Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Javier Amantegui

Javier Amantegui

Hall of fameClifford Chance LLP

Javier Amantegui is a partner in Clifford Chance's Corporate/M&A group, based in Madrid. His experience includes general corporate/commercial law and corporate finance law practices. Javier specialises in domestic and international M&A and private equity practice with particular dedication to management, leveraged buy-outs and infrastructure transactions.

Rising stars

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Leading individuals

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Pablo González Mosqueira

Pérez-Llorca

Pablo González Mosqueira advises national and international clients on corporate transactions, including high profile M&A deals, private equity, capital markets, corporate reorganisations, and corporate governance matters. He has advised on major deals in Spain in recent years.

Francisco Iso

Pérez-Llorca

Francisco Iso advises private equity funds and other financial sponsors on a range of transactions throughout the entire life cycle of their investments, from acquisition to exit, including mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs and dispositions and complex cross-border deals, in particular with a U.S. component. He has also advised corporates and investment banks on cross-border restructurings and joint venture transactions.

Graciela Llaneza

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Heading our Private Equity practice in Spain, Graciela Llaneza is renowned in private equity and merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. She has a solid track record in advising both financial investors on domestic and cross-border transactions as well as Spanish and international companies on M&A transactions. Her specific areas of experience include sectors such as financial services, consumer, health care and energy. She has advised a wide variety of international funds and private equity houses and fully understands the private equity market, which enables her to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions to clients' transaction requirements.

Ignacio Pallarés

Ignacio Pallarés

Latham & Watkins LLP

Ignacio Pallarés advises private equity funds and leading Spanish companies on all aspects of corporate law, with a particular emphasis on complex, cross-border M&A. Mr. Pallarés draws on a sophisticated understanding of the local market and long-standing client relationships spanning multiple industries to execute: Private equity investments in Spanish targets M&A transactions in Spain involving Spanish companies Cross-border transactions for Spanish multinational clients He approaches client relationships with an eye toward long-term growth and crafts strategic solutions that resonate across markets. Mr. Pallarés leverages his commercial pragmatism to help clients anticipate and address issues that may arise during negotiations.