The department at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is recommended for its ability to advise on aviation, automotive, mobility, transport and logistics-related matters. Jointly chaired by Fernando Herrero, Ainara Rentería, and Miguel Ángel García Otero, the team is praised for its ‘great professionalism and commitment’. Herrero is noted for his experience in asset finance; Rentería takes the lead on automotive and sustainable mobility mandates; and Otero excels on regulatory issues in the transport and logistics spaces. José Canalejas provides additional support in shipping and aviation finance transactions, while Marina Carreño is a key contact for matters relating to the Cape Town Convention.

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Testimonials

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‘Great knowledge of the different players in the automotive sector.’
‘Ainara Rentería is approachable and has great knowledge of the automotive sector, in the different phases - production, distribution and financing.’
‘A great team of professionals.'
‘Partner Miguel Ángel García Otero stands out, but the entire team is characterised by its great professionalism and commitment.’

Key clients

AeroCentury Corp
AIG
Airborne Capital Limited
Aviator IV, 3444 Limited
BBAM Aircraft Leasing & Management
Chorus AVIATION Inc.
Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
Export Development Canada
Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd.
Goshawk AVIATION Limited
HEH Hamburger EmissionsHaus GmbH & Cie. KG
Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. Operadora.
ITOCHU Corporation
K AVIATION Leasing Corporation 1A DAC
Morgan Stanley
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Pembroke Capital Limited
SDH Wings International Leasing Limited
Standard Chartered Bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited (London Branch)
VMO Aircraft Leasing
Vueling Airlines, S.A.
Yamasa
Hyundai Motor España
Ford España
Automotive & Industrial Systems, a division of Panasonic Corporation
Accell Group
Lotus Group
IVECO
Moove Cars Group/King Street
LimeBike
ANFAC
OLA ELECTRICS
MOBIS PARTS EUROPE
VLD BUS & COACH
XPENG MOTORS
SCUTUM LOGISTIC
MITSUBISHI B&M AUTOMOVILES RETAIL
ViaVan Technologies B.V.
SPADIMUR MOBILITY CANARIAS
ARVAL SERVICE LEASE
ADIF
GATE GOURMET
HARSCO
HITACHI
Las Fallas Leasing DAC
ESPRINET
Grupo Carreras
MAKRO
NUTRECO
Packlink
SENNDER
UPS
ASITUR
LINDE MEDICA
DS SMITH
EXPRIVIA
OPTIBUS
Junta de Andalucía
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
Banco Santander S.A.
Bank of America Europe DAC
Bank of China Limited, London Branch
BNP Paribas
CaixaBank, S.A.
CitiCorp North America Inc.
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Filiale Luxemburg
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Credit Suisse (Deutschland) Aktiengesellschaft
Credit Suisse AG, London Branch
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
HSBC Bank plc
HSBC Continental Europe
J.P. Morgan AG
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch
KEB Hana Bank, Singapore Branch
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
National Westminster Bank plc
Nomura Babcock & Brown Co., Ltd.
SMBC Bank EU AG
Standard Chartered Bank
The Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd.
and Sanno Investment, Inc.
Algodor Limited
Manzanares Limited

Work highlights

Defended Ford España in a damages claims case.
Provided advice on regulatory, employment, compliance and corporate matters to Moove Cars Group/King Street.