Identity & Authority: Cuatrecasas – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Cuatrecasas

(https://www.cuatrecasas.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 16, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
12 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
80% Reputation

Authority is well-established through robust schema_json that includes sameAs links to Wikipedia, LinkedIn, and social media. There is a minor gap in that individual lawyer profiles are mentioned by name (e.g., Alejandro Payá, Javier Martí-Fluxá) but do not appear to have dedicated Person schema in the immediate crawl data provided. However, the firm-level Organization schema is comprehensive.

There is almost no disconnect between marketing claims and demonstrated performance. The claim of being ‘Leading’ is substantiated by the granular reporting of 25 areas in Band 1 for Chambers Europe. The performance is demonstrated through the ‘Cases and transactions’ feed, which lists specific, named global projects and financing closures.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "LegalService",
        "@id": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/#organization",
        "name": "Cuatrecasas",
        "alternateName": "Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira",
        "url": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/",
        "logo": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/web/assets/logos/Cuatrecasas-logo.png",
        "image": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/web/assets/logos/Cuatrecasas-logo.png",
        "description": "Leading law firm in Spain and Portugal, with a presence in 11 countries and over 2,000 professionals. Comprehensive legal advice in business law since 1917.",
        "telephone": "+34932905500",
        "foundingDate": "1917",
        "founder": {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "Emilio Cuatrecasas Buquet"
        },
        "numberOfEmployees": {
            "@type": "QuantitativeValue",
            "minValue": 2000
        },
        "areaServed": [
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Spain"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Portugal"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Mexico"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Colombia"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Chile"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Peru"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Belgium"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Morocco"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "China"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "United Kingdom"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "United States"
            }
        ],
        "address": {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress": "Avenida Diagonal, 191",
            "addressLocality": "Barcelona",
            "postalCode": "08018",
            "addressCountry": "ES"
        },
        "contactPoint": [
            {
                "@type": "ContactPoint",
                "telephone": "+34932905500",
                "contactType": "customer service",
                "areaServed": [
                    "ES",
                    "PT",
                    "MX",
                    "CO",
                    "CL",
                    "PE",
                    "BE",
                    "MA",
                    "CN",
                    "GB",
                    "US"
                ],
                "availableLanguage": [
                    "es",
                    "ca",
                    "pt",
                    "en"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "sameAs": [
            "https://www.linkedin.com/company/13423",
            "https://www.youtube.com/user/CuatrecasasGP",
            "https://www.instagram.com/cuatrecasasinnova/",
            "https://www.tiktok.com/@cuatrecasas_es",
            "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuatrecasas"
        ],
        "award": [
            "Chambers Europe Spain Law Firm of the Year",
            "IFLR Iberia Law Firm of the Year"
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "WebSite",
        "url": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/en/global/",
        "potentialAction": {
            "@type": "SearchAction",
            "target": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/en/global/results?text={search_term_string}",
            "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
        }
    }
]
/en/global/knowledge/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/en/global/
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "LegalService",
        "@id": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/#organization",
        "name": "Cuatrecasas",
        "alternateName": "Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira",
        "url": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/",
        "logo": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/web/assets/logos/Cuatrecasas-logo.png",
        "image": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/web/assets/logos/Cuatrecasas-logo.png",
        "description": "Leading law firm in Spain and Portugal, with a presence in 11 countries and over 2,000 professionals. Comprehensive legal advice in business law since 1917.",
        "telephone": "+34932905500",
        "foundingDate": "1917",
        "founder": {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "Emilio Cuatrecasas Buquet"
        },
        "numberOfEmployees": {
            "@type": "QuantitativeValue",
            "minValue": 2000
        },
        "areaServed": [
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Spain"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Portugal"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Mexico"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Colombia"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Chile"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Peru"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Belgium"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "Morocco"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "China"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "United Kingdom"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "United States"
            }
        ],
        "address": {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress": "Avenida Diagonal, 191",
            "addressLocality": "Barcelona",
            "postalCode": "08018",
            "addressCountry": "ES"
        },
        "contactPoint": [
            {
                "@type": "ContactPoint",
                "telephone": "+34932905500",
                "contactType": "customer service",
                "areaServed": [
                    "ES",
                    "PT",
                    "MX",
                    "CO",
                    "CL",
                    "PE",
                    "BE",
                    "MA",
                    "CN",
                    "GB",
                    "US"
                ],
                "availableLanguage": [
                    "es",
                    "ca",
                    "pt",
                    "en"
                ]
            }
        ],
        "sameAs": [
            "https://www.linkedin.com/company/13423",
            "https://www.youtube.com/user/CuatrecasasGP",
            "https://www.instagram.com/cuatrecasasinnova/",
            "https://www.tiktok.com/@cuatrecasas_es",
            "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuatrecasas"
        ],
        "award": [
            "Chambers Europe Spain Law Firm of the Year",
            "IFLR Iberia Law Firm of the Year"
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "WebSite",
        "url": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/en/global/",
        "potentialAction": {
            "@type": "SearchAction",
            "target": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/en/global/results?text={search_term_string}",
            "query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
        }
    }
]
/en/global/energy-infrastructure/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@type": "LegalService",
    "@id": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/en/global/energy-infrastructure#legal-service",
    "name": "Energy and Infrastructure",
    "url": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/en/global/energy-infrastructure",
    "serviceType": "Energy and Infrastructure",
    "description": "A multidisciplinary team of experts in the energy and infrastructure sectors, advising leading entities in their regulatory and transactional contexts in various jurisdictions.",
    "provider": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "@id": "https://www.cuatrecasas.com/#organization",
        "name": "Cuatrecasas"
    },
    "areaServed": [
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Spain"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Portugal"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Mexico"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Colombia"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Chile"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Peru"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Belgium"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "Morocco"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "China"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "United Kingdom"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "United States"
        }
    ],
    "address": [
        {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress": "Rue de l'Industrie, 26-38",
            "addressLocality": "Brussels",
            "addressRegion": "Continental Europe",
            "postalCode": "1040",
            "addressCountry": {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "BE"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress": "1, Boulevard Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Tour Crystal 7ème étage",
            "addressLocality": "Casablanca",
            "addressRegion": "Africa",
            "postalCode": "20030",
            "addressCountry": {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "MA"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress": "125 Old Broad Street, 14th Floor",
            "addressLocality": "London",
            "addressRegion": "United Kingdom",
            "postalCode": "EC2N 1AR",
            "addressCountry": {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "GB"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress": "1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 3040",
            "addressLocality": "New York",
            "addressRegion": "United States",
            "postalCode": "NY 10020",
            "addressCountry": {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "US"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "PostalAddress",
            "streetAddress": "Unit 2010, Shui On Plaza, 333, Middle Huaihai Road",
            "addressLocality": "Shanghai",
            "addressRegion": "Asia",
            "postalCode": "200021",
            "addressCountry": {
                "@type": "Country",
                "name": "CN"
            }
        }
    ],
    "employee": [
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "Fernando Bernad",
            "jobTitle": "Lawyer"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "Lourenço Vilhena de Freitas",
            "jobTitle": "Lawyer"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Person",
            "name": "Francisco Santos Costa",
            "jobTitle": "Lawyer"
        }
    ]
}
/en/global/events/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/en/global/join-up/join/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
99Review mentions (all pages)
1External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 47 0
/en/global/knowledge/ 1 0
/en/global/ 47 0
/en/global/energy-infrastructure/ 2 1
/en/global/events/ 1 0
/en/global/join-up/join/ 1 0