{"id":239852,"date":"2025-11-28T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T10:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=239852"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:11:46","slug":"winners-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/iberia-awards\/winners-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 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<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFilipe Lowndes Marques, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nArmando Garc\u00eda-Mendonza, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLinklaters (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u00f1igo Berricano, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCarlos Mart\u00edn, Baker McKenzie<\/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 \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate and M&amp;A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPablo Gonz\u00e1lez Mosqueira, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate and M&amp;A Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLuis Roquette Geraldes, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<\/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 \/>\nVdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLeticia L\u00f3pez-Lapuente, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Privacy and Data Protection Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nTeresa Pereyra, ECIJA<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPLMJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAlfonso Iglesia, Cuatrecasas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Carla Gon\u00e7alves Borges, VdA<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Employment Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSagardoy Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMario Barros, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAndr\u00e9 Nascimento, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Energy and Natural Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Energy and Natural Resources Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLinklaters (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMar\u00eda Pilar Garc\u00eda Guijarro, Watson Farley &amp; Williams LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy and Natural Resources Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nManuel Cassiano Neves, CMS<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Environment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Environment Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo y Pombo (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nArancha Bengoechea Bartolom\u00e9, Andersen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nIria Calvi\u00f1o, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<\/p>\n<h4><strong>EU and Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>EU and Competition Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>EU and Competition Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMiguel Odriozola, Clifford Chance<\/p>\n<p><strong>EU and Competition Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPaloma Mart\u00ednez-Lage, Baker McKenzie<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Insurance Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKennedys<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJoaqu\u00edn Ruiz Echauri, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAlejandra Galdos, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGrau &amp; Angulo<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nManuel Lobato, Bird &amp; Bird<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMariana Costa Pinto, S\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Projects and Project Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Projects and Project Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Project Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFrancisco Ferraz de Carvalho, Linklaters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Project Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nVanessa Cuellas, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Public Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Public Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nS\u00e9rvulo &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nF\u00e9lix Plasencia, Cuatrecasas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><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 \/>\nGarrigues (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nOrson Alcocer, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><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 \/>\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJoaquim Shearman de Macedo, PLMJ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJavier Garc\u00eda Marrero, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tax Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCuatrecasas (Spain)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJordi Dom\u00ednguez, Latham &amp; Watkins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAlejandro Meca, Linklaters<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Transport<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Transport Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAugusta Abogados<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAnt\u00f3nio Moura Portugal, DLA Piper ABBC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transport Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nVictor Mata, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP<\/p>\n<h4><strong>TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>TMT Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nECIJA<\/p>\n<p><strong>TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMagda Cocco, VdA<\/p>\n<p><strong>TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCeyhun Pehlivan, Linklaters<\/p>\n<h4><strong>White-Collar Crime<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>White-Collar Crime Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<p><strong>White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCarlos S\u00e1iz, G\u00f3mez-Acebo &amp; Pombo<\/p>\n<p><strong>White-Collar Crime Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJo\u00e3o Lima Cluny, Garrigues Portugal<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Firm of the Year &#8211; Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>PLMJ<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lawyer of the Year &#8211; Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Magda Cocco, VdA<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Firm of the Year &#8211; Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Garrigues<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lawyer of the Year &#8211; Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u00cd\u00f1igo Berricano, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In\u00eas Gouveia, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Rising Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>r\u0113gula<\/p>\n<h4><strong>ESG In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Grupo DIA<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Faus Moliner<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Most Transformative In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Navigator Company<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Vanessa Cuellas, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-teams=\"true\">Client Service Excellence 2025<\/span> &#8211; Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Durham Agrellos<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-teams=\"true\">Client Service Excellence 2025<\/span> &#8211; Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Labormatters Abogados<\/p>\n<h4><strong>GC of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>C\u00e9lia S\u00e1 Miranda, SONAE<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Deal of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\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<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Fernando Vives, Garrigues<\/p>\n<h4><strong>In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>MASORANGE<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Iberia Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>P\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banking and Finance Banking and Finance Firm of the Year A&amp;O Shearman Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Filipe Lowndes Marques, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva &amp; Associados Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year Armando Garc\u00eda-Mendonza, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Capital Markets Capital Markets Firm of the Year Linklaters &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/iberia-awards\/winners-2025\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Winners 2025&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":218856,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-239852","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239984,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239852\/revisions\/239984"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}