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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Iñigo Erlaiz
Head Corporate M&A: Álvaro Mateo Sixto
Head Banking & Finance: Rafael Aguilera
Head Restructuring: Miguel Lamo de Espinosa
Head Project Finance:: Verónica Romaní
Quick facts
# Partners

55

# Other qualified practitioners

More than 300

# Total number of practitioners (worldwide)

Aprox 350

Languages

Spanish, English, Frech, Portuguese, German

Key practice areas
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Project development
Firm overview

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has been providing legal advice across all areas of business law since 1971. Over more than five decades, the firm has established itself as an international benchmark across a wide range of industries. Today, it brings together more than 300 lawyers across its offices in Barcelona, Brussels, Bilbao, Lisbon, London, Madrid, New York, Valencia, and Vigo.

Our firm combines deep expertise in every area of business law with strong sector-specific knowledge, enabling us to deliver strategic, business-oriented advice tailored to our clients’ needs. An international outlook is part of our DNA, reflected not only in our cross-border capabilities but also in the global perspective we bring to every mandate.

Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Hedge funds
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
Address:
Paseo de la Castellana, 216, Chamartín
Madrid, 28046
Tel:(+34) 91 582 91 00 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.ga-p.com/en/
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 2
36 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Andersen
4 practice areas
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Araoz & Rueda
11 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
4 practice areas
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Cases Lacambra
6 practice areas
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Lesayra
5 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Broseta Abogados
10 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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Lopez-Ibor
5 practice areas
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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RocaJunyent
6 practice areas
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Zadal
3 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
10 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Notable

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Notable

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Notable

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 2
46 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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White & Case
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Araoz & Rueda
11 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
4 practice areas
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Broseta Abogados
10 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Lopez-Ibor
5 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Tier 5

AGM Abogados
4 practice areas
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Andersen
4 practice areas
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Cases Lacambra
6 practice areas
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Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
1 practice area
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ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
3 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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Navarro Abogados y Consultores
1 practice area
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Plana Ventura Garcés
2 practice areas
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RLD
3 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Notable

Bufete Escura
2 practice areas
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Lener
3 practice areas
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Lexcrea
1 practice area
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
1 practice area
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Pinsent Masons
4 practice areas
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RocaJunyent
6 practice areas
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Zadal
3 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Araoz & Rueda
11 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Notable

ECIJA
7 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 2
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Tier 3

DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
7 practice areas
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CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
View profile
Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Notable

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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EY
1 practice area
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Lesayra
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Zadal
3 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 1
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cuatrecasas
12 practice areas
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Garrigues
12 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
9 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
8 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
12 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
9 practice areas
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Dentons
7 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

AGM Abogados
4 practice areas
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Broseta Abogados
10 practice areas
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Fieldfisher
3 practice areas
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J Almoguera Abogados
3 practice areas
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KPMG
10 practice areas
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RocaJunyent
6 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
5 practice areas
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Notable

Andersen
4 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
11 practice areas
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Lesayra
5 practice areas
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Sue Abogados
4 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is an international full-service law firm headquartered in Madrid, founded in 1971. The firm has offices across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The deal team is led by managing partner Iñigo Erlaiz Cotelo and senior partner Carlos Rueda Gómez-Calcerrada, who also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In Spain, the firm has a well-rounded practice, achieving top-tier rankings across all major practice areas.

 

Highlights 

One recent notable deal of the firm’s was advising SVP, Cross Ocean, Golden Tree, Attestor, Sculptor, Deutsche Bank and Anchorage, as the main creditors of Celsa Group, on Celsa’s €2.8 billion restructuring plan.

In debt capital markets, the firm advised Deutsche Bank in relation to its €80 million debt issuance programme.

In M&A the firm advised Zegona on its €5.1 million acquisition of Vodafone España.

 

Testimonials

2025

“They advised us on the sale of our subsidiary in Portugal. The team showed strong expertise, deep knowledge of local law, and extensive experience in these kinds of transactions.” -M&A

 Augusto Piñel has expertise in the commercial sector in which my company operates.” -M&A

 Mafalda Barreto has great skills in M&A transactions and provides excellent legal advice.” -M&A

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Deal Highlights
47 results47 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Holded Technologies - M&A
2021-01-06
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Alex Pujol
Holded Technologies
Target
INMOBILIARIA GUADALMEDINA, SA - Project development
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Project development
José Manuel Palau
INMOBILIARIA GUADALMEDINA, SA
Project company
KOMMUNALKREDIT AUSTRIA AG - Project finance
2021-01-06
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Project finance
Verónica Romaní
KOMMUNALKREDIT AUSTRIA AG
Project developer
MERIDIAM INVESTMENTS - M&A
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Carlos Marina and Fernando Igartua
MERIDIAM INVESTMENTS
Investor
Miura Partners - M&A
2021-01-01
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Clara Rivero, Diego Martínez Colino, Mónica Ojeda, Rafael Aguilera, Paula Zarzalejos and Juan Ferreras
Miura Partners
Acquirer
NextEnergy Capital - M&A
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Verónica Romaní and Estibaliz Aranburu
NextEnergy Capital
Acquirer
Q-Energy - Project finance
2021-01-01
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Project finance
Verónica Romaní
Q-Energy
Project developer
Repsol - M&A
2021-01-02
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Álvaro Mateo
Repsol
Acquirer
Sagand Asset Management - Project development
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Project development
Ander de Blas
Sagand Asset Management
Bidder
TRIODOS BANK - Project finance
2021-01-01
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Project finance
Verónica Romaní
TRIODOS BANK
Project developer
Unicaja Banco - Project finance
2021-01-01
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Project finance
Santiago Gómez-Acebo
Unicaja Banco
Project developer
VPI – Puerto de Valencia - Project development
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Project development
José Manuel Palau
VPI – Puerto de Valencia
Project company
WiZink - M&A
2021-01-02
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Augusto Piñel
WiZink
Seller
Zardoya Otis - M&A
2021-01-09
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Guillermo Guerra, Santiago Gómez-Acebo
Zardoya Otis
Target
Tubos Reunidos; Banco Santander; Banco SabadelL; BBVA; Kutxabank; Caja Rural de Navarra; Caixabank; ICO; Instituto Vasco de Finanza; Deutsche Bank; Bankia; Bankinter; Abanca; Mutua General de la Abogacía; Surne Mutua de Seguros - Restructuring
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Restructuring
Rafael Aguilera
Tubos Reunidos, Banco Santander, Banco SabadelL, BBVA, Kutxabank, Caja Rural de Navarra, Caixabank, ICO, Instituto Vasco de Finanza, Deutsche Bank, Bankia, Bankinter, Abanca, Mutua General de la Abogacía, Surne Mutua de Seguros
Debtor
Técnicas Reunidas - M&A
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
M&A
Augusto Piñel
Técnicas Reunidas
Seller
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales; Fondo de Apoyo a la Solvencia de Empresas Estrategica - Financing
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Financing
Fernando Igartua, Maria Garcia de la Concha
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales, Fondo de Apoyo a la Solvencia de Empresas Estrategica
Agent
Naviera Armas - Bond issue
2022-01-01
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Bond issue
Ferran Foix
Naviera Armas
Issuer
Naviera Armas - Financing
2022-01-01
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
Financing
Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, Ferran Foix
Naviera Armas
Borrower
Fundación Bancaria Ibercaja - IPO
2022-02-24
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Spain
IPO
Guillermo Guerra
Fundación Bancaria Ibercaja
Issuer
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