Shortlist
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Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Eugenio Marín, Pérez-Llorca
- Gonçalo Veiga de Macedo, Linklaters Portugal
- Inês Palma Ramalho, Pérez-Llorca Portugal
- María Sabau, Clifford Chance
- Vanessa Cuellas, A&O Shearman
- Verónica Fernández, Sérvulo & Associados
- Xabier Urtiaga, Garrigues
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
- Alexandra Valente, SRS Legal
- Duarte Brito de Goes, CS’Associados
- Fernando Colomina, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Hugo Moredo Santos, VdA
- Ignacio Ruiz-Cámara, A&O Shearman
- Íñigo Rubio, Cuatrecasas
- Juan Barona, Linklaters Spain
Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
- A&O Shearman
- Clifford Chance
- Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Garrigues
- Linklaters Spain
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- PLMJ
- Uría Menéndez
Capital Markets
Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Carlos Martín, Baker McKenzie
- Diogo Pereira Duarte, Abreu Advogados
- Lucía García, Ramón y Cajal Abogados
- Maria Soares do Lago, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Pablo Medina, Linklaters Spain
- Vera Ferreira de Lima, Linklaters Portugal
Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
- Antonio Henríquez, Clifford Chance
- Jaime de la Torre, Cuatrecasas
- Javier Redonet, Uría Menéndez
- Jorge Alegre, Linklaters Spain
- Manuel Cordeiro Ferreira, Pérez-Llorca Portugal
- Marta Graça Rodrigues, Garrigues Portugal
- Salvador Ruiz Bachs, A&O Shearman
Capital Markets Firm of the Year
- Clifford Chance
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Linklaters Spain
- PLMJ
- Uría Menéndez
- VdA
Corporate and M&A
Corporate and M&A Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Bosco de Checa, A&O Shearman
- Carmen Reyna, Pérez-Llorca
- Lucía Quiroga, White & Case LLP
- Rodrigo Falcão Nogueira, Pérez-Llorca Portugal
- Sofia Bobone, VdA
- Tiago Valente de Oliveira, CMS
Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year
- Alex Dolmans, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
- David Oliveira Festas, CS’Associados
- Ignacio Pallarés, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Iñigo Del Val, A&O Shearman
- Lara Hemzaoui, Linklaters Spain
- Manuel Santos Vítor, Abreu Advogados
- Mariana Norton dos Reis, Cuatrecasas Portugal
Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year
- Clifford Chance
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Linklaters Spain
- PLMJ
- Uría Menéndez
- VdA
Data Privacy and Data Protection
Data Privacy and Data Protection Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Bartolomé Martín, Squire Patton Boggs
- Inês Antas de Barros, VdA
- Joana Mota Agostinho, Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Teresa Pereyra, ECIJA
Data Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year
- Daniel López, ECIJA
- Helena Tapp Barroso, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Leticia López-Lapuente, Uría Menéndez
- Norman Heckh, Ramón y Cajal Abogados
- Paula Garralón, Bird & Bird
- Pedro Lomba, PLMJ
- Ricardo Henriques, Abreu Advogados
Data Privacy and Data Protection Firm of the Year
- Bird & Bird
- Garrigues
- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- SRS Legal
- Uría Menéndez
- VdA
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Alexandra Valpaços, Sérvulo & Associados
- Antonio Canales, Jones Day
- Carla Góis Coelho, PLMJ
- Heidi López Castro, Uría Menéndez
- Librado Loriente, ECIJA
- Luis López, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Miguel Azevedo, Garrigues Portugal
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
- Cristina Camarero Espinosa, ONTIER
- David Arias, Arias SLP
- Francisco Málaga, White & Case LLP
- Miguel de Almada, Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Miguel Pinto Cardoso, VdA
- Sofía Parra Martínez, Pinsent Masons
- Sofia Ribeiro Mendes, DLA Piper ABBC
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
- A&O Shearman
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Garrigues Portugal
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Pérez-Llorca
- PLMJ
- Uría Menéndez
Employment
Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Blanca Liñán Hernández, Ceca Magán Abogados
- Carmen Torres, Simmons & Simmons
- Catarina Santos Ferreira, DLA Piper ABBC
- Clara Mañoso, Araoz & Rueda
- Isabel Valente Dias, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- João Paulo Gomes, CMS
- Raúl Boo, Uría Menéndez
Employment Lawyer of the Year
- Carmo Sousa Machado, Abreu Advogados
- Ana Luísa Beirão , SRS Legal
- Antonio Pedrajas, Abdon Pedrajas | Littler
- Diogo Leote Nobre, Miranda & Associados
- Eloy Castañer, Garrigues
- Isabel Moya, Pérez-Llorca
- Mireia Sabaté, Baker McKenzie
Employment Firm of the Year
- Abdon Pedrajas | Littler
- Ceca Magán Abogados
- CMS
- DLA Piper ABBC
- Garrigues
- PLMJ
- Sagardoy Abogados, member of Ius Laboris
- Uría Menéndez
Energy and Natural Resources
Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Alberto Artés, Addleshaw Goddard
- Ana Cremades, Pérez-Llorca
- André Duarte Figueira, DLA Piper ABBC
- Bernardo Cunha Ferreira, CMS
- Jorge Toral, Linklaters Spain
- Maria Athayde Tavares, Linklaters Portugal
- Miguel Fraga, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year
- Francisco Santos Costa, Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Gervasio Martínez-Villaseñor, MVA ASOCIADOS
- Ignacio Grangel, CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo
- Ignacio Paz, White & Case LLP
- Ivone Rocha, Deloitte Legal TELLES
- João Marques Mendes, PLMJ
- Verónica Romaní, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- María Pilar García Guijarro, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Energy and Natural Resources Firm of the Year
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Clifford Chance
- CMS
- Cuatrecasas
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- VdA
- Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Environment
Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Ana Orondo, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Jesús Sedano, Uría Menéndez
- Victoria Esteban del Palacio, Garrigues
Environment Lawyer of the Year
- Alberto Ibort, Pérez-Llorca
- David Sanz Pérez, Garrigues
- Juan Antonio Loste, Uría Menéndez
- María José Rovira, Ceca Magán Abogados
- Pedro Poveda, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Víctor Moralo, ECIJA
Environment Firm of the Year
- Andersen in Spain
- Cuatrecasas
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Pérez-Llorca
- Uría Menéndez
EU and Competition
EU and Competition Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Alberto Saavedra, Sérvulo & Associados
- Ana María Rodríguez, Pérez-Llorca
- Fredrik Löwhagen, Linklaters Spain
- Miguel Marques de Carvalho, Miranda & Associados
- Rita Aleixo Gregório, PLMJ
- Tomás Arranz, Uría Menéndez
- Yolanda Martínez, Marimón Abogados
EU and Competition Lawyer of the Year
- Helmut Brokelmann, MLAB Abogados, SLP
- Henar González Durántez, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
- João Ferreira, Linklaters Portugal
- José Luís da Cruz Vilaça, ECIJA
- José María Jiménez-Laiglesia, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Miguel Gorjão-Henriques, Sérvulo & Associados
- Pedro Suárez, Rēgula
- Susana Cabrera Zaragoza, Garrigues
EU and Competition Firm of the Year
- Clifford Chance
- Garrigues
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Pérez-Llorca
- SRS Legal
- Uría Menéndez
- VdA
Insurance
Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Alejandra Galdos, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
- Carlos Bonhome, Cuatrecasas
- Jaime del Fraile, Uría Menéndez
- Rafael Fernández, Pérez-Llorca
Insurance Lawyer of the Year
- Alberto Muñoz Villarreal, Muñoz Arribas Abogados S.L.P.
- Fernando Blanco Gamella, Blanco & Asociados Abogados
- Javier Goizueta, BROSETA Abogados
- Olivia Delagrange, Simmons & Simmons
- Ricardo Garrido, Kennedys
Insurance Firm of the Year
- Bird & Bird
- DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
- Kennedys
- Pérez-Llorca
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Antonio Muñoz Vico, Garrigues
- Ignacio Pontijas, Grau & Angulo
- Inmaculada Lorenzo, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
- Jean-Yves Teindas, Cuatrecasas
- Marta Alves Vieira, VdA
- Sara Nazaré, NLP
- Mariana Costa Pinto, Sérvulo & Associados
Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
- João Miranda de Sousa, Garrigues Portugal
- Luis Fernández-Novoa, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER
- Mabel Klimt, Elzaburu
- Paulo Monteverde, Baptista, Monteverde & Associados
- Pedro Merino Baylos, Baylos
- Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Santiago Mediano, Santiago Mediano Abogados
Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
- Abreu Advogados
- Baker McKenzie
- Bird & Bird
- Clifford Chance
- Garrigues
- Grau & Angulo
- VdA
Projects and Project Finance
Projects and Project Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Borja Carvajal, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Joana Brandão, PLMJ
- José Félix Zaldívar de la Rica, Uría Menéndez
- Maria de Athayde Tavares, Linklaters Portugal
- Maria Zagallo, PLMJ
- Vanessa Cuellas, A&O Shearman
Projects and Project Finance Lawyer of the Year
- Bruno Azevedo Rodrigues, EY Law
- Francisco Ferraz de Carvalho, Linklaters Portugal
- José Guardo, Clifford Chance
- José Luís Moreira da Silva, SRS Legal
- Mafalda Ferreira, CS’Associados
- Marcos Botella, Garrigues
Projects and Project Finance Firm of the Year
- Clifford Chance
- CS’Associados
- Garrigues
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Linklaters Spain
- PLMJ
- Uría Menéndez Portugal
Public Law
Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year
- André Gaspar Martins, VdA
- Sara Castelo Branco , Miranda & Associados
- Vasco Moura Ramos, SRS Legal
- Gonzalo Rubio, MVA ASOCIADOS
- Juan Moreno, CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo
Public Law Lawyer of the Year
- Alexandre de Albuquerque, Albuquerque & Almeida
- Mafalda Carmona, Lobo Carmona e Associados
- Lino Torgal , Garrigues Portugal
- Elena Veleiro, Pérez-Llorca
- Fernando Calancha Marzana, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
- Alberto Dorrego, Eversheds Sutherland
- Félix Plasencia, Cuatrecasas
Public Law Firm of the Year
- PLMJ
- Sérvulo & Associados
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Clifford Chance
- Cuatrecasas
- Uría Menéndez
- Linklaters Spain
Real Estate
Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Evo Fernandes, Pérez-Llorca Portugal
- Gabriel Cabello, Clifford Chance
- Itxaso López, DLA Piper
- Joaquín Macías, Ashurst LLP
- José Manuel Silva Nunes, CMS
- Natalia Callejo, ONTIER
- Pedro Corrêa d’Oliveira, VdA
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
- Enrique Isla, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Estefanía Iceta, Garrigues
- José Antonio Calleja, Addleshaw Goddard
- José Antonio Pérez, Baker McKenzie
- Miguel Marques dos Santos, VdA
- Patrícia Viana, Abreu Advogados
- Sara Quaresma, Cuatrecasas Portugal
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
- Cuatrecasas
- Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Garrigues
- Garrigues Portugal
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Pérez-Llorca
- Uría Menéndez
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring and Insolvency Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Diana Simão Lourenço, Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Francisco Sáinz-Trápaga, Linklaters Spain
- Irene Arévalo, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Laura Camarero, Baker McKenzie
- Laura Ruiz, Pérez-Llorca
- Nuno Gundar da Cruz, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Vasco Rodrigues, Garrigues Portugal
Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year
- Bernardo Gutiérrez de la Roza, ONTIER
- Fedra Valencia, Cuatrecasas
- Francisco Patrício, Abreu Advogados
- Juan Verdugo, DLA Piper
- Nuno Líbano Monteiro, PLMJ
- Pedro de Rojas, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Ramón Fernández- Aceytuno, Ramón y Cajal Abogados
- Teresa Pitôrra, VdA
Restructuring and Insolvency
Law Firm of the Year
- A&O Shearman
- Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Garrigues
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Linklaters Portugal
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Sérvulo & Associados
- Uría Menéndez
Tax
Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Dinis Tracana, PLMJ
- Francisco Cabral Matos, VdA
- Inês Teixeira, DLA Piper ABBC
- Isabel Cortés, Garrigues
- Iván Rabanillo, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Mariana Díaz-Moro, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Violeta Pina, Uría Menéndez
Tax Lawyer of the Year
- Alexandra Courela, Abreu Advogados
- Ana Moutinho Nascimento, Sérvulo & Associados
- Ana Royuela, EY Abogados
- António Rocha Mendes, CS’Associados
- Francisco Conde, Garrido
- Javier Hernández Galante, Ashurst LLP
- María Antonia Azpeitia, Baker McKenzie
- María Cortizas, ECIJA
Tax Law Firm of the Year
- Ashurst LLP
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Garrigues Portugal
- Linklaters Spain
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Uría Menéndez
- VdA
Transport
Transport Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Diego de San Simón, San Simon & Duch
- Inês Teixeira, DLA Piper ABBC
- Jaime Albors, Albors Galiano Portales
- José Miguel Oliveira, VdA
- Nuno Luís Sapateiro, Abreu Advogados
- Olivia López-Ibor, López-Ibor Abogados
- Victor Mata, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Transport Lawyer of the Year
- Ainara Rentería , Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Alfredo Cabellos, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
- António Moura Portugal, DLA Piper ABBC
- Antonio Quirós, Avante Legal
- Joana Andrade Correia, Raposo Bernardo
- João Marques De Almeida, Abreu Advogados
- Luis Alberto Garcia, Rogers & Co. Abogados
Transport Law Firm of the Year
- Albors Galiano Portales
- Augusta Abogados
- Avante Legal
- Clyde & Co
- Cuatrecasas Portugal
- DLA Piper ABBC
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
TMT
TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Cristina Villasante, ECIJA
- Margarida Leitão Nogueira, DLA Piper ABBC
- Pablo Méndez, A&O Shearman
- Tiago Bessa, VdA
TMT Lawyer of the Year
- Daniel Reis, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Portugal
- Fernando Fernandez-Miranda, PwC Tax & Legal
- Fernando Iruzun, Clifford Chance
- Filipe Mayer, CCA Law firm
- Gonzalo F Gállego, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
- Leticia López-Lapuente, Uría Menéndez
- Ricardo Henriques, Abreu Advogados
TMT Law Firm of the Year
- Baker McKenzie
- CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo
- Cuatrecasas
- ECIJA
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- SRS Legal
- Uría Menéndez
- VdA
White-Collar Crime
White-Collar Crime Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Alberto Gómez Fraga, Uría Menéndez
- Carolina González de la Fuente, Bufete Choclán
- Dirce Rente, Eversheds Sutherland
- Emilio Moyano, CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo
- Miguel Santos Almeida, Sérvulo & Associados
- Tiago Geraldo, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year
- Ana Rita Duarte de Campos, Abreu Advogados
- Gabriel Castro, Garrigues
- João Medeiros, MFA Legal
- Joaquín Burkhalter, Cuatrecasas
- Pablo Jiménez de Parga, ECIJA
- Paulo Saragoça da Matta, DLA Piper ABBC
- Vanessa Fernández-Lledó, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
White-Collar Crime Law Firm of the Year
- Baker McKenzie
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Oliva-Ayala Abogados
- Sérvulo & Associados
- VdA
Signature Awards
Law Firm of the Year – Portugal
- Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Garrigues Portugal
- Linklaters Portugal
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- PLMJ
- SRS Legal
- Uría Menéndez Portugal
- VdA
Lawyer of the Year – Portugal
- Carmo Sousa Machado, Abreu Advogados
- Daniel Reis, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- João Medeiros, MFA Legal
- João Miranda de Sousa, Garrigues Portugal
- Joaquim Vieira Peres, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- José Luís da Cruz Vilaça, ECIJA
- Miguel Pinto Cardoso, VdA
- Teresa Serra, Sérvulo & Associados
Law Firm of the Year – Spain
- Baker McKenzie
- Clifford Chance
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Linklaters Spain
- Pérez-Llorca
- Uría Menéndez
Lawyer of the Year – Spain
- David Arias, Arias SLP
- Fedra Valencia, Cuatrecasas
- Manuel Echenique, Uría Menéndez
- Manuel Lobato, Bird & Bird
- Miquel Montañá, Clifford Chance
- Pedro De Rojas, Latham & Watkins LLP
- Susana Cabrera Zaragoza, Garrigues
- Verónica Romaní, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Deal of the Year
Boliden’s acquisition of Somincor
- Uría Menéndez Portugal
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
BPCE’s acquisition of Novo Banco
- Linklaters Portugal
- CS’Associados
- PwC Portugal
- DLA Piper ABBC
Iberdrola €5bn capital increase
- Uría Menéndez
- White & Case LLP
- Linklaters Spain
Inocsa’s takeover bid for 37.9% of Catalana Occidente Group’s shares
- Cuatrecasas
- Pérez-Llorca
Naturgy Energy Group’s €2.3bn buyback of its own shares
- Freshfields
- Pérez-Llorca (Spain)
Boutique Firm of the Year
- Albors Galiano Portales
- Arias SLP
- Gama Glória
- Grau & Angulo
- MFA Legal
- Oliva-Ayala Abogados
- RFF Lawyers
- Sagardoy Abogados, member of Ius Laboris
Rising Firm of the Year
- Croma Legal
- J+Legal
- LOBO CARMONA
- Selier Abogados
- STATIM LEGAL
- Wonders & Co SLP
Law Firm of the Year – Portugal (Client Service Excellence)
- Costa Pinto
- Durham Agrellos
- ECIJA
- Garrigues Portugal
- MACEDO VITORINO
- NLP
- RFF Lawyers
Law Firm of the Year – Spain (Client Service Excellence)
- Abdon Pedrajas | Littler
- Campaner Law
- Constitución 23
- Fils Legal
- Fourlaw Abogados
- PEREZ ALBORS | & CO
- SLJ Abogados
Leading Associate of the Year
- Carlos López González, DLA Piper
- Diana Avillez Caldeira, Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Dzhamil Oda, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
- Maria José Sousa Leite, Linklaters Portugal
- Ricardo Lopez Alzaga, Garrigues
- Román Hierro, Ashurst LLP
- Sara Sanz, A&O Shearman
Next Generation Partner of the Year
- Felipe Font, Clifford Chance
- Francisco Sáinz-Trápaga, Linklaters Spain
- Heidi López Castro, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- João Soares Almeida, Garrigues Portugal
- Margarida Leitão Nogueira, DLA Piper ABBC
- Miguel Stokes, Uría Menéndez Portugal
- Vanessa Cuellas, A&O Shearman
Lawyer of the Year
- Alejandro Touriño, ECIJA
- Álvaro López-Jorrín, Garrigues
- Javier Carvajal, Pérez-Llorca
- Lara Hemzaoui, Linklaters Spain
- Mafalda Ferreira Santos, Sérvulo & Associados
- Manuel Requicha Ferreira, Cuatrecasas Portugal
- Nuno Líbano Monteiro, PLMJ
- Sofía Martínez-Almeida, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Iberia Law Firm of the Year
- Cuatrecasas
- Garrigues
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
- Linklaters
- Pérez-Llorca
- Uría Menéndez
GC of the Year
- Ainhoa Madrazo Rotgers, ISDIN
- Teresa Mínguez, Porsche Ibérica
- Virginia Beltramini, MOEVE
- Isabel Lage, Fidelidade
- Pedro Krusse Neves, Galp
GC of the Year
- Banco Santander (Spain)
- Galp
- Jerónimo Martins
- Grupo Visabeira
- Cintra
Most Transformative In-house Team of the Year
- StartCampus
- Grupo Visabeira
- Acciona
- Siemens Mobility (Spain)
- IBM
ESG In-house Team of the Year
- Galp
- Fidelidade
- SONAE
- Iberdrola
- CaixaBank
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