Mr Pablo González-Espejo > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain

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Work Department

Media, Sport and Leisure.

Career

Pablo González-Espejo is a lawyer based in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. He joined the firm in 1994 and was made partner in 2004. In 1999, he opened Uría Menéndez’s São Paulo office, which he headed until September 2003. There, he advised foreign investors in Brazil and was one of the first foreign lawyers to be registered with the Brazilian Bar (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil). In October 2003, Pablo returned to the firm’s Madrid office. Since then, he has focused his practice on commercial and company law in the audiovisual, telecommunications, media, sports and IT sectors. He is in charge of the Digital Law Group, which coordinates the professional practice of all the firm’s practice groups and offices in the field of digitalization.

Pablo advises companies in regulatory and commercial matters. He is regularly involved in major transactions advising businesses and investors in acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures and outsourcing projects. His international experience includes cross-border deals, especially in Latin America and particularly with Brazilian clients.

Pablo also heads the sports law practice group at Uría Menéndez, advising sports clubs, leagues and athletes, and has taken part in international arbitrations before the CAS.

Languages

English, Portuguese.

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association; OAB (registered as a Foreign Law Consultant); Spanish Association of Sports Lawyers; Secretary to the board of the Brazil-Spain Chamber of Commerce; Vice-secretary to the board of trustees of Fundación Cotec.

Education

Law Degree, Business Administration Degree, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 1994 and 1995.

Lawyer Rankings

Latin America: International firms > Corporate and M&A

Uría Menéndez has worked on a range of seminal deals in Latin America and together with Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria (its associated regional firm which has offices in Colombia, Chile and Peru), it has extensive coverage of the region. It continues to advise a multitude of Spanish and Iberian businesses in connection with their interests and acquisitions in the region, along with other multinationals, investors and a growing number of Latin American clients. It advised Telefónica on its joint acquisition (with Telecom Italia and America Movil) of the mobile assets of Oi, as part of the judicial reorganisation of the Brazilian telecom operator. Eduardo Rodríguez-Rovira has decades of experience in Latin America M&A transactions. Pablo González-Espejo specialises in Brazil transactions, having previously been resident there; and Juan Martín Perrotto is another expert on the region, particularly in relation to investments from Asia and Europe. All named individuals are based in Madrid.

Spain > Industry focus: TMT

(Leading individuals)

Pablo González-Espejo –Uría Menéndez

Uría Menéndez has ‘a team with deep knowledge of technical matters related to new technologies‘. The firm, which counts major sports companies, retailers, and social media companies among its clients, provides a comprehensive service encompassing privacy, cybersecurity, IP, M&A, tax, competition, regulatory and employment matters. The lead partners are Pablo González-Espejo, who handles commercial and company law in the audiovisual, telecoms, media, sports and IT sectors, and ‘extraordinary professional‘ Leticia Lopez-Lapuente, who specialises in data protection. Litigator Borja Sainz de Aja is the key contact for contentious matters.

Mr Pablo González-Espejo > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

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