Loyra Abogados is a law firm founded in 1982 and located at Paseo de la Castellana, the core of Madrid's financial and business centre.
Loyra Abogados specialises in gaming law including licensing, concessions, authorizations, compliance programs, drafting of legal regulations and related laws, as well as representation before gaming authorities in Spain and in several other countries.
The firm has extensive experience in providing services as legal representatives, legal advisors and general corporate assessment in the following areas:
- 1. Corporate Law
- a. Incorporation
- b. Mergers and acquisitions
- c. Disposals
- d. Corporate Governance
- 2. Commercial Law (Mercantile Law)
- a. Agreements
- b. Corporate development
- c. Joint Ventures
- d. Intellectual Property
- e. Due Diligence
- 3. Administrative Law
- a. Licenses and concessions
- b. Rules and other regulations
- c. Relationship with government and other authorities
- d. Procedures related to the authorization of operations
- 4. Tax Law
- 5. Civil Procedures
- a. Urban leases
- b. Claims
- c. Civil Liability
- d. Obligations and Contracts
- e. Mortgage Law
- 6. Gaming Law
- a. Bingo (Class II)
- b. Gaming Machines
- c. Sports and horse betting
- d. Remote Gaming
- e. Casinos
- f. Compliance Programs
The firm typically operates in Spanish, but also provides its services in English.
Loyra Abogados manages the “ CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS DE LEGISLACIÓN SOBRE EL JUEGO¨ (CELEJ) (Studies Center for Gaming Legislation), founded in 1995 for the purpose of exchanging and disseminating legal expertise on gaming and betting. Its objective is to improve knowledge and drafting of regulations. The center brings together the opinions and studies produced by a wide range of specialists in the Gaming industry throughout the world.
The compilation ¨LEGISLACIÓN SOBRE EL JUEGO¨ (Gaming Legislation) is published by Loyra Abogados since 1988 and updated on a consistent basis. It contains all legislation passed by both the State and the Regional Governments regarding gaming, which includes laws regarding taxation, case resolutions, judgments and rulings all reviewed and commented by our legal experts for the benefit of our clients.
Loyra Abogados and Thomson–Aranzadi, one of the most important publishing houses for legal books in Spain, set up a strategic agreement by which Loyra Abogados directs the editorial content for the gaming law segment of the ¨MAGAZINE FOR SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND GAMING LAW¨ published quarterly.
In July of 1996, in collaboration with the Complutense University of Madrid, the firm sponsored and organized a summer seminar at El ESCORIAL (Madrid) focused on gaming and its effects in the Spanish society.
Loyra Abogados organizes “GAMING LEGISLATION UPDATE SEMINARS” from time to time.
Loyra Abogados is a member of several prestigious international associations and maintains correspondence with foreign entities.
The members of Loyra Abogados regularly attend and participate in specialized seminars and conferences related to the changes in the industry.
In order to provide an effective level of service, the firm maintains valuable networks with different entities of both private and public nature and with relevant data bases and sources.
Loyra Abogados appears on the webpage of the National Spanish Gaming Commission (Home Ministry).
Loyra Abogados gets all specialized publications related to the gaming sector that are issued periodically or intermittently and holds a solid network with several industry associations and Government administrations.