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At the provisional close of the 2010 fiscal year (from September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010), Garrigues reported revenues from professional services of €352.8 million, according to the data submitted at the Partners’ Meeting held today in Madrid. This figure represents an increase of 5.53% in percentage terms.

Garrigues is the foremost law firm in continental Europe by billings and professional headcount. During FY10, 2,037 professionals worked at the Firm (273 partners; 590 associates; 471 senior lawyers, and 703 junior lawyers), while total employee headcount at Garrigues stood at 2,651 people, including administrative and internal services personnel.

The Firm also boasts the largest Iberian network, with 29 offices in Spain and Portugal, as well as a further ten international offices: New York, Miami, Brussels, Shanghai, Casablanca, Tangiers, Warsaw, London, Bucharest and Rio de Janeiro.

In addition, the Garrigues Partners’ Meeting approved the appointment of 19 new partners today.

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The 19 new partners, their practice areas and corresponding offices are as follows:

Barcelona: David Sanz Pérez (Public Law) and Antonio Sendra Sala (Labor and Employment)

Bilbao: Alberto Guerra San José (Corporate/Commercial)

Las Palmas: Rafael Ruiz Pina (Tax)

Madrid: Abigail Blanco Vázquez (Tax), Elisa Caldeiro Ruiz (Labor and Employment), Gonzalo García-Fuertes Iglesias (Corporate/Commercial), Sergio González Galán (Corporate/Commercial), José Miguel Pinillos Lorenzana (Corporate/Commercial), Ana Garrote Fernández-Díez (Litigation) and Diego Vicente Pérez (Litigation)

Murcia: Juan Bolea Meroño (Tax) and Marta González Pajuelo (Litigation)

Oviedo: José María Muñoz Paredes (Corporate/Commercial)

San Sebastián: Joseba Sáez Moral (Tax)

Seville: José Ramón Ténor Peñafiel (Corporate/Commercial) and Blanca Rodríguez-Piñeiro Durán (Litigation)

Toledo: Armando Garrido Fernández (Public Law)

Valencia: Ernesto Rey Cardos (Corporate/Commercial)