Uría Menéndez appoints seven new partners
Uría Menéndez today announced the appointment of seven new partners, effective January 1, 2025. Xavier Codina García-Andrade (public, Madrid), Hélder Frias (corporate, Lisbon), Francisco Javier García Pérez (digital & intangibles, Barcelona), María García Roldán (corporate, Madrid), David López Velázquez (corporate, Madrid), Violeta Pina Montaner (tax, Madrid) and Guillermo del Río (corporate, Madrid).
These appointments reinforce its commitment to being a firm that is committed to internal talent and career planning, as all of them have practically completed their entire professional careers at the firm.
Madrid
Xavier Codina García-Andrade
Xavier Codina García-Andrade is a lawyer in the Public Law Department in Madrid. His practice includes advising on Spanish and European administrative law. In addition, he regularly acts before national and European courts and combines his practice with teaching in administrative and EU law.
María García Roldán
Commercial lawyer in Madrid. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and corporate law. In addition, she has experience in debt restructuring, real estate transactions and capital markets. He also advises on air transport law.
David López Velázquez
Commercial lawyer in Madrid. He advises on corporate law, M&A, syndicated financings, foreign investments (FDI), venture capital, gaming and sports law. She is part of the Digital Law and Intangibles team.
Violeta Pina Montaner
Lawyer of the Madrid Tax team. Her specialization includes international taxation, financial taxation (including insurance and capital markets), exchange of information rules and transfer pricing. She also advises on contentious tax proceedings and has actively participated in major M&A transactions and restructurings.
Guillermo del Río
A commercial lawyer in Madrid, he focuses his practice on private equity transactions, M&A and corporate law. He regularly advises private equity funds and industrial companies (both listed and unlisted) on domestic and international transactions in a variety of sectors, including infrastructure and private equity.
Barcelona
Francisco Javier García Pérez
Lawyer in the Digital Law and Intangibles team of the Barcelona office. He advises in regulated and technology sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, tobacco, e-commerce and fashion. His practice covers intellectual and industrial property, technology litigation and data protection.
Lisbon
Hélder Frias
Commercial lawyer in the Lisbon office. He focuses his practice on banking, finance and insurance law, including mergers of financial institutions and regulatory transactions. He also advises on financial and insurance supervision, banking services and complex financial products, and is an expert in regulated markets.
