{"id":224376,"date":"2025-08-01T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=224376"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:50:16","slug":"shortlist-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/iberia-awards\/shortlist-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortlist 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Banking and Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nLinklaters (Portugal)<br \/>\nLinklaters (Spain)<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJuan Barona, Linklaters<br \/>\nAndr\u00e9 Figueiredo, PLMJ<br \/>\nC\u00e9sar Herrero, DLA Piper<br \/>\nFilipe Lowndes Marques, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nFernando Navarro, White &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nManuel Requicha Ferreira, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nJimena Urretavizcaya, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBenedita Aires, VdA<br \/>\nFernando Colomina, Latham &amp; Watkins<br \/>\nEugenio Fern\u00e1ndez-Rico, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nArmando Garc\u00eda-Mendonza, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nIv\u00e1n Mart\u00edn-Barb\u00f3n, Jones Day<br \/>\nVasco Rodrigues, Garrigues Portugal<br \/>\nGon\u00e7alo Veiga de Macedo, Linklaters<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nLinklaters (Spain)<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nPLMJ<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJorge Alegre, Linklaters<br \/>\nYolanda Azanza, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nI\u00f1igo Berricano, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nPaulo C\u00e2mara, S\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<br \/>\nPedro Cassiano Santos, VdA<br \/>\nAndr\u00e9 Figueiredo, PLMJ<br \/>\nSalvador Ruiz Bachs, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCarolina Albuerne, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nVera Ferreira de Lima, Linklaters<br \/>\nLuc\u00eda Garc\u00eda, Ram\u00f3n y Cajal Abogados<br \/>\nCarlos Mart\u00edn, Baker McKenzie<br \/>\nCarlos P\u00e9rez D\u00e1vila, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nMaria Soares do Lago, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nMiguel Stokes, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Corporate and M&amp;A<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Corporate and M&amp;A Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<br \/>\nPLMJ<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate and M&amp;A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLuis Alonso, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nCl\u00e1udia da Cruz Almeida, VdA<br \/>\nManuel Echenique, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nPablo Gonz\u00e1lez Mosqueira, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nMariana Norton dos Reis, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nEduardo Paulino, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\n\u00cd\u00f1igo del Val, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate and M&amp;A Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBosco de Checa, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nCarlos Daroca, White &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nDiogo Plantier Santos, Linklaters<br \/>\nLuis Roquette Geraldes, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nMaria Cunha Matos, VdA<br \/>\nIgnacio Zarzalejos, CMS Albi\u00f1ana y Su\u00e1rez de Lezo<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Data Privacy and Data Protection<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Data Privacy and Data Protection Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBird &amp; Bird<br \/>\nECIJA<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nHogan Lovells<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nSRS Legal<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMagda Cocco, VdA<br \/>\nTiago F\u00e9lix da Costa, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nLu\u00eds Neto Galv\u00e3o, SRS Legal<br \/>\nAlejandro Pad\u00edn, Garrigues<br \/>\nLeticia L\u00f3pez-Lapuente, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nGonzalo F. G\u00e1llego, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nNorman Heckh, Ram\u00f3n y Cajal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Privacy and Data Protection Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJoana Mota Agostinho, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nIn\u00eas Antas de Barros, VdA<br \/>\nMargarida Leit\u00e3o Nogueira, DLA Piper ABBC<br \/>\nDaniel L\u00f3pez, ECIJA<br \/>\nBartolom\u00e9 Mart\u00edn, Squire Patton Boggs<br \/>\nTeresa Pereyra, ECIJA<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nB. Cremades &amp; Asociados<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<br \/>\nPLMJ<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid Arias, Arias SLP<br \/>\nMiguel Esperan\u00e7a Pina, CS&#8217;Associados<br \/>\nFrederico Gon\u00e7alves Pereira, VdA<br \/>\nAlfonso Iglesia, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\n\u00c1lvaro L\u00f3pez de Argumedo, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nF\u00e9lix Montero, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nJoaquim Shearman de Macedo, PLMJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFrederico Bettencourt Ferreira, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nAntonio Canales, Jones Day<br \/>\nCarla Gon\u00e7alves Borges, VdA<br \/>\nCarlos Gonz\u00e1lez Pulido, J Almoguera Abogados<br \/>\nAlejandro Huertas, Garrigues<br \/>\nMargarita Morales, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nSofia Vaz Sampaio, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Employment Firm of the Year<br \/>\n<\/strong>Baker McKenzie<br \/>\nCeca Mag\u00e1n Abogados<br \/>\nCMS (Portugal)<br \/>\nDLA Piper ABBC<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nSagardoy Abogados<br \/>\nSRS Legal<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMario Barros, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nDaniel Cifuentes, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nMart\u00edn Godino, Sagardoy Abogados<br \/>\nBenjamim Mendes, DLA Piper ABBC<br \/>\nPilar Menor, DLA Piper<br \/>\nCesar S\u00e1 Esteves, SRS Legal<br \/>\nRui Valente, Garrigues Portugal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMarta Afonso Pereira, Eversheds Sutherland<br \/>\nRub\u00e9n Doctor, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nBenedita Gon\u00e7alves, VdA<br \/>\nClara Ma\u00f1oso, Araoz &amp; Rueda<br \/>\nAndr\u00e9 Nascimento, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nCarmen Torres, Simmons &amp; Simmons<br \/>\nRui Vaz Pereira, Cuatrecasas<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Energy and Natural Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Energy and Natural Resources Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nCMS (Portugal)<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nLinklaters (Spain)<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nVdA<br \/>\nWatson Farley &amp; Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nM\u00f3nica Carneiro Pacheco, CMS<br \/>\nMar\u00eda Pilar Garc\u00eda Guijarro, Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP<br \/>\nJos\u00e9 Gim\u00e9nez, Linklaters<br \/>\nJavier Montalvo, MVA Asociados<br \/>\nVer\u00f3nica Roman\u00ed, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nManuel Santos V\u00edtor, Abreu Advogados<br \/>\nAna Lu\u00eds de Sousa, VdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy and Natural Resources Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nManuel Cassiano Neves, CMS<br \/>\nBernardo Cunha Ferreira, CMS<br \/>\nAna Cremades, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nLuc\u00eda Gonz\u00e1lez Fern\u00e1ndez, Ontier<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Marques Mendes, PLMJ<br \/>\nJorge Toral, Linklaters<br \/>\nLaura Vintanel, Araoz &amp; Rueda<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Environment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Environment Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAndersen (Spain)<br \/>\nDel Pozo &amp; De la Cuadra<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo y Pombo (Spain)<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nArancha Bengoechea Bartolom\u00e9, Andersen<br \/>\nSantiago Garrido, G\u00f3mez-Acebo y Pombo<br \/>\nLuis Gonz\u00e1lez Garc\u00eda, Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP<br \/>\nCovadonga del Pozo, Del Pozo &amp; De La Cuadra<br \/>\nMar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Rovira, Ceca Mag\u00e1n Abogados<br \/>\nErnesto Garc\u00eda-Trevijano, GTA Villamagna Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nIria Calvi\u00f1o, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nVictoria Esteban del Palacio, Garrigues<br \/>\nAlberto Ibort, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nJes\u00fas Sedano, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<h4><strong>EU and Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>EU and Competition Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nLinklaters (Spain)<br \/>\nMLAB Abogados<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nPLMJ<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>EU and Competition Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGon\u00e7alo Anast\u00e1cio, SRS Legal<br \/>\nSusana Cabrera Zaragoza, Garrigues<br \/>\nPedro Callol, Callol, Coca &amp; Asociados<br \/>\nJos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez-Laiglesia, Latham &amp; Watkins<br \/>\nMiguel Odriozola, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nRicardo Oliveira, PLMJ<br \/>\nNuno Ruiz, VdA<br \/>\nPatricia Vidal, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<p><strong>EU and Competition Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nRita Aleixo Greg\u00f3rio, PLMJ<br \/>\nBego\u00f1a Barrantes, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nT\u00e2nia Lu\u00edsa Faria, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Pateira Ferreira, Linklaters<br \/>\nMariarosaria Ganino, MLAB Advogados<br \/>\nYolanda Mart\u00ednez, Marim\u00f3n Abogados<br \/>\nPaloma Mart\u00ednez-Lage, Baker McKenzie<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Insurance Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co<br \/>\nDAC Beachcroft LLP<br \/>\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nKennedys<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJoaqu\u00edn Ruiz Echauri, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nIgnacio Figuerol, Kennedys<br \/>\nFrancisco de Le\u00f3n, Simmons &amp; Simmons<br \/>\nPablo Muelas, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nGuillermo San Pedro, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFernando Blanco Gamella, Blanco &amp; Asociados Abogados<br \/>\nRafael Fern\u00e1ndez, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nAlejandra Galdos, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nRebeca Rodr\u00edguez, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nFelipe V\u00e1zquez, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAbreu Advogados<br \/>\nBird &amp; Bird<br \/>\nElzaburu<br \/>\nGarrigues Portugal<br \/>\nGrau &amp; Angulo<br \/>\nHOYNG ROKH MONEGIER<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Arnaut, CMS<br \/>\nAna Castedo, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nManuel Dur\u00e3es Rocha, Abreu Advogados<br \/>\nManuel Lobato, Bird &amp; Bird<br \/>\nSantiago Mediano, Santiago Mediano Abogados<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Miranda de Sousa, Garrigues Portugal<br \/>\nCarolina Pina, Garrigues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMarta Alves Vieira, VdA<br \/>\nMariana Costa Pinto, S\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<br \/>\nInmaculada Lorenzo, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nCristina Mesa, Garrigues<br \/>\nPaola Rua G\u00f3mez, ClarkeModet<br \/>\nVasco Stilwell d\u2019Andrade, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nCarlota Viola, Grau &amp; Angulo<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Projects and Project Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Projects and Project Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nCS&#8217;Associados<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nLinklaters (Portugal)<br \/>\nPLMJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Project Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMarcos Botella, Garrigues<br \/>\nMaria Castelos, CS&#8217;Associados<br \/>\nBernardo Diniz de Ayala, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nTeresa Empis Falc\u00e3o, VdA<br \/>\nFrancisco Ferraz de Carvalho, Linklaters<br \/>\nJos\u00e9 Guardo, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nFernando Lillo, Jones Day<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Project Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJoana Brand\u00e3o, PLMJ<br \/>\nVanessa Cuellas, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nMiguel Fraga, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nFrancisca Mendes da Costa, S\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<br \/>\nMaria Zagallo, PLMJ<br \/>\nJos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix Zald\u00edvar de la Rica, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Public Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Public Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo (Spain)<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<br \/>\nS\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDiogo Duarte Campos, PLMJ<br \/>\nJuan Rodr\u00edguez C\u00e1rcamo, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nAlberto Dorrego, Eversheds Sutherland<br \/>\nMariano Magide, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nMargarida Olazabal Cabral, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nPaulo Pinheiro, VdA<br \/>\nF\u00e9lix Plasencia, Cuatrecasas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nIria Calvi\u00f1o, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nSara Castelo Branco, Miranda &amp; Associados<br \/>\nAna Marta Castro, VdA<br \/>\nIrene Fern\u00e1ndez Puyol, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nFrancisca Mendes da Costa, S\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<br \/>\nGonzalo Rubio, MVA Asociados<br \/>\nElena Veleiro, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDLA Piper Spain<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<br \/>\nPLMJ<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Portugal)<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nOrson Alcocer, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nFernando Azofra, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nFrancisco Lino Dias, PLMJ<br \/>\nCarlos Portocarrero, Clifford Chance<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Torroaes Valente, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nJes\u00fas Varela, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nRita Xavier de Brito, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nNatalia Callejo, ONTIER<br \/>\nEstefan\u00eda Iceta, Garrigues<br \/>\nItxaso L\u00f3pez, Dentons<br \/>\nMiguel Menezes da Silva, Garrigues Portugal<br \/>\nJavier Mu\u00f1oz M\u00e9ndez, Jones Day<br \/>\nPedro Pereira Coutinho, VdA<br \/>\nSara Quaresma, Cuatrecasas<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Portugal)<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo (Spain)<br \/>\nLatham &amp; Watkins<br \/>\nLinklaters (Portugal)<br \/>\nPLMJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJavier Castresana, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nFilipa Cotta, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nNuno Ferreira Lousa, Linklaters<br \/>\nRodrigo L\u00f3pez, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nJoaquim Shearman de Macedo, PLMJ<br \/>\nAdri\u00e1n Thery, Garrigues<br \/>\nI\u00f1igo Villoria, Clifford Chance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPatricia \u00c1lvarez, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nAlexandra Borrallo, KPMG Abogados<br \/>\nJavier Garc\u00eda Marrero, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nNuno Gundar da Cruz, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nTeresa Pit\u00f4rra, VdA<br \/>\nVasco Rodrigues, Garrigues Portugal<br \/>\nFrancisco Sainz-Tr\u00e1paga, Linklaters<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tax Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAbreu Advogados<br \/>\nAshurst<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nEY Abogados<br \/>\nGarrigues Portugal<br \/>\nKPMG Abogados<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJordi Dom\u00ednguez, Latham &amp; Watkins<br \/>\nSerena Cabrita Neto, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nRui Camacho Palma, Linklaters<br \/>\nJavier Garc\u00eda-Pita, Linklaters<br \/>\nEduardo Gracia, Ashurst<br \/>\nClara Jim\u00e9nez, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nRog\u00e9rio M Fernandes Ferreira, RFF Lawyers<br \/>\nAraceli S\u00e1enz De Navarrete, EY Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFrancisco Cabral Matos, VdA<br \/>\nMiguel Cortez Pimentel, Garrigues Portugal<br \/>\nMaria Cortizas, Dentons<br \/>\nMarta Esteban, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nSusana Est\u00eav\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alves, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nAlejandro Meca, Linklaters<br \/>\nIshtar Sancho, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Transport Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAlbors Galiano Portales<br \/>\nAugusta Abogados<br \/>\nAvante Legal<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Portugal)<br \/>\nDLA Piper ABBC<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPaulo de Barros Baptista, VdA<br \/>\nSergi Gimenez Binder, Augusta Abogados<br \/>\nJulio L\u00f3pez Quiroga, Avante Legal<br \/>\nLuis Alberto Garcia, Rogers &amp; Co. Abogados<br \/>\nAnna Mestre, Mestre Abogados<br \/>\nAnt\u00f3nio Moura Portugal, DLA Piper ABBC<br \/>\nAinara Renter\u00eda, G\u00f3mez-Acebo y Pombo<br \/>\nClaudia Santos Cruz, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nJavier Portales, Albors Galiano Portales<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJaime Albors, Albors Galiano Portales<br \/>\nZuberoa Elorriaga, Aiyon Abogados SLP<br \/>\nOlivia L\u00f3pez-Ibor, L\u00f3pez-Ibor Advogados<br \/>\nVictor Mata, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP<br \/>\nNuno Luis Sapateiro, Abreu Advogados<br \/>\nStephanie S\u00e1 Silva, DLA Piper ABBC<br \/>\nIn\u00eas Teixeira, DLA Piper ABBC<\/p>\n<h4><strong>TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>TMT Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBaker McKenzie<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nECIJA<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nSRS Legal<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00c1lvaro Bourkaib, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nOct\u00e1vio Castelo Paulo, SRS Legal<br \/>\nMagda Cocco, VdA<br \/>\nPedro Lomba, PLMJ<br \/>\nJos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Morales, Garrigues<br \/>\nJavier Torre de Silva, CMS Albi\u00f1ana y Su\u00e1rez de Lezo<br \/>\nAlejandro Touri\u00f1o, ECIJA<\/p>\n<p><strong>TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nTiago Bessa, VdA<br \/>\nMargarida Leit\u00e3o Nogueira, DLA Piper ABBC<br \/>\nPablo Mendez, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nCeyhun Pehlivan, Linklaters<br \/>\nCristina Villasante, ECIJA<\/p>\n<h4><strong>White-Collar Crime<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>White-Collar Crime Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBaker McKenzie<br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nOliva-Ayala Abogados<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Portugal)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMar\u00eda Mass\u00f3, Baker McKenzie<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Medeiros, MFA Legal<br \/>\nRui Patr\u00edcio, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nHelena Prieto, Garrigues<br \/>\nSofia Ribeiro Branco, VdA<br \/>\nCarlos S\u00e1iz, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nJavier S\u00e1nchez-Vera G\u00f3mez-Trelles, Oliva-Ayala Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>White-Collar Crime Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPedro Barosa, Abreu Advogados<br \/>\nJuan Pedro Cort\u00e9s, Baker McKenzie<br \/>\nTiago Geraldo, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nCarolina Gonz\u00e1lez de la Fuente, Ius+Aequitas Trial Lawyers<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Lima Cluny, Garrigues Portugal<br \/>\nAdriano Squilacce, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Law Firm of the Year &#8211; Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Abreu Advogados<br \/>\nCuatrecasas<br \/>\nGarrigues Portugal<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nPLMJ<br \/>\nS\u00e9rvulo Advogados<br \/>\nSRS Legal<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lawyer of the Year &#8211; Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Arnaut, CMS<br \/>\nMagda Cocco, VdA<br \/>\nBruno Ferreira, PLMJ<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Miranda de Sousa, Garrigues Portugal<br \/>\nMariana Norton dos Reis, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nEduardo Paulino, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nNuno S\u00e1 Carvalho, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nMarcos de Sousa Monteiro, Linklaters<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Law Firm of the Year &#8211; Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nBaker McKenzie<br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nCuatrecasas<br \/>\nGarrigues<br \/>\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nLinklaters<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lawyer of the Year &#8211; Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Samir Azzouzi, Clifford Chance<br \/>\n\u00cd\u00f1igo Berricano, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nSusana Cabrera Zaragoza, Garrigues<br \/>\nJos\u00e9 Gim\u00e9nez Cervantes, Linklaters<br \/>\nPilar Menor, DLA Piper<br \/>\nLuis de la Pe\u00f1a, Garrigues<br \/>\nJavier Redonet, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<br \/>\nMireia Sabat\u00e9, Baker McKenzie<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Francesc Cholvi, Garrigues<br \/>\nGemma Colomer, Fieldfisher<br \/>\nIn\u00eas Gouveia, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nMariana Paiva, PLMJ<br \/>\nIn\u00eas Pisco Bento, Linklaters<br \/>\nPablo Ruiz De Assin, Linklaters<br \/>\nAlvaro Rojo, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Rising Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Labormatters Abogados<br \/>\nLesayra Legal<br \/>\nMFA Legal<br \/>\nNLP Legal<br \/>\nr\u0113gula<br \/>\nZADAL<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ESG In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Ford<br \/>\nRedes Energ\u00e9ticas Nacionais (REN)<br \/>\nSONAE<br \/>\nGrupo DIA<br \/>\nSecuoya Content Group<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Abdon Pedrajas Littler<br \/>\nAlbors Galiano Portales<br \/>\nCampaner Law<br \/>\nConstituci\u00f3n 23<br \/>\nDelvy<br \/>\nFaus Moliner<br \/>\nGrau &amp; Angulo<br \/>\nLawesome<br \/>\nOliva-Ayala Abogados<br \/>\nRFF Lawyers<br \/>\nSagardoy Abogados<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Most Transformative In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Navigator Company<br \/>\nAstraZeneca (Portugal)<br \/>\nTAP Air Portugal<br \/>\nCentros Comerciales Carrefour, S.A.<br \/>\nNabiax<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Iria Calvi\u00f1o, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<br \/>\nVanessa Cuellas, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nIrene Fern\u00e1ndez Puyol, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<br \/>\nPablo Medina, Linklaters<br \/>\nFrancisca Mendes da Costa, S\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Santos Carvalho, SRS Legal<br \/>\nAdriano Squilacce, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-teams=\"true\">Client Service Excellence 2025<\/span> &#8211; Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Antas da Cunha Ecija<br \/>\nBelim<br \/>\nDurham Agrellos<br \/>\nEversheds Sutherland<br \/>\nRFF Lawyers<br \/>\nVasconcelos Advogados<br \/>\nVCA &#8211; Valadas Coriel &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-teams=\"true\">Client Service Excellence 2025<\/span> &#8211; Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Audens<br \/>\nCampaner Law<br \/>\nFils Legal<br \/>\nGTA Villamagna Abogados<br \/>\nLabormatters Abogados<br \/>\nPedro Alem\u00e1n Abogados<br \/>\nVidal-Quadras &amp; Ramon<\/p>\n<h4><strong>GC of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Maria Jesus Arribas, BBVA<br \/>\nC\u00e9lia S\u00e1 Miranda, SONAE<br \/>\nAndrea Mar\u00eda Viale Illescas, idealista<br \/>\nIsabel Lage, Fidelidade<br \/>\nCarlos Martins Ferreira, Jer\u00f3nimo Martins<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Deal of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong> Abanca\u2019s acquisition of EuroBic<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nSRS Advogados<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>BBVA&#8217;s takeover bid for Banco Sabadell<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cinven\u2019s \u20ac2.9bn acquisition of 70% stake in Idealista<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nClifford Chance<br \/>\nDeloitte Legal<br \/>\nDentons<br \/>\nFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nKPMG Abogados<br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Puig&#8217;s IPO<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<br \/>\nDavis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP<br \/>\nLinklaters (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KKR\u2019s acquisition of Greenvolt<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Portugal)<br \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Liberty Media\u2019s \u20ac4.2bn acquisition of 86% stake in Dorna Sports<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nEY Abogados<br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nKPMG Abogados<br \/>\nLatham &amp; Watkins<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Partners Group Holding\u2019s acquisition of majority stake in FairJourney Biologics<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Portugal)<br \/>\nDeloitte Legal (Portugal)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sale of Vodafone Spain to Zegona Communications<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<br \/>\nGom\u00e9z-Acebo &amp; Pombo (Spain)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00cd\u00f1igo Berr\u00edcano, Hogan Lovells<br \/>\nPedro Cassiano Santos, VdA<br \/>\nMariana Norton dos Reis, Cuatrecasas<br \/>\nEduardo Paulino, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; 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