Gerard Serra > Pérez-Llorca > Barcelona, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Pérez-Llorca Offices
AVENIDA DIAGONAL 640, 8ºA
08017 BARCELONA
Spain
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Gerard Serra
Work Department
Real Estate, Corporate/M&A
Position
Gerard joined Pérez-Llorca in 1995 and is currently head of our Barcelona office.
Career
As an expert in Real Estate and Corporate law, he has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate transactions (investment, development, sale, etc.). He is also well known as an expert in mergers and acquisitions.
Real Estate and Land Planning
Gerard deals with all aspects relating to real estate activities, a field in which he has proven experience as a result of his involvement in a number of the principal Spanish real estate deals in Spain in recent years. He advises both national and international clients in the development of property projects, which take many forms including shopping centres, apartment blocks, offices and hotels. His advice covers all phases of the projects, including town planning, development, construction and marketing. His advice also covers the legal aspects of project finance.
Corporate and Financial
Gerard has great expertise in this area, particularly in mergers and acquisitions. His clients include various private equity companies and private investors, for whom he works as their legal advisor with regards to their Spanish and international investments.
Languages
Spanish, Catalan, English, French
Memberships
Barcelona Bar Association
Member of ESADE Law School’s Board of Advisors
Education
1994 Masters Degree in European Law, the University of Liège, Belgium
1993 Masters Degree in European Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
1992 Law Degree, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Real estate and construction
With a strong presence in both Madrid and Barcelona, Pérez-Llorca draws on its ‘deep sector expertise’ to advise a spread of international and domestic investors on Spanish real estate acquisitions. The ‘extraordinary team’ is home to numerous seasoned practitioners: Jesús Varela, a go-to lawyer for clients within the life sciences and technology sectors looking to invest in real estate; Alejandro Osma whose experience extends to renewable energy plants and infrastructure projects; and Fausto Romero-Miura, recognised for his M&A work within the hospitality sector. Gerard Serra handles a spread of real estate mandates including build-to-rent and senior living matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Public law
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Environment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Private equity
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- White-collar crime
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: patents
- Transport: Other transport
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Industry focus: Food