Boasting an ‘extraordinary knowledge of energy’ across M&A, financings, and project development, Watson Farley & Williams LLP regularly acts for sponsors and investors active in the renewables space. Practice head María Pilar García Guijarro is a highly sought-after adviser to renewable energy operators on key strategic transactions, particularly regarding major solar and renewable energy portfolio acquisitions. Rodrigo Berasategui, who provides true project and acquisition finance expertise, acts for major global banks and developers on portfolio and construction financing matters in the solar and wind power segments. David Diez is regularly instructed by multinational energy operators to advise on development, transactional, and administrative matters concerning wind, solar, and hydrogen projects.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A multidisciplinary team with extraordinary knowledge of energy, dealing with M&A, project contracts, the regulatory part as well as the procedural part. It stands out for its excellence in the technical part, team cohesion, as well as the commercial perspective, in which finding solutions to complicated issues is paramount.’

  • ‘Partners Maria Pilar Garcia Guijarro and David Diez stand out due to their expertise in energy from all angles.'

Key clients

  • CIP (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners)
  • Northleaf Capital Partners
  • Northland
  • General Electric
  • Foresight Group
  • Helios Energy Investment
  • Macquarie Capital
  • Noy Infrastructure & Energy Investment Fund
  • Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc
  • Ontario Pension Trust
  • Sonnedix
  • T-Solar
  • Q-Energy
  • Iberdrola
  • GALP
  • Saeta Yield
  • Acciona
  • FRV
  • Solaria
  • Cúbico

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

María Pilar García Guijarro

Other key lawyers

Rodrigo Berasategui, David Diez, Javier Ester