Energy & Natural Resources - Spain
What the team is known for
MVA Asociados is a well-regarded boutique consisting of a compact team wholly dedicated to providing expert energy advice. The firm's repertoire spans the breadth of the energy sector including renewables, cleantech, and oil and gas. The group provides clients with day-to-day advice on a range of matters such as regulatory issues, contentious processes and corporate transactions. The department's clients include major actors in the Spanish energy market, whom they frequently represent in high-profile deals and litigation proceedings. The team works with global law firms to provide international investor clients with specialist advice concerning Spanish energy regulations. The lawyers offer additional expertise in project development and construction.
Strengths
"The team at MVA Asociados have a deep understanding of energy legislation and can understand the reasons of technical disputes."
"They work as a team to find the best solution to a problem."
"The firm offers a very good service that adapts to a client's needs."
Work highlights
MVA Asociados assisted BP Spain with regulatory issues relating to the implementation of battery chargers in petrol stations.
Notable practitioners
Gervasio Martínez-Villaseñor advises on M&A transactions and regulatory mandates. He has particular expertise in litigation, being additionally active on corporate transactions and PPAs. "Gervasio Martínez-Villaseñor has knowledge of the energy sector and experience in the regulatory field."
Javier de Montalvo routinely leads complex regulatory, contractual and contentious-administrative proceedings. advising domestic and international clients. "Javier de Montalvo has great knowledge of the market and is involved in projects from the beginning to closure." "He has extensive experience and a strategic vision."
Gonzalo Rubio has a growing reputation for his advice on regulatory, litigious and transactional mandates across the energy and natural resources sector. "Gonzalo Rubio has a practical vision."