Ms Verónica Romaní > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Valencia, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Offices
GRAN VÍA MARQUÉS DEL TURIA, 49
46005 VALENCIA
Spain
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Ms Verónica Romaní
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Project Finance, Energy
Position
Partner. Head of Energy.
Career
Verónica is head of Energy and a Banking and Finance partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo. She is member of the Board of Directors of our Firm.
She has extensive experience in transactions related to energy and infrastructure, with a global profile that includes advising leading national and international clients on both acquisition and financing transactions of assets in regulated sectors. She has been involved in a significant number of the acquisition and financing processes that have taken place in these sectors. Her experience also includes acquisition financings, corporate finance and syndicated loans, refinancing and corporate restructuring transactions.
She holds a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. She holds a Master’s degree in Stock Exchange and Financial Markets from the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles and an advanced course in Energy Law from the Instituto de Empresa.
Verónica is recognised as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 in the Projects and Energy category; in Chambers and Partners as Band 1 in the Project Finance category and as Band 2 in Energy & Natural Resources and Banking and Finance. In addition, she has been highlighted by IFLR 1000 as Highly Regarded for her work and extensive experience in the areas of Restructuring and Insolvency and Banking and Project Finance in recent years. Verónica is one of the most active lawyers in M&A and Energy in Spain.
She has participated as an author and coauthor in several specialised legal publications.
Languages
Spanish and English
Memberships
Member of the Madrid Bar Association since 1999.
Education
Advanced course in Energy Law (Instituto de Empresa, 2002); Master in Stocks and Financial Markets (Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles 1994-1999); Lawyer degree in Law by Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1999).
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Banking and finance
(Leading partners)At Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, the banking, capital markets and insurance group assists lenders – including banks and international funds – and borrowers in sophisticated financing and refinancing transactions in Spain. Advising on US private placements, project finance in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors, and corporate lending are core areas of activity for the group, which also possesses strong credentials in real estate finance, asset deals and acquisition finance. Leading the department is Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, who marries significant experience in finance and restructurings. Verónica Romaní, who leads the firm’s energy group, specialises in financings in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Based in the firm’s London office, Ferran Foix, a dual-qualified practitioner in the US and Spain, is recommended for cross-border finance and capital markets transactions. Rafael Aguilera is a key contact for domestic financial institutions and credit funds, while Vanessa Armas focuses on the financing of infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Former vice-chair of the CNMV Ana Martinez-Pina heads up the financial services regulatory sub-group.
Spain > Projects and energy
(Leading partners)Fielding a ‘team of multidisciplinary lawyers’ with solid public law, finance and M&A backgrounds, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo stands out for its ��deep knowledge of the energy sector and the regulations that apply to it’. The group showcases notable strength in transactional matters, such as M&A involving energy assets, and in the financing and construction of projects. Department co-head Verónica Romaní is retained by a variety of leading national and international players in relation to acquisitions and asset finance deals in regulated sectors, most notably energy. Carlos Vázquez, whose focus lies heavily on administrative and regulatory issues surrounding the energy, water and waste management spaces, jointly oversees the group with Romaní. Santiago Garrido, who is active in transactional, administrative and judicial matters involving environmental law, energy and natural resources, and Borja Carvajal, a reference for project finance and implementation, are also noteworthy.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Spain > Projects and energy
- Leading partners Spain > Banking and finance
- Projects and energy Spain
- Banking and finance Spain
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Transport: Other transport
- White-collar crime
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Transport: Shipping