Ms Irene Arévalo > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Lauded as ‘one of the best Spanish procedural and arbitration law firms’, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo covers a myriad of litigation matters, encompassing corporate, commercial, competition, financial, and insolvency disputes. The practice also frequently handles arbitration proceedings under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, including ICC, ICSID, and the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, catering to companies from a range of industries including construction, industrial, energy, and finance. Leadership responsibilities are shared between civil and commercial litigation specialist Inés Vázquez; Rodrigo López and Irene Arévalo, both of whom focus their practice on contentious insolvency and restructuring matters. Associate Luis López Alonso is also active in both national and international commercial disputes.

Lauded as ‘one of the best Spanish restructuring firms‘, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo stands out as a market leader in lender-side restructuring transactions. The team’s client roster features large banks, investment funds, hedge funds, insolvency administrators, private equity houses, and major corporates, who regularly turn to the team for assistance with refinancings, debt-equity swaps, and insolvency proceedings. The firm’s cross-border capabilities are noteworthy; the team frequently collaborates with offices in New York, Lisbon, Brussels, and London. Leadership responsibilities are split between Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, who heads up the restructuring side and ‘remains at the top of his game‘, and Rodrigo López, who oversees insolvency matters. Other key figures include Rafael Aguilera, who represents creditors in large-scale restructuring processes; the ‘exceptionally strong‘ Ferran Foix; insolvency law and commercial litigation specialist Irene Arévalo; and Paula Zarzalejos, who ‘understands the interactions between restructuring and finance, delivering fantastic advice in a user-friendly manner’.