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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Pedro Pérez-Llorca
International Executive Partner: Iván Delgado
Executive Partner: Julio Lujambio
Quick facts
Number of Partners

+110

Number of other qualified practitioners

+800

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

Pérez-Llorca is a distinguished international law firm with operations spanning Spain, Portugal, and Mexico. Renowned for its high-end legal advice, the firm excels in major market transactions and complex disputes. With a robust presence in key global financial centers, including Barcelona, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Monterrey, New York, and Singapore, Pérez-Llorca offers comprehensive legal services across multiple jurisdictions in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

The firm prides itself on its multidisciplinary approach, covering a wide array of practice areas such as Administrative Law, Antitrust and Competition, Arbitration, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Corporate/M&A, Employment, Energy, Environment, ESG Criteria and Climate Change Regulation, EU Law, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Private Equity, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, TechLaw, and White Collar Crime and Investigations.

Pérez-Llorca's team is composed of nearly 500 lawyers and over 800 professionals who are dedicated to delivering exceptional legal solutions tailored to the specific needs of their clients. The firm's commitment to innovation and continuous adaptation to market trends ensures they remain at the forefront of the legal industry. Their lawyers undergo constant training, emphasizing the firm's dedication to professional excellence and ethical standards.

Key practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Competition
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Offices
  • MAD
    Paseo de la Castellana, 259A, 28046 Madrid
    Paseo de la Castellana, 50, 28046 Madrid
    T:+34 91 436 04 20
    F:+34 91 436 04 30

  • BCN
    Av. Diagonal, 640 8ºA, 08017 Barcelona
    T:+34 93 481 30 75
    F:+34 93 481 30 76

  • LIS
    Barata Salgueiro, 21, 1250-141 Lisbon, Portugal

  • BRU
    Rue Belliard 9, 1040 Brussels
    T:+32 (0)2 792 67 50

  • LON
    17 Hill Street, London W1J 5LJ
    T: +44 (0) 20 7337 9700

  • CDMX
    Montes Urales 632, 11000, Ciudad de México
    T:+52 (55) 5202-7622

  • MTY
    Av. Ricardo Margain 440, Suite-904, 66265, San Pedro Garza García
    T:+52 (81) 1641-0050

  • NYC
    375 Park Avenue, 26th New York 10152
    T:+1 646 846 66 60
    F:+1 646 863 28 50

  • SGP
    8 Marina Blvd, MBFC Tower 1, Singapore 018981
Address:
Paseo de la Castellana, 50
28046, Madrid
Tel:+34 91 436 0420 Fax:+34 91 436 0430 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.perezllorca.com
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 2
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 2
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
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Tier 3

Dentons
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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DLA Piper
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
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Cuatrecasas
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Tier 2

Freshfields
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Pérez-Llorca
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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DLA Piper
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Baker McKenzie
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ECIJA
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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White & Case
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 2
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
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Cuatrecasas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
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Pérez-Llorca
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Uría Menéndez
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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DLA Piper
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Freshfields
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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KPMG
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Simmons & Simmons
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White & Case
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M&A
Tier 1
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Tier 2

Freshfields
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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Latham & Watkins
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Tier 3

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Tier 4

Araoz & Rueda
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Bird & Bird
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Tier 5

AGM Abogados
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Project development
Tier 2
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Clifford Chance
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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Linklaters
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Tier 3

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

Baker McKenzie
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Freshfields
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
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Project finance
Tier 3
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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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
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
7 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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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
7 practice areas
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
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Baker McKenzie
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EY
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Lesayra
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Simmons & Simmons
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Squire Patton Boggs
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Zadal
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

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

A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
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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
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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
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Baker McKenzie
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Dentons
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Ramón y Cajal Abogados
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Tier 5

AGM Abogados
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Broseta Abogados
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Fieldfisher
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J Almoguera Abogados
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KPMG
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RocaJunyent
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Squire Patton Boggs
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Andersen
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Lesayra
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Lupicinio International Law Firm
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Sue Abogados
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Watson Farley & Williams
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Pérez-Llorca is a leading law firm headquartered in Madrid with offices across the Americas, Asia and Europe. The firm was established in 1983 and boasts of having the talents and expertise to advise clients on Spanish, Portuguese, Mexican and European laws. Adding to its international credentials, in April 2024 the firm merged with top tier 100-lawyer Mexican firm González Calvillo. The deal team of the firm is led by senior partner Pedro Pérez-Llorca, who is highly regarded in the market, and supported by a team of erudite legal practitioners. The firm has a vast experience across the major practice areas in Spain including banking, capital markets, M&A and projects.

Highlights 

The firm notably advised a syndicate of more than 300 financial entities led by Barclays Bank on the $500 million refinancing of a syndicated facilities to Ineos Group.

The firm acted as lead counsel to Fútbol Club Barcelona on the approximately €1.45 billion landmark securitisation of future revenues arising from the use of its stadium and other premises.

In M&A the firm advised Liberty Mutual on the €2.3 billion acquisition of Liberty Seguros by Generali.

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Santander Consumer Finance - Bond issue
2021-12-23
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
Bond issue
Carlos Pérez Dávila
Santander Consumer Finance
Issuer
Santander Consumer Finance - Bond issue
2021-11-18
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
Bond issue
Carlos Pérez Dávila
Santander Consumer Finance
Issuer
SAPA Placencia - M&A
2021-09-27
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
M&A
Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Javier Gómez
SAPA Placencia
Acquirer
SAREB ; Bankia - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
Insolvency
Javier García Marrero
SAREB, Bankia
Shareholder
Several companies in the infrastructure sector - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
Insolvency
Julio Parrilla
Several companies in the infrastructure sector
Insolvent entity
Unicaja - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
Insolvency
Javier García Marrero
Unicaja
Creditor
Sener Grupo de Ingenieria SA - M&A
2023-05-11
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
M&A
Sener Grupo de Ingenieria SA
Buyer
Fremman Capital - M&A
2023-07-31
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
M&A
Fremman Capital
Seller
Barca Media - M&A
2023-08-11
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
M&A
Barca Media
Target
Marguerite Adviser SA - M&A
2023-12-13
Pérez-Llorca
Spain
M&A
Marguerite Adviser SA
Buyer
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