Ignacio Álvarez Couso > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez Offices
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Ignacio Álvarez Couso
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Energy and Natural Resources, MA
Career
Ignacio Álvarez is partner in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. Ignacio joined the firm in 2010 and between January and July 2016, he was seconded to the London office of the US firm Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he worked in the Capital Markets Group as an international associate.
Ignacio’s practice is focused on financing and debt restructuring transactions, M&A and energy law. Likewise, Ignacio has been involved in in transactions involving the sale of non-strategic assets of financial institutions, such as non-performing loans, real estate assets and asset management platforms.
Some of Ignacio’s most significant recent highlights include advising international investors on the acquisition of solar PV portfolios and disposal of and investments in gas distribution companies as well as advising sponsors on the restructuring of energy project financings.
Languages
English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Projects and energy
Uría Menéndez ‘has a large team highly specialised in energy‘, which excels in project finance, M&A involving energy assets, regulatory issues and dispute resolution. A popular destination for lenders, borrowers, energy and infrastructure sector players, the team is highlighted for its ‘outstanding command of market standards in corporate financing negotiations‘. Leading the practice is Juan Ignacio González Ruiz
, a key contact for the financing of renewable energy projects. Key support is offered by Ignacio Álvarez Couso, whose combined knowledge of M&A and energy law allows him to assist clients with the sale and management of assets, José Félix Zaldívar de la Rica, who oversees the firm’s New York office. The team was strengthened by the arrival of Roberto Fernández , a former State Attorney at the Ministry for Energy Transition and the Demographic Challenge, in May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Environment
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: TMT
- Private equity
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- White-collar crime