Iberian Lawyer
For 15 years, once a year, lawyers from the main law firms in Portugal and Spain leave competition and work aside, pick up their musical instruments and unite towards a common goal. It’s Rock’n’law, for the Portuguese, or Rock&Law, for the Spanish, the main event that unites music and charity in the legal sector in the Iberian peninsula, a project with an inspiring story of success.
The idea came up in 2009, when several law firms in Lisbon decided to organize a charity concert featuring bands formed by lawyers. The initiative has been held annually in the Portuguese capital since its inception and, in 2010, was introduced to Spain, where it has taken place every two years. The formula is the same in both Lisbon and Madrid: since the first edition, the festival has chosen a different cause to support every time.
The organizing law firms in Portugal include Abreu Advogados; CMS Portugal; Cuatrecasas; DLA Piper – ABBC; Eversheds Sutherland FCB; Garrigues; Gómez – Acebo & Pombo; Linklaters; Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados; PLMJ Advogados; SRS Legal; Sérvulo & Associados; Uría Menéndez, and Vieira de Almeida. In Spain, the promoters are the law firms Cuatrecasas (Fundación Cuatrecasas), Garrigues (Fundación Garrigues), Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (Fundación Fernando Pombo), and Uría Menéndez (Fundación Profesor Uría).
THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY
In Lisbon, over the past 14 editions, the initiative has raised more than €950,000 and supported 21 social projects. This year, the organization aims to reach the milestone of €1,000,000 in donations with the concert that will take place on November 8th at the LX-Factory. Nine bands made up of lawyers from the organizing law firms and one DJ will take the stage to raise donations for Une.Idades, an association tackling the lack of student housing and the social isolation of seniors.
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