Mr Rafael Suárez de Lezo > CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo Offices
PASEO DE RECOLETOS, 7-9
28004 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Rafael Suárez de Lezo
Work Department
Corporate / M&A | Dispute Resolution | Banking & Finance
Position
Managing partner
Career
Rafael Suárez de Lezo is Chairman of CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, a Partner of the Corporate / M&A department and a Member of the CMS Executive Committee. He specialises in the securities market, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, finance, competition, insolvency law and dispute resolution.
In 2010 he was named as the top Securities Market lawyer in Spain by the International Law Office.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Education
- Doctor of Law (Cum Laude), Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE, Madrid (Spain).
- Qualified Insurance Broker, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain).
- Course on International Contract Law, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles (United States of America).
- Specialist Course on EU Law, University of Exeter (United Kingdom).
- Degree in Business Science, Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE, Madrid (Spain).
- Graduate of Law, Universidad de Deusto (Spain).
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Listed companies, PE firms and investment funds regularly turn to CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo for assistance with big-ticket M&A transactions across a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, life sciences, real estate, and energy, the latter of which is a key area of strength for the team. Managing partner César Albiñana oversees the corporate and M&A team, which includes notable figures such as Rafael Suárez de Lezo, recognised for his work on mergers, reorganisations, tender offers and leveraged buyouts (LBOs); Luis Miguel de Dios, a key contact for transactions involving renewable energy assets; and Ignacio Zarzalejos, noted for his expertise in M&A and corporate governance matters for listed companies.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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- Projects and energy
- Public law
- White-collar crime
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Tax
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Banking and finance
- EU and competition