We are an international law firm established in Barcelona and Palma

International lawyers with a multidisciplinary perspective and personalized service, with more than 25 years of experience.

Who we are

The personalized and professional service that our clients need

In Xavier Pareja Advocats we take care of the relationship with our clients, offering a personalized service and considering all factors affecting the case. Our international experience gives us a global overview of the legal world, so much necessary today.

Areas of law

We work in the main areas of law.

Our experience covers a wide range of legal matters, specially those related to civil law and business law.

Our team of highly qualified and experienced lawyers offers comprehensive legal protection in every situation. From choosing the most suitable legal form for a company or drafting a contract with creditors in the event of insolvency, to advising on real estate due diligence or on the acceptance or relinquishment of an inheritance.

We know how important it is to maintain solid and trusting relationships with our clients in order to provide professional advice, resolve controversies and achieve the best possible results.

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Insolvency and restructuring

We deal, among others, with group restructuring proceedings, defence of creditors rights, debt refinancing, directors´ liability, and in general, advising on bankruptcy proceedings.

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Commercial

We give efficient responses to the business needs arising from the starting up and developing of companies (contracts, foreign trade, corporate transactions, data protection…) providing comprehensive advice not only in connection with substantive law but also regarding defence in court.

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Real estate and urban development

We cover research and advise on ownership, including advice on legal, planning, and tax aspects of all kind of real estate transactions. Our services include legal assistance, contracting, permits, negotiating with the administration and much more.

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Civil law

We offer a full service that includes inheritance law (wills, acceptance of inheritances, etc.), family law (divorces by consent or contentious) and civil procedural law (after exhausting all the negotiation paths).

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Litigation and international arbitration

We concentrate in preventing future litigation by advising our clients in the preparation of transactions and in the conclusion of contracts. When the controversy is unavoidable we aim first for a swift and out of court solution. We represent and defend our clients both in court and in competent arbitration forums, including those based abroad, when litigation is unavoidable or is the only possible solution.

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Economic criminal law

We assist our clients in economic criminal law and administrative law matters with a connection with the other areas we are involved (civil, commercial and insolvency), both in a preventive way (compliance, legal opinions, data protection plans) or in court, acting as prosecutors or defendants as the case may be and resorting to international cooperation if necessary.

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Contact us

Contact us for advise on any of our areas of practice completing the following form with your data and we will contact you as soon as possible. If you prefer, you may call us to (+34) 93 452 16 14.

Trusted connections

My experiences in Costa Rica

I arrived to Costa Rica for the first time in October 2014. Indeed, it is true that I went very, very well prepared. The country still surprised me more than I had expected. Ever since, I returned 15 times for work

Costa Rica disposes of a stable democracy and it is the country with the most freedom of press in the entire Latin America. The legal state is functioning and the judicial security is excellent, including the rural property. Furthermore, there is a notable Catalan influence. In principle this is because of the president Josep Figueres, political architect of the modern Costa Rica. [...]

Xavier Pareja, founding partner

"A law firm with a comprehensive view of the law "

We have a comprehensive view of the law, both with respect to areas of law or to legal systems. Our international experience often helps us to resolve situations at a cross road, without losing sight of the most common cases arising in the practice of law.

Due to our international projection, we work regularly in Spanish, Catalan, German, English and French, languages in which we are fluent in order to give a comprehensive service so that each client feels comfortable at all times.

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We attended the Half Year Conference of AIJA celebrated in Paris

Our colleague Eva Sagristà – AIJA Spain National Representative- attended the Half Year Conference of AIJA celebrated in Paris from the 29 November to 02 December 2023 titled “In Times of ‘Polycrisis’. During the congress he had the opportunity to participate in the different sessions, workshops and social events and share different impressions of the future […]

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A lecture on insolvency and Ponzi schemes at Insol Europe Congress

In the framework of the Insol Europe Congress held in Amsterdam from 12 to 14 October 2023 on insolvency law issues, Xavier Pareja, together with colleagues Patrik Kalman (Tragardh, Sweden), Antonia Mottironi (Ardenter, Switzerland), Louise Brittain (Azets, UK) and Daniel A. Lowenthal (PBWT, USA) gave a lecture on insolvency and Ponzi schemes.

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The German offshoot

My relationship with Germany began when my mother enrolled me in a German school entrance course as a child. I had no interest in it, I was 10 years old and wanted to stay with my friends at the local school. At the time, the German School in Barcelona offered entry to Catalan children in […]

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