, network deployment, or sole Polish handling. The first approach outline — scope, timeline, and fee proposal — is sent within 48 hours of initial engagement, with no commitment from your side.

Do you handle Spain law directly?

No — and we say so transparently. KORDECKI & Partners is admitted to practise Polish law. For substantive Spain legal questions we engage trusted local counsel, either through our partner network (for the seven network jurisdictions) or via curated partner-firm relationships maintained since 2009. The Polish partner remains your single point of contact and coordinates billing, scope and timeline.

What is the typical fee structure for a Spain-related engagement?

For defined-scope work (e.g., company formation in Spain, single-jurisdiction tax opinion), we propose a fixed fee. For complex engagements with iterative scope (cross-border M&A, multi-jurisdictional restructuring), we propose capped hourly with monthly reporting and a hard ceiling. Local counsel fees are quoted separately and passed through transparently. The first 30-minute consultation is complimentary.

Describe your cross-border matter — Spain

We coordinate with local partners in Spain so you work with one team, not two. We outline the approach within 48 hours.