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Banking and Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Banking and Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nEugenio Mar\u00edn, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nGon\u00e7alo Veiga de Macedo, Linklaters Portugal
\nIn\u00eas Palma Ramalho, P\u00e9rez-Llorca Portugal
\nMar\u00eda Sabau, Clifford Chance
\nVanessa Cuellas, A&O Shearman
\nVer\u00f3nica Fern\u00e1ndez, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nXabier Urtiaga, Garrigues<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlexandra Valente, SRS Legal
\nDuarte\u202fBrito de Goes, CS\u2019Associados
\nFernando Colomina, Latham & Watkins LLP
\nHugo Moredo Santos, VdA
\nIgnacio Ruiz-C\u00e1mara, A&O Shearman
\n\u00cd\u00f1igo Rubio, Cuatrecasas
\nJuan Barona, Linklaters Spain<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance
\nCuatrecasas Portugal
\nGarrigues
\nLinklaters Spain
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nPLMJ
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Capital Markets Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nCarlos Mart\u00edn, Baker McKenzie
\nDiogo Pereira Duarte, Abreu Advogados
\nLuc\u00eda Garc\u00eda, Ram\u00f3n y Cajal Abogados
\nMaria Soares do Lago, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nPablo Medina, Linklaters Spain
\nVera Ferreira de Lima, Linklaters Portugal<\/p>\n

Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAntonio Henr\u00edquez, Clifford Chance
\nJaime de la Torre, Cuatrecasas
\nJavier Redonet, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nJorge Alegre, Linklaters Spain
\nManuel Cordeiro Ferreira, P\u00e9rez-Llorca Portugal
\nMarta Gra\u00e7a Rodrigues, Garrigues Portugal
\nSalvador Ruiz Bachs, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Capital Markets Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance
\nCuatrecasas
\nGarrigues
\nLinklaters Spain
\nPLMJ
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nVdA<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Corporate and M&A Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nBosco de Checa, A&O Shearman
\nCarmen Reyna, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nLuc\u00eda Quiroga, White & Case LLP
\nRodrigo Falc\u00e3o Nogueira, P\u00e9rez-Llorca Portugal
\nSofia Bobone, VdA
\nTiago Valente de Oliveira, CMS<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlex Dolmans, Hogan Lovells Spain
\nDavid Oliveira Festas, CS\u2019Associados
\nIgnacio Pallar\u00e9s, Latham & Watkins LLP
\nI\u00f1igo Del Val, A&O Shearman
\nLara Hemzaoui, Linklaters Spain
\nManuel Santos V\u00edtor, Abreu Advogados
\nMariana Norton dos Reis, Cuatrecasas Portugal<\/p>\n

Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance
\nGarrigues
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nPLMJ
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nVdA<\/p>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nBartolom\u00e9 Mart\u00edn, Squire Patton Boggs
\nIn\u00eas Antas de Barros, VdA
\nJoana Mota Agostinho, Cuatrecasas Portugal
\nTeresa Pereyra, ECIJA<\/p>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nDaniel L\u00f3pez, ECIJA
\nHelena Tapp Barroso, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nLeticia L\u00f3pez-Lapuente, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nNorman Heckh, Ram\u00f3n y Cajal Abogados
\nPaula Garral\u00f3n, Bird & Bird
\nPedro Lomba, PLMJ
\nRicardo Henriques, Abreu Advogados<\/p>\n

Data Privacy and Data Protection Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBird & Bird
\nGarrigues
\nHogan Lovells Spain
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nSRS Legal
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nVdA<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dispute Resolution Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlexandra Valpa\u00e7os, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nAntonio Canales, Jones Day
\nCarla G\u00f3is Coelho, PLMJ
\nHeidi L\u00f3pez Castro, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nLibrado Loriente, ECIJA
\nLuis L\u00f3pez, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nMiguel Azevedo, Garrigues Portugal<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nCristina Camarero Espinosa, ONTIER
\nDavid Arias, Arias SLP
\nFrancisco M\u00e1laga, White & Case LLP
\nMiguel de Almada, Cuatrecasas Portugal
\nMiguel Pinto Cardoso, VdA
\nSof\u00eda Parra Mart\u00ednez, Pinsent Masons
\nSofia Ribeiro Mendes, DLA Piper ABBC<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nCuatrecasas
\nGarrigues
\nGarrigues Portugal
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nPLMJ
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Employment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nBlanca Li\u00f1\u00e1n Hern\u00e1ndez, Ceca Mag\u00e1n Abogados
\nCarmen Torres, Simmons & Simmons
\nCatarina Santos Ferreira, DLA Piper ABBC
\nClara Ma\u00f1oso, Araoz & Rueda
\nIsabel Valente Dias, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nJo\u00e3o Paulo Gomes, CMS
\nRa\u00fal Boo, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAbreu Advogados, Carmo Sousa Machado
\nAna Lu\u00edsa Beir\u00e3o\u00a0, SRS Legal
\nAntonio Pedrajas, Abdon Pedrajas | Littler
\nDiogo Leote Nobre, Miranda & Associados
\nEloy Casta\u00f1er, Garrigues
\nIsabel Moya, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nMireia Sabat\u00e9, Baker McKenzie<\/p>\n

Employment Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAbdon Pedrajas | Littler
\nCeca Mag\u00e1n Abogados
\nCMS
\nDLA Piper ABBC
\nGarrigues
\nPLMJ
\nSagardoy Abogados, member of Ius Laboris
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Energy and Natural Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Energy and Natural Resources Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlberto Art\u00e9s, Addleshaw Goddard
\nAna Cremades, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nAndr\u00e9 Duarte Figueira, DLA Piper ABBC
\nBernardo Cunha Ferreira, CMS
\nJorge Toral, Linklaters Spain
\nMaria Athayde Tavares, Linklaters Portugal
\nMiguel Fraga, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP<\/p>\n

Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nFrancisco Santos Costa, Cuatrecasas Portugal
\nGervasio Mart\u00ednez-Villase\u00f1or, MVA ASOCIADOS
\nIgnacio Grangel, CMS Albi\u00f1ana y Su\u00e1rez de Lezo
\nIgnacio Paz, White & Case LLP
\nIvone Rocha, Deloitte Legal TELLES
\nJo\u00e3o Marques Mendes, PLMJ
\nVer\u00f3nica Roman\u00ed, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo<\/p>\n

Energy and Natural Resources Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAddleshaw Goddard
\nClifford Chance
\nCMS
\nCuatrecasas
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nVdA
\nWatson Farley & Williams LLP<\/p>\n

Environment<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Environment Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAna Orondo, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nJes\u00fas Sedano, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nVictoria Esteban del Palacio, Garrigues<\/p>\n

Environment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlberto Ibort, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nDavid Sanz P\u00e9rez, Garrigues
\nJuan Antonio Loste, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nMar\u00eda Jos\u00e9 Rovira, Ceca Mag\u00e1n Abogados
\nPedro Poveda, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nV\u00edctor Moralo, ECIJA<\/p>\n

Environment Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAndersen in Spain
\nCuatrecasas
\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

EU and Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n

EU and Competition Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlberto Saavedra, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nAna Mar\u00eda Rodr\u00edguez, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nFredrik L\u00f6whagen, Linklaters Spain
\nMiguel Marques de Carvalho, Miranda & Associados
\nRita Aleixo Greg\u00f3rio, PLMJ
\nTom\u00e1s Arranz, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nYolanda Mart\u00ednez, Marim\u00f3n Abogados<\/p>\n

EU and Competition Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHelmut Brokelmann, MLAB Abogados, SLP
\nHenar Gonz\u00e1lez Dur\u00e1ntez, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nJo\u00e3o Ferreira, Linklaters Portugal
\nJos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds da Cruz Vila\u00e7a, Antas da Cunha Ecija
\nJos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez-Laiglesia, Latham & Watkins LLP
\nMiguel Gorj\u00e3o-Henriques, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nPedro Su\u00e1rez, R\u0113gula
\nSusana Cabrera Zaragoza, Garrigues<\/p>\n

EU and Competition Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance
\nGarrigues
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nSRS Legal
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nVdA<\/p>\n

Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Insurance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlejandra Galdos, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nCarlos Bonhome, Cuatrecasas
\nJaime del Fraile, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nRafael Fern\u00e1ndez, P\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n

Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlberto Mu\u00f1oz Villarreal, Mu\u00f1oz Arribas Abogados S.L.P.
\nFernando Blanco Gamella, Blanco & Asociados Abogados
\nJavier Goizueta, BROSETA Abogados
\nOlivia Delagrange, Simmons & Simmons
\nRicardo Garrido, Kennedys<\/p>\n

Insurance Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBird & Bird
\nDAC Beachcroft LLP
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nKennedys
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Intellectual Property Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAntonio Mu\u00f1oz Vico, Garrigues
\nIgnacio Pontijas, Grau & Angelo
\nInmaculada Lorenzo, Hogan Lovells Spain
\nJean-Yves Teindas, Cuatrecasas
\nMarta Alves Vieira, VdA
\nSara Nazar\u00e9, NLP
\nS\u00e9rvulo & Associados, Mariana Costa Pinto<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJo\u00e3o Miranda de Sousa, Garrigues Portugal
\nLuis Fern\u00e1ndez-Novoa, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER
\nMabel Klimt, Elzaburu
\nPaulo Monteverde, Baptista, Monteverde & Associados
\nPedro Merino Baylos, Baylos
\nRicardo do Nascimento Ferreira, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nSantiago Mediano, Santiago Mediano Abogados<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAbreu Advogados
\nBaker McKenzie
\nBird & Bird
\nClifford Chance
\nGarrigues
\nGrau & Angelo
\nVdA<\/p>\n

Projects and Project Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Projects and Project Finance Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nBorja Carvajal, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nJoana Brand\u00e3o, PLMJ
\nJos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix Zald\u00edvar de la Rica, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nMaria de Athayde Tavares, Linklaters Portugal
\nMaria Zagallo, PLMJ
\nVanessa Cuellas, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Projects and Project Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nBruno Azevedo Rodrigues, EY Law
\nFrancisco Ferraz de Carvalho, Linklaters Portugal
\nJos\u00e9 Guardo, Clifford Chance
\nJos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds Moreira da Silva, SRS Legal
\nMafalda Ferreira, CS\u2019Associados
\nMarcos Botella, Garrigues
\nMar\u00eda Pilar Garc\u00eda Guijarro, Watson Farley & Williams LLP<\/p>\n

Projects and Project Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance
\nCS\u2019Associados
\nGarrigues
\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nLinklaters Spain
\nPLMJ
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez\u202fPortugal<\/p>\n

Public Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Public Law Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAndr\u00e9 Gaspar Martins, VdA
\nSara Castelo Branco\u202f, Miranda & Associados
\nVasco Moura Ramos, SRS Legal
\nGonzalo Rubio, MVA ASOCIADOS
\nJuan Moreno, CMS Albi\u00f1ana y Su\u00e1rez de Lezo<\/p>\n

Public Law Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlexandre de Albuquerque, Albuquerque & Almeida
\nMafalda Carmona, Lobo Carmona e Associados
\nLino Torgal\u202f, Garrigues Portugal
\nElena Veleiro, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nFernando Calancha Marzana, Hogan Lovells Spain
\nAlberto Dorrego, Eversheds Sutherland
\nF\u00e9lix Plasencia, Cuatrecasas<\/p>\n

Public Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nPLMJ
\nS\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nClifford Chance
\nCuatrecasas
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nLinklaters Spain<\/p>\n

Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Real Estate Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nEvo Fernandes, P\u00e9rez-Llorca Portugal
\nGabriel Cabello, Clifford Chance
\nItxaso L\u00f3pez, Dentons
\nJoaqu\u00edn Mac\u00edas, Ashurst LLP
\nJos\u00e9 Manuel Silva Nunes, CMS
\nNatalia Callejo, ONTIER
\nPedro Corr\u00eaa d\u2019Oliveira, VdA<\/p>\n

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nEnrique Isla, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nEstefan\u00eda Iceta, Garrigues
\nJos\u00e9 Antonio Calleja, Addleshaw Goddard
\nJos\u00e9 Antonio P\u00e9rez, Baker McKenzie
\nMiguel Marques dos Santos, VdA
\nPatr\u00edcia Viana, Abreu Advogados
\nSara Quaresma, Cuatrecasas Portugal<\/p>\n

Real Estate Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCuatrecasas
\nCuatrecasas Portugal
\nGarrigues
\nGarrigues Portugal
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nDiana Sim\u00e3o Louren\u00e7o, Cuatrecasas Portugal
\nFrancisco S\u00e1inz-Tr\u00e1paga, Linklaters Spain
\nIrene Ar\u00e9valo, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nLaura Camarero, Baker McKenzie
\nLaura Ruiz, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nNuno Gundar da Cruz, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nVasco Rodrigues, Garrigues Portugal<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nBernardo Guti\u00e9rrez de la Roza, ONTIER
\nFedra Valencia, Cuatrecasas
\nFrancisco Patr\u00edcio, Abreu Advogados
\nJuan Verdugo, DLA Piper
\nNuno L\u00edbano Monteiro, PLMJ
\nPedro de Rojas, Latham & Watkins LLP
\nRam\u00f3n Fern\u00e1ndez- Aceytuno, Ram\u00f3n y Cajal Abogados
\nTeresa Pit\u00f4rra, VdA<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nCuatrecasas Portugal
\nGarrigues
\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nLinklaters Portugal
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nS\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tax Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nDinis Tracana, PLMJ
\nFrancisco Cabral Matos, VdA
\nIn\u00eas Teixeira, DLA Piper ABBC
\nIsabel Cort\u00e9s, Garrigues
\nIv\u00e1n Rabanillo, Latham & Watkins LLP
\nMariana D\u00edaz-Moro, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nVioleta Pina, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Tax Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlexandra Courela, Abreu Advogados
\nAna Moutinho Nascimento, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nAna Royuela, EY Abogados
\nAnt\u00f3nio Rocha Mendes, CS\u2019Associados
\nFrancisco Conde, Garrido
\nJavier Hern\u00e1ndez Galante, Ashurst LLP
\nMar\u00eda Antonia Azpeitia, Baker McKenzie
\nMaria Cortizas, Dentons<\/p>\n

Tax Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAshurst LLP
\nCuatrecasas
\nGarrigues
\nGarrigues Portugal
\nLinklaters Spain
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nVdA<\/p>\n

Transport<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Transport Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nDiego de San Sim\u00f3n, San Simon & Duch
\nIn\u00eas Teixeira, DLA Piper ABBC
\nJaime Albors, Albors Galiano Portales
\nJos\u00e9 Miguel Oliveira, VdA
\nNuno Lu\u00eds Sapateiro, Abreu Advogados
\nOlivia L\u00f3pez-Ibor, L\u00f3pez-Ibor Abogados
\nVictor Mata, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP<\/p>\n

Transport Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAinara Renter\u00eda\u00a0, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nAlfredo Cabellos, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
\nAnt\u00f3nio Moura Portugal, DLA Piper ABBC
\nAntonio Quir\u00f3s, Avante Legal
\nJoana Andrade Correia, Raposo Bernardo
\nJo\u00e3o Marques De Almeida, Abreu Advogados
\nLuis Alberto Garcia, Rogers & Co. Abogados<\/p>\n

Transport Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlbors Galiano Portales
\nAugusta Abogados
\nAvante Legal
\nClyde & Co
\nCuatrecasas Portugal
\nDLA Piper ABBC
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados<\/p>\n

TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

TMT Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nCristina Villasante, ECIJA
\nMargarida Leit\u00e3o Nogueira, DLA Piper ABBC
\nPablo M\u00e9ndez, A&O Shearman
\nTiago Bessa, VdA<\/p>\n

TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nDaniel Reis, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo Portugal
\nFernando Fernandez-Miranda, PwC Tax & Legal
\nFernando Iruzun, Clifford Chance
\nFilipe Mayer, CCA Law firm
\nGonzalo F G\u00e1llego, Hogan Lovells Spain
\nLeticia L\u00f3pez-Lapuente, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nRicardo Henriques, Abreu Advogados<\/p>\n

TMT Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie
\nCMS Albi\u00f1ana y Su\u00e1rez de Lezo
\nCuatrecasas
\nECIJA
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nSRS Legal
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nVdA<\/p>\n

White-Collar Crime<\/strong><\/h4>\n

White-Collar Crime Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlberto G\u00f3mez Fraga, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nCarolina Gonz\u00e1lez de la Fuente, Ius+Aequitas Trial Lawyers
\nDirce Rente, Eversheds Sutherland
\nEmilio Moyano, CMS Albi\u00f1ana y Su\u00e1rez de Lezo
\nMiguel Santos Almeida, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nTiago Geraldo, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados<\/p>\n

White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAna Rita Duarte de Campos, Abreu Advogados
\nGabriel Castro, Garrigues
\nJo\u00e3o Medeiros, MFA Legal
\nJoaqu\u00edn Burkhalter, Cuatrecasas
\nPablo Jim\u00e9nez de Parga, ECIJA
\nPaulo Sarago\u00e7a da Matta, DLA Piper ABBC
\nVanessa Fern\u00e1ndez-Lled\u00f3, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo<\/p>\n

White-Collar Crime Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie
\nCuatrecasas
\nGarrigues
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nOliva-Ayala Abogados
\nS\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nVdA<\/p>\n

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Law Firm of the Year – Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cuatrecasas Portugal
\nGarrigues Portugal
\nLinklaters Portugal
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nPLMJ
\nSRS Legal
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez\u202fPortugal
\nVdA<\/p>\n

Lawyer of the Year – Portugal<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Carmo Sousa Machado, Abreu Advogados
\nDaniel Reis, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nJo\u00e3o Medeiros, MFA Legal
\nJo\u00e3o Miranda de Sousa, Garrigues Portugal
\nJoaquim Vieira Peres, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nJos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds da Cruz Vila\u00e7a, Antas da Cunha Ecija
\nMiguel Pinto Cardoso, VdA
\nTeresa Serra, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados<\/p>\n

Law Firm of the Year – Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Baker McKenzie
\nClifford Chance
\nCuatrecasas
\nGarrigues
\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nLinklaters Spain
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

Lawyer of the Year – Spain<\/strong><\/h4>\n

David Arias, Arias SLP
\nFedra Valencia, Cuatrecasas
\nManuel Echenique, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nManuel Lobato, Bird & Bird
\nMiquel Monta\u00f1\u00e1, Clifford Chance
\nPedro De Rojas, Latham & Watkins LLP
\nSusana Cabrera Zaragoza, Garrigues
\nVer\u00f3nica Roman\u00ed, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Boliden\u2019s acquisition of Somincor <\/strong><\/em>
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez\u202fPortugal
\nMorais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nLinklaters Portugal
\nCS\u2019Associados
\nPwC Portugal
\nDLA Piper ABBC<\/p>\n

Iberdrola \u20ac5bn capital increase<\/strong><\/em>
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez
\nWhite & Case LLP
\nLinklaters Spain<\/p>\n

Inocsa’s takeover bid for 37.9% of Catalana Occidente Group\u2019s shares<\/strong><\/em>
\nCuatrecasas
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca<\/p>\n

Naturgy Energy Group\u2019s \u20ac2.3bn buyback of its own shares<\/strong><\/em>
\nFreshfields
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca (Spain)<\/span><\/p>\n

Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Albors Galiano Portales
\nArias SLP
\nGama Gl\u00f3ria
\nGrau & Angelo
\nMFA Legal
\nOliva-Ayala Abogados
\nRFF Lawyers
\nSagardoy Abogados, member of Ius Laboris<\/p>\n

Rising Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Croma Legal
\nJ+Legal
\nLOBO CARMONA
\nSelier Abogados
\nSTATIM LEGAL
\nWonders & Co SLP<\/p>\n

Law Firm of the Year – Portugal (Client Satisfaction)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Costa Pinto
\nDurham Agrellos
\nECIJA
\nGarrigues Portugal
\nMACEDO VITORINO
\nNLP
\nRFF Lawyers<\/p>\n

Law Firm of the Year – Spain (Client Satisfaction)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Abdon Pedrajas | Littler
\nCampaner Law
\nConstituci\u00f3n 23
\nFils Legal
\nFourlaw Abogados
\nPEREZ ALBORS | & CO
\nSLJ Abogados<\/p>\n

Leading Associate of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Carlos L\u00f3pez Gonz\u00e1lez, DLA Piper
\nDiana Avillez Caldeira, Cuatrecasas Portugal
\nDzhamil Oda, Morais Leit\u00e3o, Galv\u00e3o Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
\nMaria Jos\u00e9 Sousa Leite, Linklaters Portugal
\nRicardo Lopez Alzaga, Garrigues
\nRom\u00e1n Hierro, Ashurst LLP
\nSara Sanz, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Next Generation Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Felipe Font, Clifford Chance
\nFrancisco S\u00e1inz-Tr\u00e1paga, Linklaters Spain
\nHeidi L\u00f3pez Castro, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nJo\u00e3o Soares Almeida, Garrigues Portugal
\nMargarida Leit\u00e3o Nogueira, DLA Piper ABBC
\nMiguel Stokes, Ur\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez\u202fPortugal
\nVanessa Cuellas, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Alejandro Touri\u00f1o, ECIJA
\n\u00c1lvaro L\u00f3pez-Jorr\u00edn, Garrigues
\nJavier Carvajal, P\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nLara Hemzaoui, Linklaters Spain
\nMafalda Ferreira Santos, S\u00e9rvulo & Associados
\nManuel Requicha Ferreira, Cuatrecasas Portugal
\nNuno L\u00edbano Monteiro, PLMJ
\nSof\u00eda Mart\u00ednez-Almeida, G\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo<\/p>\n

Iberia Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cuatrecasas
\nGarrigues
\nG\u00f3mez-Acebo & Pombo
\nLinklaters
\nP\u00e9rez-Llorca
\nUr\u00eda Men\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n

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GC of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ainhoa Madrazo Rotgers, ISDIN
\nTeresa Minguez, Porsche Ib\u00e9rica
\nVirginia Beltramini, MOEVE
\nIsabel Lage, Fidelidade
\nPedro Krusse Neves, Galp<\/p>\n

In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Javier Illescas, Banco Santander (Spain)
\nPedro Krusse Neves, Galp
\nCarlos Martins Ferreira, Jer\u00f3nimo Martins
\nIsabel Fernandes, Grupo Visabeira
\nCristina \u00c1lvarez Fern\u00e1ndez\u00a0, Cintra<\/p>\n

Most Transformative In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Daniela Silva e Sousa, StartCampus
\nIsabel Fernandes, Grupo Visabeira
\nYolanda Herr\u00e1n Azanza, Acciona
\nZahor\u00ed Mart\u00ednez Calva, Siemens Mobility
\nLidia Peyrona, IBM<\/p>\n

ESG In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Pedro Krusse Neves, Galp
\nIsabel Lage, Fidelidade
\nC\u00e9lia S\u00e1 Miranda, SONAE
\nSantiago Mart\u00ednez Garrido, Iberdrola
\nMaria Victoria Andres Cabrera Caixabank, Caixa Bank<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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