Legal Dealmaker´s Top 100 private practice and in-house lawyers in the Spanish Energy market
Legal Dealmaker is honoured to present its list of the Top 100 Energy lawyers in Spain. They are private practice lawyers, as well as in-house legal counsel, who have been selected for their expertise and experience managing Legal matters and complex deals in the Energy market. They all stand out for their market-leading Energy practice, some of them as part of specific Energy departments, with even deep technical knowledge, others belonging to the transversal nature of this practice: Corporate/M&A, Tax, Finance, Project Finance or Public/Regulatory, which are important pillars when it comes to closing a relevant Energy deal. Some of them used to be partners at top tier law firms and decided to launch their own law boutique providing the same quality advice, while others remain at the forefront of the practice from national and international BigLaw.
The issues faced by the Energy sector, such as the complexity of the industry itself, its constant developing regulatory framework, environmental issues and ever-changing market conditions in a tight competitive environment, mean that companies face complex and challenging decisions, and must count on innovative solutions.
The selection, as expected if it is to be natural, also includes the actors from the in-house side, a representation of general counsel, heads of legal and legal counsel both from leading multinationals and from mid-market energy companies; the true partners of the Energy companies that make sure that the best hard-to-find external advice is perfectly aligned with the company´s strategy.
This selection, in alphabetical order, is a tribute to their outstanding job, and as on every recognition list published by this media, it cannot include all the best lawyers but can attest that the ones included here are part of the best Energy lawyers in the Spanish market.
Alberto Álvarez
Corporate/M&A partner
Mariscal & Abogados
Alberto Campo
B&F/Restruct. head partner
Evergreen Legal
Alejandro Alberte
Corporate/M&A partner
Pérez-Llorca
Alfonso Álvarez Herráiz
General Counsel
Opdenergy
Alfonso Bayona
Corporate/Energy partner
Bird & Bird
Álvaro Ruiz
Head of Legal
Grenergy Renovables
Álvaro Valle
Corporate/M&A partner
Garrigues
Ana Rodríguez Cantarero
Energy/Corp. Tax head partner
PwC Tax & Legal
Amado Giménez
Banking & Finance partner
Ramón y Cajal Abogados
Ana Rojas
Director of Legal Affairs
Nexus Energía
Ana Cremades
Public Law/Energy partner
Pérez-Llorca
Ana Velón
Head of Legal
Grupo Gransolar
Andrés Alfonso
Energy head partner
Ashurst
Andrés Campaña
Energy partner
Broseta
Antonio de Mariano
Commercial Contracting partner
Ramón y Cajal Abogados
Antonio Morales
Public, Infr. & Energy head partner
Baker McKenzie
Begoña Suso
Head of Legal
Grupotec
Borja Martín Ariza
Corporate/M&A partner
Pinsent Masons
Borja Pérez Dapena
Director of Corporate & M&A Legal
EDP Renewables
Carlos Lacleta
Legal Director
Forestalia Renovables
Carlos Pemán
Corporate/M&A partner
Eversheds Sutherland
Carlos Marín
Intl. Tax/M&A Tax head partner
KPMG Abogados
Carlos Romero
Head of Legal
Dominion Green
Carlos Vázquez Cobos
Public/Regulatory head partner
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
David Díez
Public/Regulatory partner
Watson Farley & Williams
Elena Aguilar
Corporate/M&A partner
CMS Spain
Ernesto García-Trevijano
Co-managing partner
GTA Villamagna
Federico Roig
Corporate/M&A partner
Cuatrecasas
Fermín Garbayo
Energy head partner
Dentons
Fernando Calancha
Regulatory/Energy head partner
Hogan Lovells
Fernando Reina
Head of Legal Spain
BayWa r.e.Global
Gonzalo Olivera
Energy head partner
King & Wood Mallesons
Francisco Martínez Boluda
M&A, Finance, Energy partner
Uría Menéndez
Gonzalo Valencia
Corporate/M&A and Energy partner
Garrigues
Francisco Solchaga
Corporate/M&A and Energy partner
Araoz & Rueda
Hermenegildo Altozano
Energy & Utilities head partner
Bird & Bird
Ignacio Blanco
Corporate director
Andersen
Ignacio Echenagusia
Banking & Finance head partner
Deloitte Legal
Ignacio Grangel
Public/Regulatory head partner
CMS Spain
Ignacio Paz Aboy
Energy/Infrastructure head partner
Herbert Smith Freehills
Iñaki Gabilondo
Finance partner
Freshfields
Íñigo Cisneros
Energy, ESG partner
RocaJunyent
Iria Calviño
Public Law/Energy/ESG head partner
Herbert Smith Freehills
Israel Gómez-Caro
Banking & Finance head partner
Gold Abogados
Jaime Almenar
Public Law head partner
Clifford Chance
Jaime de la Serna
Group General Counsel
X-Elio Energy
Javier Cabezudo
Lead Counsel S.Europe & Africa/M&A
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Javier Carvajal
Corporate partner
Pérez-Llorca
Javier Cepeda
Global Legal head
Iberdrola Renovables
Javier León-Castro
Legal Director
Abengoa Solar España
Javier Montalvo
Energy head partner
MVA Asociados
Javier Romeo
General Counsel/Compliance
Molgas Energy Group
Javier Santos
Energy head partner
DLA Piper
Joaquín Aguirre
Corporate Legal Director
Naturgy
Jorge Basteiro
Head of Legal
Elawan Energy
José Félix Zaldívar
Corporate partner
Uría Menéndez
Juan Ignacio González
Energy head partner
Uría Menéndez
Juan José Lavilla
Founder and Director
Lavilla Abogados
Juan Martínez Calvo
Infrastructure/Energy partner
Simmons & Simmons
Juan Pablo del Río
General Counsel
Q-Energy
Lara Hemzaoui
Corporate partner
Linklaters
Laura Luaces
Head of Legal
Greenalia
Lucía González
Head of Energy
ONTIER
Luis Castro
Energy/Utilities head partner
Osborne Clarke
Luis Fuster
Corporate/M&A partner
Baker McKenzie
Luis Pérez de Ayala
Public Law partner
Cuatrecasas
Manuel García Cobaleda
General Counsel
Naturgy
Manuel Mingot
Banking & Finance head partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Marcos García González
Energy/Infrastructure partner
Cuatrecasas
María Guinot
Regulatory & Comp. head partner
Deloitte Legal
María Isabel Heredia
Head of Legal
CEPSA Renewables, Gas & Power
María José Descalzo
Corporate partner
Latham & Watkins
María Pilar García Guijarro
Corporate and managing partner
Watson Farley & Williams
Miguel Cuesta Boothman
Corporate/Energy partner
Montero Aramburu
Miguel Klingenberg
General Counsel
REPSOL
Miguel Martín Ortega
Head of Legal Iberia
Canadian Solar
Miguel Riaño
Energy and managing partner
Herbert Smith Freehills
Nuria Encinar
Head of Legal Public/Reg/Intl.
Viesgo
Oriol Prosper
Energy head partner
MAIO Legal
Pablo Dorronsoro
Public Law/Energy head partner
Pinsent Masons
Pablo Enrile
Corporate/Energy partner
ONTIER
Pablo Martín-Pliego
Chief Legal Officer
Capital Energy
Pedro Requena
General Counsel Iberia
SIEMENS Energy
Pelayo Echevarría
Legal Director
EDP Spain
Pilar Gil
Head of Legal
Renovalia Energy
Rafael Belinchón
Head of Legal
RIC Energy
Rafael Fauquie
Head of Legal/Compliance
Endesa
Raimundo Ortega
Antitrust/Energy partner
Jones Day
Ramón Vázquez del Rey
Public Law/Energy partner
Fieldfisher
Roberto Pomares
Corporate/M&A partner
King & Wood Mallesons
Rodrigo Berasategui
Finance partner
Watson Farley & Williams
Samir Azzouzi
Corporate/M&A partner
Clifford Chance
Santiago Garrido
Public/Regulatory partner
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Santiago Martínez Garrido
Legal Services Director
Iberdrola
Silvestre Arana
Energy head patner
Garrigues
Silvia Díaz de Laspra
Chief Legal Officer
Soltec Power
Susana Gómez Badiola
Corporate/M&A partner
EY Abogados
Vanesa Cuellas
Infrastructure/Energy partner
Allen & Overy
Verónica Romaní
Energy head patner
Gomez-Acebo & Pombo
Yolanda Herrán
General Counsel
ACCIONA Energía