Ms Coral Yáñez > Bird & Bird > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

The energy and utilities team at Bird & Bird brings real expertise on renewable energy and green infrastructure transactions. Co-leading the group, José de Santiago Forn is an expert on sale and purchase agreements and power purchase agreements concerning renewable energy projects. Managing partner and regulatory and public law team head Coral Yáñez brings full lifecycle regulatory expertise on renewable energy projects, supplementing this with deep experience in handling administrative claims in the sector.

Bird & Bird handles the full range of employment and corporate mandates, in addition to acting in patent infringement and unfair competition proceedings. Coral Yáñez is a regulatory expert who often acts in judicial reviews. Manuel Lobato is a key name for patent and SPC litigation, while seasoned IP litigator José Miguel Lissén focuses on FRAND litigation. Lourdes Ayala has a great deal of expertise in financing issues and M&A, and Miguel Pastur routinely handles employment matters within the healthcare and life sciences spaces.

With expertise in the life sciences, energy, and utilities sectors, Bird & Bird‘s public law department offers support on regulatory compliance, public contracts, and regulatory matters. The team is well placed to advise clients on a wide range of mandates, including administrative litigation proceedings, administrative infringements and sanctions, and public tenders Leading the practice is Coral Yáñez, a reference for healthcare companies on all kinds of regulatory issues and administrative proceedings. The team also benefits from the expertise of Enrique Rivas Alba, who specialises in public procurement, and Alejandro Sola Herrera, who has a strong track record in contentious-administrative cases involving the tech and telecoms sectors.