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The firm is a powerhouse offering clients a dedicated energy and natural resources team that regularly represents domestic and multinational clients seeking to invest in the Spanish energy sector. Garrigues advises on impressive corporate, financing and regulatory mandates pertaining to the energy sector. With a further capacity to assist clients with complex commercial arbitration, the department's clients benefit from offices throughout Latin America, China and the USA, ensuring that the team boasts notable expertise in cross-border cases, frequently handling Europe-wide deals as well as large domestic transactions.
Work Highlights
- Garrigues acted for Verbund on its acquisition of several renewable energy projects from Q-Energy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Garrigues has the experience and resources to solve any issue, regardless of its complexity."
"The team are precise and very focused on client service."
"They know the current legislation and also have knowledge of the background."
"Garrigues has the experience and resources to solve any issue, regardless of its complexity."
"The team are precise and very focused on client service."
"They know the current legislation and also have knowledge of the background."
Notable Practitioners
Head of department Silvestre Arana has notable activity for German clients on cross-border mandates, as well as representing Spanish and international industrial clients in M&A transactions, such as the negotiation of joint ventures and SPAs. He is recognised for his knowledge of the hydrocarbon sector.
Alvaro Valle acts for international utility and energy companies on renewable energy transactions in Spain. He has further experience assisting with supply agreements in the gas industry.
"Alvaro Valle is greatly experienced. He has a strong understanding of the commercial implications and is always ready to look for pragmatic solutions."
Gonzalo Valencia del Alcázar is routinely engaged by clients from the renewables space in relation to corporate and M&A activities as well as financing.
"Gonzalo Valencia del Alcázar is very proactive and always finds solutions."
Victoria Esteban del Palacio enters the rankings as a result of strong market support. She assists industry clients with renewable energy transactions and developments.
"Victoria Esteban del Palacio's reports are focused on what you need."
"Victoria manages to overcome the difficult and make it easy."