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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Spain

Capital markets (US law)

Within Capital markets (US law), Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a first tier firm,

Working in close conjunction with colleagues in New York, London and Paris, the Madrid office of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP represents every Spanish company on the New York Stock Exchange. These include large banks such as Banco Bilbao and Banco Santander, as well as corporates Repsol and Telefónica. Significant work in 2011 included acting on the first IPO of the former savings bank now known as Bankia, and advising BBVA on its SEC-registered rights offering, the second-largest Spanish equity offering to date. Michael Willisch heads the Madrid team, and is recommended along with senior partner Andrés Gil, who is noted for his ‘significant international experience’.


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