Squire Patton Boggs Adds New Litigation Partner and Team for Madrid

Squire Patton Boggs has announced the appointment of Javier Izquierdo as a partner in its Madrid Litigation Practice. He joins from Pérez-Llorca Abogados, where he was co-head of the Litigation Practice. Mr. Izquierdo, who arrives with a three-lawyer team, is the latest partner to join the firm in Madrid, following the recent addition of Corporate partner Carlos Blanco Morillo and Competition partner Gorka Navea.

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New Partner and Team Adds to Private Equity and M&A in Madrid

Squire Patton Boggs announces the appointment of Carlos Blanco Morillo as partner in the Corporate practice in Madrid. A leading private equity lawyer, Mr. Blanco joins from Roca Junyent, where he led the Corporate and M&A department of the Madrid office and was previously office managing partner. Mr. Blanco arrives with three associates.

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Linklaters Welcomes M&A Heavyweight Back to The Firm

Linklaters has expanded its corporate practice in Spain with the hire of Sebastián Albella, who re-joins the firm as an M&A partner. Previously a partner at Linklaters for more than 10 years, Sebastián re-joins after a period at Latham & Watkins, following his time as Chairman of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) to which he was appointed by the Spanish Government in 2016.

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Clifford Chance Strengthens its Funds & Investment Management Team With The Appointment of Ildefonso Alier

Clifford Chance is pleased to announce the appointment of Ildefonso Alier, who will join as a partner in its Funds & Investment Management team in Madrid on 1 June. Ildefonso joins 32 partners across Clifford Chance’s offices in Spain, Luxembourg, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands, who provide specialist advice to leading global and local fund managers in fund establishment, structuring and marketing as well as ongoing operational issues.  Ildefonso joins Clifford Chance from King Wood Mallesons, where he was a partner in their Funds team since 2019.

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Leading Restructuring Partner to Join Latham & Watkins in Spain

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Pedro de Rojas will join the Madrid office as a partner in the Finance Department and the Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. Highly regarded in his field, de Rojas focuses on advising financial institutions, sponsors, and companies on a broad range of leveraged finance matters, including corporate refinancings, restructurings, and private equity investments. De Rojas joins the firm from Linklaters.

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Bird & Bird Bolsters Its Dispute Resolution Practice in Madrid With The Hire Of An Insurance Team Led By Luis Alfonso Fernndez Manzano and Virginia Martnez Fernndez

International law firm Bird & Bird bolsters its Dispute Resolution practice in Madrid with the hire of insurance partners Luis Alfonso Fernández Manzano and Virginia Martínez Fernández as well as two associates from Hogan Lovells. The team will join the firm in the Spring. The group arrives from Hogan Lovells in Madrid.

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Latham & Watkins Adds Prominent Energy Practitioner in Madrid

Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that  María José Descalzo Benito will join the Madrid office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Descalzo Benito regularly advises domestic and international companies, investors, and private equity firms on a variety of complex corporate, finance, and regulatory matters, with particular focus on the energy sector. Descalzo Benito will join the firm from Uría Menendez in Madrid. 
 
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