The Iberian Lawyer Energy Awards, in their first edition, aims to highlight the excellence of the legal market in the energy sector.
It addresses private practice lawyers, experts in the energy market, who advise on regulatory, financing, mergers & acquisitions legal and tax aspects related to both conventional and renewable energy and play a key role in supporting those who determine geopolitics and international relation
The winners will be recognize on June 22nd, 2022 during the gala ceremony.
Law firm of the year
Lawyer of the year
Law firm of the year Finance
Lawyer of the year Finance
Law firm of the year Project Finance
Lawyer of the year Project Finance
Law firm of the year M&A
Lawyer of the year M&A
Law firm of the year Administrative & Environmental
Lawyer of the year Administrative & Environmental
Law firm of the year Litigation
Lawyer of the year Litigation
Law firm of the year Arbitration
Lawyer of the year Arbitration
Law firm of the year Energy Efficiency
Lawyer of the year Energy Efficiency
Law firm of the year Renewables
Lawyer of the year Renewables
Law firm of the year Oil & Gas
Lawyer of the year Oil & Gas
Law firm of the year Utilities
Lawyer of the year Utilities
Law firm of the year Regulatory Antitrust
Lawyer of the year Regulatory Antitrust
Law firm of the year Infrastructure
Lawyer of the year Infrastructure
Law firm of the year Innovation
Lawyer of the year Innovation
Law firm of the year Energy Tax
Professional of the year Energy Tax
Law firm of the year Criminal Law
Lawyer of the year Criminal Law
Team of the year Sustainability
Team of the year Gender Equality
Thought Leadership
Senior Director & General Counsel EMEA, Canadian Solar
Head of Legal, Novo Banco
General Counsel, REN
Head of Legal Exploration & Production, Cepsa
Lead Counsel for South Europe and Africa and Lead Lawyer for M&A, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Head of Commercial and Real Estate Legal Department, AENA
General Counsel, FerroAtlántica
General Counsel, Galp
Vice President and General Counsel, Vestas Mediterranean South Europe, Middle East, Africa
Senior Legal Consuel, METKA
Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Endesa Portugal
Directora de Asesoría Jurídica, ACCIONA ENERGIA
Head of Legal, Finerge
PPA Lead & Chief Legal Officer, Holaluz
Head of Legal Business Affairs Iberia, Endesa
Head of Legal, Repsol Portugal
Head of Legal & Compliance, Axpo Iberia
Introduction to the 2022 edition
ART.1 – PROMOTERS, PURPOSE AND VALIDITY PERIOD: on the initiative promoted by Iberian Legal Group, in order, among other things, to stimulate competition and the growth of the Energy world, the “Energy Awards Iberia” (by now the “event “) with the aim of recognizing the excellence of the legal sector (a.k.a Energy Law Firms and/or Individual Lawyers and Professionals) who have distinguished themselves for the activities carried out in the year 2021 (hereinafter the “Reference Period of Activities”).The Initiative is governed in the manner indicated below.
ART. 2 – METHOD OF PARTECIPATION AND SELECTION: participation in the Initiative is reserved for Energy Law Firms and for Individual Lawyers and Professionals who have given their assistance with particular focus, in Spain and Portugal, to domestic and international companies on the national territory in the Activity Reference Period (separately and jointly, hereinafter the “Participants”).
A. FIRST PHASE: IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE PARTICIPANTS
Participants will be preliminarily identified and nominated through questionnaires; based on the results of the research carried out during the Activity Reference Period, Iberian Legal Group, will draw up the lists of Participants by inserting them into one or more of the following pre-determined categories.
b. SECOND PHASE: LIST OF THE FINALISTS: Iberian Legal Group will draw up a list of finalists based on the qualitative and quantitative research carried out from the moment the submissions are received to the time the finalists list is published. The list will be announced and published by May 18th, 2022.
c. THIRD PHASE: Iberian Legal Group will present the ranking list of the Finalists during the Jury meeting and will propose to the Jury the name of one Law Firm and one individual Professional as candidates for each category, motivating his/her vote.
The Jury, having received the lists of the finalists (a.k.a. “Law firms” and “Individual Lawyers and / or Professionals”) for each of the categories identified and after having listened to the vote pitch and the motivation from Iberian Legal Group, through their own vote (one vote per capita), will decide the winners to whom the recognition will be awarded. The Jury will be composed of:
– recognized experts from the corporate world in the sector;
– representative of Iberian Lawyer, appointed by Iberian Legal Group (even in the case of more than one representative, Iberian Legal Group will have the right to only one vote);
– any representatives of industry associations.
The Jury will be chaired by the representative of Iberian Legal Group.
The criteria taken into consideration by the Jury for the assignment of awards to the best “Law Firm” Finalists will be as follows:
1. transactions carried out (value and number) in the Reference Period of the Activities;
2. significant growth factors during the Activity Reference Period (eg promotions, hiring or leaving of new professionals, mergers or acquisitions with other international firms or networks, national or international expansion);
3. positioning and image
The criteria taken into consideration by the Jury for awarding the awards to the best “Single Lawyers and Professionals” Finalists will be as follows:
1. technical, legal and negotiating skills;
2. knowledge of business dynamics related to the product sector (industry);
3. commitment and ability to relate to the customer;4. professional reputation among colleagues.
ART. 3 – COMMUNICATION OF THE BEST FINALISTS AND AWARD CEREMONY: the communication of the names of the top finalists (a.k.a. “Law Firms” and “Individual Lawyers and Professionals”) for each of the categories identified, will be communicated during the Gala Evening.Iberian Legal Group reserves the right to promptly communicate to the Participants/Finalists further details regarding the modalities of participation and conduct of the Gala Evening.
ART. 4 – FORMALIZATION AND RETREIVING OF AWARDS: the awarding of recognition to the top Finalists (a.k.a. Law Firms or Individual Lawyers and Professionals) for each of the categories identified will be formalized by the Jury, through a representative identified by Iberian Legal Group, during the evening. The recognition will have no economic value, as it is a purely symbolic public recognition.
The formalization of the recognition will take place only towards the relative top Finalist (a.k.a. Law Firms or Individual Lawyers and Professionals), for each category of reference, who must personally participate in the Evening and collect the recognition assigned to him/her.Failure to retrieve the recognition award during the evening by an institutional representative of the winners in any category will be irrevocably understood as a waiver of the same, which, in this case, will be automatically assigned to the next top Finalist of the corresponding category, classified immediately after the renouncing winner, and/or in any case will be irrevocably assigned by Iberian Legal Group in an indisputable way.
Iberian Legal Group authorizes the winners to utilize the image benefits resulting from obtaining the “Iberian Lawyer awards”.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Watson Farley & Williams
The Law Firm has a strong international network and it’s one of the market leaders in the Iberian Peninsula. They assisted the most important energy funds in their corporate activities, with very strong curricula in M&A and Project Financing.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Mónica Carneiro Pacheco – CMS Portugal
She’s the Head of the Energy & Climate Change department of her Law Firm. She is a leading figure in the market in the energy and natural resources sector in the Iberian Peninsula and frequently acts in the most prominent deals in the energy industry.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL
CTSU
Thanks to their strong international alliance they assisted very important multinational clients to adapt their organizations to the Iberian regulations. The firm is very strong in the aviation and the food industry not only in the Iberian Peninsula but also in the African market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL
Antonio Morales – Baker McKenzie
He is the head of the Public Law, Infrastructure and Energy department at his firm in Madrid. His wide and known experience is testified by important clients both national and international in the energy and infrastructure industries.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Abreu Advogados
The Firm assisted one of most known Iberian players in the energy industry in one of the most important arbitrate in the last year. The win of the arbitration under the sphere of national, European and International public regulations was strategic to their client to avoid huge costs.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Maria José Menéndez – Ashurst
She’s one of the most known lawyers in her country in the field of arbitration, being the vice president of the Spanish Arbitration Club. She is very active in many industries including the infrastructures.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CRIMINAL LAW
Clifford Chance
The firm is very up to date on the Spanish criminal law proceedings with a particular regard on the internal investigation in the large corporations in the regulated environment.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CRIMINAL LAW
José Lobo Moutinho – Sérvulo
He’s a wide known criminal litigator, both on the side of the defense and the prosecution. He’s very experienced in white collar crimes, tax crimes and crimes against social security, property and honour.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Pérez-Llorca
The firm advised a joint venture between two companies of the energy sector and a platform in one of the largest European platforms for renewables to gas projects. This platform should both increase the energy efficiency and develop the hydrogen industry in the country.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Andrés Alfonso – Ashurst
The lawyer advised a joint venture between two companies of the energy sector and a platform in one of the largest European platforms for renewables to gas projects. This platform should both increase the energy efficiency and develop the hydrogen industry in the country.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY TAX
Deloitte Legal
The Firm has a great knowledge of Tax advising the most known companies in the Iberian energy market. Their advice in Tax matters was strategic to their client in the mutate fiscal conditions brought by European Green Deal attempt to reduce gas emission.
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR ENERGY TAX
Mafalda Alves – SRS Advogados
She’s a partner of the Tax department of her Firm and her expertise on the energy industry goes from domestic to international operations.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Clifford Chance
The firm relate a solid expertise in the energy regulated sector with a strong banking practice that can benefit its clients in the energy sector in financing, project financing and corporate operations.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Miguel Riaño – Herbert Smith Freehills
He’s very active in the energy, infrastructure, natural resources, and environment. His help in financing various operations around the globe was impressive, with the most remarkable operation in financing a huge desalinization project in Africa.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE
Ashurst
The Firm assisted very important multinational funds and infrastructure companies in their M&A Corporate operation. The Firm effort was useful to bring very important players on the Iberian market with new investments that will boost the development of the energy industry.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE
Caterina Brito Ferreira – Morais Leitão
Her expertise in the area is wide and well known on the market. Her skills on Corporate M&A and Public Law matters and are recognized both by the market and the peers, acting as legal advisor both on domestic and international important operations.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INNOVATION
Sérvulo
The Firm assisted an innovative foreigner company in their expansion on the Iberian market. Thanks to the Firm effort on the regulatory system a new path of combined agricultural and solar generation business will be easier to achieve.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INNOVATION
Ivone Rocha – TELLES
As Co-Head of the Energy Practice of her Firm, she studied innovative legal tools to help the market in developing following the direction proposed by the European Green Deal, harmonizing the public and private sectors.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
Baker McKenzie
The Spanish office of the firm was involved in many litigations deal all over the Spanish speaking countries, a lot of them in the South American market, consulting many international financial institutions in their operations in the energy market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
João Marques Mendes – PLMJ
Since he joined the Firm, he led an important litigation case against the public authorities in the Iberian Peninsula, defending an important local energy producer controlled by one of the biggest European companies.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR M&A
VdA
The Firm is one of the most important names in the Iberian Peninsula and, thanks to its expertise and international network, is involved in the most important Corporate and M&A deals in the Energy industry.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR M&A
María Pilar García Guijarro – Watson Farley & Williams
As head of the Energy of her Firm, she assisted a lot of international energy funds in their operations of Corporate and M&A in the Iberian Peninsula. Her effort helped to bring billions of investments on the Iberian market of the renewable energy.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
King & Wood Mallesons
The law firm has proven his leading position in the oil & gas sector. In Spain, they provide day-to-day legal advice in all the regulatory and contractual aspects to the biggest players in the Iberian energy market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Ignacio Paz – Herbert Smith Freehills
He’s very experienced in the energy industry at three hundred and sixty degrees. One of the most significant deals was the advising to one of the world’s leading energy companies on the development of oil & gas exploratory opportunities in Mozambique.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR PROJECT FINANCE
Deloitte Legal
The Firm is acting as legal advisor of a company leader in the development of photovoltaic power plants. They are providing advisory in regulatory, corporate and insurance matters and legal advice on the preparation of the financial documentation.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR PROJECT FINANCE
João Caldeira – CMS Portugal
He is active in the financing of energy infrastructure projects across Spain and Latin America. Clients and competitors describe him as “an outstanding negotiator” with a noteworthy experience and knowledge.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REGULATORY ANTITRUST
ONTIER
The team is always at the forefront of innovative and cutting-edge projects in the sector advising several associations in the energy market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REGULATORY ANTITRUST
Gervasio Martínez-Villaseñor Fernández – MVA Asociados
The professional successfully assisted a corporation leader in the power transmission system with the implementation of the regulatory measures in Spain.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR RENEWABLES
Linklaters
The Firm has a very well-reputed energy practice thanks to its international network, particularly focused on transactions concerning renewable energy sources, including wind, hydroelectric and solar projects.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR RENEWABLES
Juan Ignacio González Ruiz – Uría Menéndez
He’s very experienced and his practice is focused on finance, public energy law and project finance. He’s very active in financing renewable energy market and his effort sustained the Iberian market thanks to its international experience earned in London.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR UTILITIES
CMS Portugal
The Firm assist on regular base the top players on Utilities in the Iberian market. Their assistance covers all the aspects of the clients’ needs and it’s strategic for the functionality of the operations in a complex regulatory environment.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR UTILITIES
João Marques Mendes – PLMJ
He advises major Portuguese and international companies on utilities matters and projects related to oil and gas, natural gas, water and sewage services. As the market affirms, he is a clear and concise lawyer, with an excellent knowledge of the energy system.
BEST PRACTICE RENEWABLES M&A
Pérez-Llorca
They assisted clients operating in the renewables in several corporate operation in many Spanish speaking countries with a remarkable track record in term of value and GigaWatts dealed.
THOUGHT LEADERHIP
Juan Ignacio González Ruiz – Uría Menéndez
The lawyer has a long expertise in his firm, becoming partner in London ad advised the largest energy companies in the transaction to the liberalized Iberian market of energy leading a new path for the entire industry.
SUSTAINABILITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Araoz & Rueda
The Firm, during the last year, has advised the most renewable energy company. Their effort helps to keep the energy market of the Iberian Peninsula both sustainable for the environment and for the users in a time of uncertainty of the supply of natural gas.
GENDER EQUALITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
CTSU
The Energy Team is wide known in the firm’s country and the presence of women lawyers is the largest on the market in all the roles.
The Iberian Lawyer Energy Awards, in their first edition, aims to highlight the excellence of the legal market in the energy sector.
It addresses private practice lawyers, experts in the energy market, who advise on regulatory, financing, mergers & acquisitions legal and tax aspects related to both conventional and renewable energy and play a key role in supporting those who determine geopolitics and international relation
The winners will be recognize on June 22nd, 2022 during the gala ceremony.
Law firm of the year
Lawyer of the year
Law firm of the year Finance
Lawyer of the year Finance
Law firm of the year Project Finance
Lawyer of the year Project Finance
Law firm of the year M&A
Lawyer of the year M&A
Law firm of the year Administrative & Environmental
Lawyer of the year Administrative & Environmental
Law firm of the year Litigation
Lawyer of the year Litigation
Law firm of the year Arbitration
Lawyer of the year Arbitration
Law firm of the year Energy Efficiency
Lawyer of the year Energy Efficiency
Law firm of the year Renewables
Lawyer of the year Renewables
Law firm of the year Oil & Gas
Lawyer of the year Oil & Gas
Law firm of the year Utilities
Lawyer of the year Utilities
Law firm of the year Regulatory Antitrust
Lawyer of the year Regulatory Antitrust
Law firm of the year Infrastructure
Lawyer of the year Infrastructure
Law firm of the year Innovation
Lawyer of the year Innovation
Law firm of the year Energy Tax
Professional of the year Energy Tax
Law firm of the year Criminal Law
Lawyer of the year Criminal Law
Team of the year Sustainability
Team of the year Gender Equality
Thought Leadership
Senior Director & General Counsel EMEA, Canadian Solar
Head of Legal, Novo Banco
General Counsel, REN
Head of Legal Exploration & Production, Cepsa
Lead Counsel for South Europe and Africa and Lead Lawyer for M&A, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Head of Commercial and Real Estate Legal Department, AENA
General Counsel, FerroAtlántica
General Counsel, Galp
Vice President and General Counsel, Vestas Mediterranean South Europe, Middle East, Africa
Senior Legal Consuel, METKA
Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Endesa Portugal
Directora de Asesoría Jurídica, ACCIONA ENERGIA
Head of Legal, Finerge
PPA Lead & Chief Legal Officer, Holaluz
Head of Legal Business Affairs Iberia, Endesa
Head of Legal, Repsol Portugal
Head of Legal & Compliance, Axpo Iberia
Introduction to the 2022 edition
ART.1 – PROMOTERS, PURPOSE AND VALIDITY PERIOD: on the initiative promoted by Iberian Legal Group, in order, among other things, to stimulate competition and the growth of the Energy world, the “Energy Awards Iberia” (by now the “event “) with the aim of recognizing the excellence of the legal sector (a.k.a Energy Law Firms and/or Individual Lawyers and Professionals) who have distinguished themselves for the activities carried out in the year 2021 (hereinafter the “Reference Period of Activities”).The Initiative is governed in the manner indicated below.
ART. 2 – METHOD OF PARTECIPATION AND SELECTION: participation in the Initiative is reserved for Energy Law Firms and for Individual Lawyers and Professionals who have given their assistance with particular focus, in Spain and Portugal, to domestic and international companies on the national territory in the Activity Reference Period (separately and jointly, hereinafter the “Participants”).
A. FIRST PHASE: IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE PARTICIPANTS
Participants will be preliminarily identified and nominated through questionnaires; based on the results of the research carried out during the Activity Reference Period, Iberian Legal Group, will draw up the lists of Participants by inserting them into one or more of the following pre-determined categories.
b. SECOND PHASE: LIST OF THE FINALISTS: Iberian Legal Group will draw up a list of finalists based on the qualitative and quantitative research carried out from the moment the submissions are received to the time the finalists list is published. The list will be announced and published by May 18th, 2022.
c. THIRD PHASE: Iberian Legal Group will present the ranking list of the Finalists during the Jury meeting and will propose to the Jury the name of one Law Firm and one individual Professional as candidates for each category, motivating his/her vote.
The Jury, having received the lists of the finalists (a.k.a. “Law firms” and “Individual Lawyers and / or Professionals”) for each of the categories identified and after having listened to the vote pitch and the motivation from Iberian Legal Group, through their own vote (one vote per capita), will decide the winners to whom the recognition will be awarded. The Jury will be composed of:
– recognized experts from the corporate world in the sector;
– representative of Iberian Lawyer, appointed by Iberian Legal Group (even in the case of more than one representative, Iberian Legal Group will have the right to only one vote);
– any representatives of industry associations.
The Jury will be chaired by the representative of Iberian Legal Group.
The criteria taken into consideration by the Jury for the assignment of awards to the best “Law Firm” Finalists will be as follows:
1. transactions carried out (value and number) in the Reference Period of the Activities;
2. significant growth factors during the Activity Reference Period (eg promotions, hiring or leaving of new professionals, mergers or acquisitions with other international firms or networks, national or international expansion);
3. positioning and image
The criteria taken into consideration by the Jury for awarding the awards to the best “Single Lawyers and Professionals” Finalists will be as follows:
1. technical, legal and negotiating skills;
2. knowledge of business dynamics related to the product sector (industry);
3. commitment and ability to relate to the customer;4. professional reputation among colleagues.
ART. 3 – COMMUNICATION OF THE BEST FINALISTS AND AWARD CEREMONY: the communication of the names of the top finalists (a.k.a. “Law Firms” and “Individual Lawyers and Professionals”) for each of the categories identified, will be communicated during the Gala Evening.Iberian Legal Group reserves the right to promptly communicate to the Participants/Finalists further details regarding the modalities of participation and conduct of the Gala Evening.
ART. 4 – FORMALIZATION AND RETREIVING OF AWARDS: the awarding of recognition to the top Finalists (a.k.a. Law Firms or Individual Lawyers and Professionals) for each of the categories identified will be formalized by the Jury, through a representative identified by Iberian Legal Group, during the evening. The recognition will have no economic value, as it is a purely symbolic public recognition.
The formalization of the recognition will take place only towards the relative top Finalist (a.k.a. Law Firms or Individual Lawyers and Professionals), for each category of reference, who must personally participate in the Evening and collect the recognition assigned to him/her.Failure to retrieve the recognition award during the evening by an institutional representative of the winners in any category will be irrevocably understood as a waiver of the same, which, in this case, will be automatically assigned to the next top Finalist of the corresponding category, classified immediately after the renouncing winner, and/or in any case will be irrevocably assigned by Iberian Legal Group in an indisputable way.
Iberian Legal Group authorizes the winners to utilize the image benefits resulting from obtaining the “Iberian Lawyer awards”.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Watson Farley & Williams
The Law Firm has a strong international network and it’s one of the market leaders in the Iberian Peninsula. They assisted the most important energy funds in their corporate activities, with very strong curricula in M&A and Project Financing.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Mónica Carneiro Pacheco – CMS Portugal
She’s the Head of the Energy & Climate Change department of her Law Firm. She is a leading figure in the market in the energy and natural resources sector in the Iberian Peninsula and frequently acts in the most prominent deals in the energy industry.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL
CTSU
Thanks to their strong international alliance they assisted very important multinational clients to adapt their organizations to the Iberian regulations. The firm is very strong in the aviation and the food industry not only in the Iberian Peninsula but also in the African market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL
Antonio Morales – Baker McKenzie
He is the head of the Public Law, Infrastructure and Energy department at his firm in Madrid. His wide and known experience is testified by important clients both national and international in the energy and infrastructure industries.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Abreu Advogados
The Firm assisted one of most known Iberian players in the energy industry in one of the most important arbitrate in the last year. The win of the arbitration under the sphere of national, European and International public regulations was strategic to their client to avoid huge costs.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION
Maria José Menéndez – Ashurst
She’s one of the most known lawyers in her country in the field of arbitration, being the vice president of the Spanish Arbitration Club. She is very active in many industries including the infrastructures.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CRIMINAL LAW
Clifford Chance
The firm is very up to date on the Spanish criminal law proceedings with a particular regard on the internal investigation in the large corporations in the regulated environment.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR CRIMINAL LAW
José Lobo Moutinho – Sérvulo
He’s a wide known criminal litigator, both on the side of the defense and the prosecution. He’s very experienced in white collar crimes, tax crimes and crimes against social security, property and honour.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Pérez-Llorca
The firm advised a joint venture between two companies of the energy sector and a platform in one of the largest European platforms for renewables to gas projects. This platform should both increase the energy efficiency and develop the hydrogen industry in the country.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Andrés Alfonso – Ashurst
The lawyer advised a joint venture between two companies of the energy sector and a platform in one of the largest European platforms for renewables to gas projects. This platform should both increase the energy efficiency and develop the hydrogen industry in the country.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY TAX
Deloitte Legal
The Firm has a great knowledge of Tax advising the most known companies in the Iberian energy market. Their advice in Tax matters was strategic to their client in the mutate fiscal conditions brought by European Green Deal attempt to reduce gas emission.
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR ENERGY TAX
Mafalda Alves – SRS Advogados
She’s a partner of the Tax department of her Firm and her expertise on the energy industry goes from domestic to international operations.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Clifford Chance
The firm relate a solid expertise in the energy regulated sector with a strong banking practice that can benefit its clients in the energy sector in financing, project financing and corporate operations.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR FINANCE
Miguel Riaño – Herbert Smith Freehills
He’s very active in the energy, infrastructure, natural resources, and environment. His help in financing various operations around the globe was impressive, with the most remarkable operation in financing a huge desalinization project in Africa.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE
Ashurst
The Firm assisted very important multinational funds and infrastructure companies in their M&A Corporate operation. The Firm effort was useful to bring very important players on the Iberian market with new investments that will boost the development of the energy industry.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE
Caterina Brito Ferreira – Morais Leitão
Her expertise in the area is wide and well known on the market. Her skills on Corporate M&A and Public Law matters and are recognized both by the market and the peers, acting as legal advisor both on domestic and international important operations.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INNOVATION
Sérvulo
The Firm assisted an innovative foreigner company in their expansion on the Iberian market. Thanks to the Firm effort on the regulatory system a new path of combined agricultural and solar generation business will be easier to achieve.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR INNOVATION
Ivone Rocha – TELLES
As Co-Head of the Energy Practice of her Firm, she studied innovative legal tools to help the market in developing following the direction proposed by the European Green Deal, harmonizing the public and private sectors.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
Baker McKenzie
The Spanish office of the firm was involved in many litigations deal all over the Spanish speaking countries, a lot of them in the South American market, consulting many international financial institutions in their operations in the energy market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION
João Marques Mendes – PLMJ
Since he joined the Firm, he led an important litigation case against the public authorities in the Iberian Peninsula, defending an important local energy producer controlled by one of the biggest European companies.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR M&A
VdA
The Firm is one of the most important names in the Iberian Peninsula and, thanks to its expertise and international network, is involved in the most important Corporate and M&A deals in the Energy industry.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR M&A
María Pilar García Guijarro – Watson Farley & Williams
As head of the Energy of her Firm, she assisted a lot of international energy funds in their operations of Corporate and M&A in the Iberian Peninsula. Her effort helped to bring billions of investments on the Iberian market of the renewable energy.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
King & Wood Mallesons
The law firm has proven his leading position in the oil & gas sector. In Spain, they provide day-to-day legal advice in all the regulatory and contractual aspects to the biggest players in the Iberian energy market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR OIL & GAS
Ignacio Paz – Herbert Smith Freehills
He’s very experienced in the energy industry at three hundred and sixty degrees. One of the most significant deals was the advising to one of the world’s leading energy companies on the development of oil & gas exploratory opportunities in Mozambique.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR PROJECT FINANCE
Deloitte Legal
The Firm is acting as legal advisor of a company leader in the development of photovoltaic power plants. They are providing advisory in regulatory, corporate and insurance matters and legal advice on the preparation of the financial documentation.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR PROJECT FINANCE
João Caldeira – CMS Portugal
He is active in the financing of energy infrastructure projects across Spain and Latin America. Clients and competitors describe him as “an outstanding negotiator” with a noteworthy experience and knowledge.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REGULATORY ANTITRUST
ONTIER
The team is always at the forefront of innovative and cutting-edge projects in the sector advising several associations in the energy market.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR REGULATORY ANTITRUST
Gervasio Martínez-Villaseñor Fernández – MVA Asociados
The professional successfully assisted a corporation leader in the power transmission system with the implementation of the regulatory measures in Spain.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR RENEWABLES
Linklaters
The Firm has a very well-reputed energy practice thanks to its international network, particularly focused on transactions concerning renewable energy sources, including wind, hydroelectric and solar projects.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR RENEWABLES
Juan Ignacio González Ruiz – Uría Menéndez
He’s very experienced and his practice is focused on finance, public energy law and project finance. He’s very active in financing renewable energy market and his effort sustained the Iberian market thanks to its international experience earned in London.
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR UTILITIES
CMS Portugal
The Firm assist on regular base the top players on Utilities in the Iberian market. Their assistance covers all the aspects of the clients’ needs and it’s strategic for the functionality of the operations in a complex regulatory environment.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR UTILITIES
João Marques Mendes – PLMJ
He advises major Portuguese and international companies on utilities matters and projects related to oil and gas, natural gas, water and sewage services. As the market affirms, he is a clear and concise lawyer, with an excellent knowledge of the energy system.
BEST PRACTICE RENEWABLES M&A
Pérez-Llorca
They assisted clients operating in the renewables in several corporate operation in many Spanish speaking countries with a remarkable track record in term of value and GigaWatts dealed.
THOUGHT LEADERHIP
Juan Ignacio González Ruiz – Uría Menéndez
The lawyer has a long expertise in his firm, becoming partner in London ad advised the largest energy companies in the transaction to the liberalized Iberian market of energy leading a new path for the entire industry.
SUSTAINABILITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Araoz & Rueda
The Firm, during the last year, has advised the most renewable energy company. Their effort helps to keep the energy market of the Iberian Peninsula both sustainable for the environment and for the users in a time of uncertainty of the supply of natural gas.
GENDER EQUALITY TEAM OF THE YEAR
CTSU
The Energy Team is wide known in the firm’s country and the presence of women lawyers is the largest on the market in all the roles.
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