Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo organized the 2006 edition of the Congress of ADVOC, association of international offices, to which belong 150 firms, distributed through America, Asia, and Europe. 70 law offices from all over the world met at the seat of Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo in Madrid.

The Congress, sponsored by Aranzadi and Endesa, took place at the seat of the School of Lawyers in Madrid from the 25th to the 28th of May. At the Congress, special attention was paid to the new and numerous challenges that affront the legal profession in a society that is becoming more globalized. In this context the participating firms studied the possibility of increasing their numbers of associates. The association set out to concentrate its efforts in expansion- to Eastern Europe and Northern Africa.

ADVOC was begun 16 years ago with the purpose of giving international coverage to those firms that lack a strong international network but compete however, in a market that is becoming more competitive and with more international offices. Thus, the firms have best friend agreements and clients are sent when they demand international services which the national firm lacks. The associated office of ADVOC in our country is Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo, which acted in 2006 as host to the international Congress. The organizing committee of Madrid was presided over by the ambassador Henning Wegner and formed by 2 partners of the Cremades firm: Javier Cremades and Jesús Pedroche.

In addition, at the 2006 edition of ADVOC, homage was rendered to the most significant institutions established in Madrid. For this reason, the association was received by the Advisor to the State, the Congress of Deputies, the School of Lawyers of Madrid and the city council of the capital, that welcomed the participants in the Congress during the afternoon en the Palacio de la Villa.

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