Latham & Watkins has announced the promotion of 23 counsel that have been elected to the partnership, effective March 1.
José María Alonso is a member of the firm´s Environment, Land & Resources practice and Litigation & Trial pepartment in Madrid. He advises clients on Spanish Regulatory aspects of complex Corporate transactions, particularly in the financial, energy, and infrastructure industries.
José María is a former Spanish State Attorney, and earned his LLB in Law and Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
“We are pleased to congratulate our newest partners and celebrate their collective achievements on behalf of our clients and the firm. All are dedicated, talented, and highly respected team players who deliver exceptional client service and will ensure our continued growth,” said Rich Trobman, chair and managing partner of Latham & Watkins.
José María´s latest experiemce includes advising SATS on the acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a France-based provider of air cargo logistics, ground handling, and technical services, representing Repsol on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Asterion Energies and its subsidiaries located in Spain, France, and Italy, on the sale of a 49% stake in the Valdesolar photovoltaic project to The Renewables Infrastructure Group, and on the sale of a 49% stake in its Delta wind farm portfolio to Pontegadea. He also advised TA Associates on the acquisition of the esPublico group, a Spanish group of companies engaged in the development of legal and economic content platforms, and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR of its acquisition of a majority stake in Vantage Towers, a Germany-based mobile telecommunications tower infrastructure operator, in a joint venture with Vodafone, among others.
