In 1983, John De Cotta a dual qualified English barrister and Spanish abogado of Anglo Portuguese descent and Jaime Santafe a Spanish abogado met and decided to work together as lawyers in Madrid.
After three successful years they then decided to open an office on the Costa del Sol as they believed and recognised that the coast would become increasingly popular with national and international tourists and residents. As one of the first firms to offer English and Spanish legal advice they were uniquely placed to work with the growing number of English speaking clients moving to, and doing business in, Southern Spain. The journey between Madrid was becoming shorter due to the improvements in the transport links and the Costa was changing rapidly.
John De Cotta moved from Madrid to Mijas Costa. In those days it was a partnership and with John's contacts at the Inns of Court in London and his reputation as a hard working and serious Anglo-Spanish lawyer ever increasing, the firm soon began to build up a solid client base of national and international clients. Due to the success of the partnership, John incorporated a company in 2001. As he had fond memories of his Irish grandmother he used her maiden name, McKenna, to add some international spice to the firm and De Cotta McKenna y Santafe was born. Since those early days the Firm has increased in size and added more lawyers from international backgrounds and now has four offices in Spain located in Mijas-Costa, Coin, Nerja & Tenerife. Sadly John passed away in 2002 and Jaime now works as a consultant tapping into his large network of contacts in Madrid to the benefit of the Firm and its clients.
To celebrate the 25th year of providing legal services the Firm will embark on a year of raising funds and assisting charities local to the offices.
STOP PRESS:
On Sunday 13 April 2008 there will be a sponsored charitable walk from the Nerja offices of the law firm De Cotta McKenna y Santafé on Calle Diputacion Num 6-2A to The Garden Restaurant in Frigiliana via the Rio Chillar river bed.
The cost of participating in the sponsored walk will be 10 euros and all proceeds raised will go to
Fundación Cudeca so they can continue to offer free of charge a “special kind of caring” to terminally ill cancer patients within the province of Málaga.The walk is being organised by De Cotta McKenna y Santafé and Cudeca and the Garden Restaurant in Frigiliana will lay on some hot food for all who arrive at the finish line.
If you are interested in participating please send an email to events@decottalaw.net or call us on 952 52 70 14 and book your place or team in with Helene Gray.
For more information on the events that will be organised throughout 2008 have a look on our website at www.decottalaw.com under Events. For more information in respect of the firm or if you would like to participate in any of the events please contact events@decottalaw.net or Alex Radford & his team.
Alex Radford is a Solicitor and Registered Foreign Lawyer at De Cotta McKenna y Santafé, a law firm specialising in dealing with all aspects of Spanish Law for English speaking clients.
Their Nerja offices are at:
Calle Diputación 6, 2A • 29780 Nerja
Tel: 952 52 70 14 • Fax: 952 52 34 28
Email: alexradford@decottalaw.net
