Linklaters‘ public law practice in Spain is noted for its ’technical and legal capabilities’ in both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team is skilled at handling transactional and regulatory work, as well as administrative litigation across sectors such as energy, telecoms, and oil and gas. The ‘exceptional’ José Giménez heads up the department, bringing extensive expertise in contentious, advisory, and regulatory matters, including judicial challenges, regulatory disputes, and concessions. Jorge Toral, who was promoted to counsel in May 2024, specialises in renewable energy project agreements and is highly skilled in public procurement and transactions involving regulated sectors. The team also benefits from the expertise of Rocío Beotas, who focuses on regulated sectors. Mario García is no longer at the firm.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team stands out for its collaboration with clients, accessibility, availability, ease in relationships, and for having a multidisciplinary team.’

  • ‘They have a very large team of skilled professionals in all disciplines and therefore can cover all bases extremely competently no matter how complex the transaction.’

  • ‘Each of the individuals has an exceptional level of skill, a great commercial understanding, and can explain and draft things clearly and precisely (both in Spanish and English). As a result, clients have complete faith in those individuals.’

  • ‘The collaboration, personalised attention, and qualified advice constitute a highly appreciated uniqueness.’

  • ‘José Giménez is exceptional, not only for his extensive technical knowledge but also for his ability to present and provide confidence in the advice requested, in addition to very personalized attention.’

  • ‘The technical and legal capabilities of this team are exceptional, but I would particularly highlight their in-depth knowledge of the business and their ability to understand the needs of internal clients and provide agile and effective responses.’

  • ‘José Giménez and Jorge Toral stand out in particular.’

Key clients

  • Telefónica
  • Globalvia
  • El Corte Inglés
  • Iberdrola
  • Enagás
  • Repsol
  • Red Eléctrica de España
  • Ecoener
  • Cero Generation
  • Matrix Renewables
  • Bruc Energy
  • Permira and Universidad Europea
  • Cepsa
  • Qualitas Energy

Lawyers

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José Giménez
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

José Giménez

Other key lawyers

Jorge Toral, Rocío Beotas