Mr Javier Ruiz-Cámara > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez Offices
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Javier Ruiz-Cámara
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Real Estate and Planning.
Career
Javier Ruiz-Cámara joined the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez in 1999 and became a partner of the firm in 2014. He worked as an international lawyer in the London office of the firm Slaughter and May between 2004 and 2005. He headed the firm’s office in Santiago de Chile between 2005 and 2007. He was head of the firm’s corporate practice in the Bilbao office from January 2013 to September 2017, when he returned to the Madrid office.
His practice focuses mainly on corporate, real estate, banking and finance law. Javier has over 20 years’ experience advising Spanish and foreign clients (mainly corporate, but also banks and funds) on a wide variety of transactions.
Javier has advised on investments, divestments, joint ventures and financing transactions in various sectors, including the telecoms, real estate, mining, retail and automotive industries. He has been secretary or vice-secretary to the board of directors of numerous listed and unlisted Spanish companies.
Languages
English; German.
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association.
Education
Law Degree, summa cum laude, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 1999 (including an Erasmus year at Eberhard Karls Universität, Tübingen (Germany)); Diploma in Business Science, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 1999.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)Noted by clients for being equipped with the ‘best real estate knowledge and experience in Spain’, Uría Menéndez is a first point of contact for SOCIMIs, banks, investment funds, developers, and private and listed companies seeking assistance with real estate projects. The group is jointly led by Fernando Azofra, who advises on real estate M&A and financing matters, and Diego Armero, who is particularly skilled in acquisitions and disposals of real estate property. The ‘deep bench’ also includes: Ignacio Albiñana, a key name to note for real estate funds; ‘top’ lawyer Rafael Jiménez, who often handles transactions involving commercial and logistic assets, and Javier Ruiz-Cámara, who stands out for his combined knowledge of real estate, corporate, and finance law. Recently promoted partner Ivan Abad advises clients on the entire life cycle of real estate investments.
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