López-Ibor Abogados > Madrid, Spain > Firm Profile

López-Ibor Abogados
LÓPEZ DE HOYOS 35, 3º
28002
MADRID
28002
Spain

Spain > Transport: Other transport Tier 2

Air transport specialist López-Ibor Abogados acts for an impressive client list, featuring major airlines and leading names in the aviation sector, in a variety of matters, such as the purchase of aircraft leases, aircraft deregistration, and the renewal of self-handling airport licenses. Practice head and founder Alfonso López-Ibor is commended for his ‘excellent‘ sector knowledge, which includes experience in aviation law, litigation, arbitration, and finance. Other noteworthy individuals include Olivia López-Ibor, who specialises in air transport financings, Miguel Aravena Cofré and Pablo Stöger.

Practice head(s):

Alfonso López-Ibor

Testimonials

‘Alfonso and his team offer good advice on how to navigate various legal matters in the most practical and efficient way.’

‘Personable, experienced and solutions-oriented team.’

‘This is a lovely firm to deal with. They manage to combine a small, personable, accessible team with great expertise and connections within the aviation sphere in Spain.’

‘The strengths they offer when compared to other larger firms are direct and personal treatment, which favours quick responses and personalised advice.’

‘Excellent, knowledgeable, available team. A pleasure to deal with.’

‘Alfonso’s knowledge of the sector, especially of matters related to handling licenses and relations with AESA and AENA, is excellent.’

‘Alfonso Lopez-Ibor and Olivia Lopez-Ibor have great technical knowledge.’

‘López-Ibor Abogados is our go-to law firm whenever we need aviation-related advice in Spain. We rely on them and trust their guidance and judgement.’

Key clients

Aircastle Advisor LLC

Air Lease Corporation

ELFC

Smbc Aviation Capital Limited

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (Dae) Ltd.

BBAM

RYANAIR Group

Jet2 Plc

Jet2.Com Limited

Jet2holidays Limited

Work highlights

  • Assisted JLPS in the sale and leaseback of several A350 registered in Spain and the financing of the transactions.
  • Advised SMBC on the sale and purchase of several aircraft registered in Spain.
  • Advised Aircastle on the lease and lease novation of a number of aircraft leased to Spanish airlines.

Spain > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5

Rated for its partner-level involvement, ‘technical knowledge, work capacity and efficiency‘, López-Ibor Abogados provides legal support in the fields of corporate law, commercial agreements, contracts and M&A transactions. With extensive experience in corporate deals involving listed and privately held companies, Marta Gil de Biedma  ‘has a clear vision and masters the law‘. She oversees the practice with Carlos Trénor, who is noted for his proficiency in real estate transactions.

Practice head(s):

Marta Gil de Biedma; Carlos Trénor

Testimonials

‘López Ibor is an excellent commercial law and M&A law firm.’

‘Marta Gil de Biedma is one of the most complete Spanish lawyers. She is completely dedicated to the issues, has a clear vision and masters the law.’

‘I would say that the degree of involvement of the partners makes the firm stand out. For us, it is essential to know that partners are involved in the day-to-day running of our company and our needs.’

‘Proximity, direct dealings with partners, command of different languages.’

‘Mastery of different branches of law regardless of the specific speciality for which they have been nominated.’

‘They stand out for their attention to detail, technical knowledge, work capacity and efficiency.’

‘Marta Gil de Biedma is a very senior, intelligent, fast and charming lawyer. Very intuitive and with a very deep knowledge of commercial law.’

Key clients

Viessmann Investment Gmbh

Qwello Gmbh

Gebr. Ostendorf Kunststoffe GmbH

+ Simple S.A.S.

Ap Wireless Infrastructure Partners

Kibo Ventures Continuation Fund I

Factory 14 S.À.R.L.

Transdina Cargo Servicios Centrales, S.L.

Micappital Insurtech, Correduría de Seguros, S.L.

Work highlights

  • Advised the Viessmann Group on the acquisition of a minority stake in the KEYTER Group.
  • Advised Qwello GmbH on the negotiation and implementation of a joint venture and shareholders’ agreement with Acciona Energía.
  • Advised Ostendorf Kunststoffe GmbH on the acquisition of Crear Plast, S.L.

Spain > Dispute resolution Tier 5

Praised for its ‘great technical knowledge‘, the team at López-Ibor Abogados is described as being ‘close to the business and the practical needs of the client‘, excelling particularly in litigation related to civil, commercial, insurance, and criminal matters. The practice is also well versed in representing clients before arbitration tribunals, often on a cross-border basis. Alfonso López-Ibor, who specialises in litigation, arbitration, air transport, and finance law, co-leads the team alongside Pablo Henríquez de Luna, whose wide practice encompasses a breadth of  litigation, administrative, and bankruptcy matters.

Practice head(s):

Alfonso López-Ibor; Pablo Henríquez de Luna

Other key lawyers:

Virginia Jover; Pedro Echeguren

Testimonials

‘The firm’s team is made up of very experienced people along with associates with 8-10 years of experience, which gives us a lot of peace of mind when working with them. Likewise, they are very fast in responding to our requests but at the same time they carry out value-added analysis on the issues.’

‘Once again, it is a team with great technical knowledge but at the same time very close to the business and the practical needs of the client.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable, very professional but at the same time very accessible and prompt in addressing the issues.’

‘Alfonso López-Ibor is professional, very thorough, accessible at very short notice, and very reasonable in billing.’

‘Very reactive and available as well as very competent.’

‘Working with them has been very easy and pleasant.’

Spain > Banking and finance Tier 6

Corporate borrowers, banks and funds routinely seek López-Ibor Abogados‘ assistance in corporate finance, refinancing and direct lending mandates. Asset-backed deals, especially in the aviation sector, fintech and blockchain matters are core areas of focus for the practice, which manages a diverse workload featuring both transactional and regulatory issues. Founding partner Alfonso López-Ibor, noted for his ‘deep legal knowledge‘ and ‘practical approach‘, has 'tremendous experience‘ in a range of banking and finance matters. Olivia López-Ibor specialises in aviation finance and ‘has developed great expertise in the fintech sector in Spain‘.

Practice head(s):

Alfonso López-Ibor

Other key lawyers:

Pablo Stöger; Olivia López-Ibor

Testimonials

‘Innovative firm oriented to providing valuable solutions to the client in a practical way. Multidisciplinary team with extensive knowledge.’

‘Alfonso Lopez Ibor: deep legal knowledge and a practical approach. Great reputation in the market. Availability. Provides client-oriented solutions.’

‘López-Ibor Abogados combines the reputation of a lawyer like Alfonso Lóez-Ibor, with an excellent professional and academic career, with a stature that allows them enormous availability and flexibility to quickly deal with complex matters and at a very reasonable cost compared to other firms.’

‘Ability to respond to clients’ needs in a clear and simple way, providing assistance to unblock negotiations and ensure the conclusion of matters. Alfonso López-Ibor undoubtedly stands out, not only for his excellent knowledge of the law but also for his availability and direct involvement in matters.’

‘The team is personable and hands-on which is hard to find in larger firms. With Lopez-Ibor, we are able to get direct communications with the lawyers who matter in our engagement and build a relationship.’

‘The team is personable and able to empathise and understand the issues that our business faces when instructing.’

‘Alfonso Lopez Ibor is very responsive and has tremendous experience. Olivia too has developed great expertise in the fintech sector in Spain.’

‘Alfonso Lopez-Ibor and Olivia Lopez-Ibor are extremely responsive and well connected. For any Spain-related fintech or crypto queries, Lopez-Ibor Abogados are the people you need to speak to.’

Key clients

CEB (Banque de développement du Conseil de l’Europe)

AP WIRELESS/RADIUS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE

AXERVE, SpA, (SELLA BANK GROUP)

AON

BANK OF AMERICA

Kurant Gmbh

Apple Bank for Savings

NatWest Group

Global Asset Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised CEB on a loan to Fundació Pere Tarres in Barcelona.
  • Advised Global Asset Capital on a refinancing of an existing loan.
  • Assisted Hamilton Court Foreign Exchange in relation to the provision of investment services to Spanish clients regarding financing, trading, and advisory services in foreign exchange.

At López-Ibor Abogados we specialize in business law. With more than 20 years’ experience, we have positioned ourselves as a leading firm both nationally and internationally.

After two successful decades under the name Ventura Garcés López-Ibor, and after a process of change, learning and improvement, we have reinvented ourselves to face the changes in the current legal model and the advancement of technology.

López-Ibor has offices in Madrid and Valencia, as well as a wide network of Best Friends at national and international level. We have a multidisciplinary team of more than 40 lawyers with a strong international profile, great experience in their areas of specialization and knowledge of the different sectors in which we work.

Values

Trust: We are transparent with our fees and rigorously meet deadlines.

Effectiveness: We adjust to the pace set by the business world, offering practical and concrete solutions that suit your business.

Excellence: Quality taken to the maximum: this is what excellence is. If we demand the best, we will give the best.

Passion: Our involvement in what we do is the result of energy and satisfaction in our work.

Corporate social responsibility
We are firmly committed to being a socially responsible company. It is a long-term strategy, a culture that permeates the entire firm and which aims not only to serve society, but also to improve the lives of our lawyers. Part of the actions we carry out are pro bono work, providing free advice to facilitate access to justice and give voice to those who do not have one. But these are not the only actions that we take; we also focus on the training of our professionals through awareness-raising sessions, and we sponsor charity activities and events.

Part of our corporate philosophy and CSR policies is to identify the impact that we may have on the environment in order to prevent it and mitigate its possible consequences, applying environmental criteria in all planning and decision-making processes in matters that affect the environment.

Department Name Email Telephone
Air Transport Alfonso López-Ibor Alfonso.lopezibor@l-ia.com +34 91 52 17 818
Corporate and M&A Marta Gil de Biedma Marta.gildebiedma@l-ia.com +34 91 52 17 818
Real Estate, Corporate and M&A Carlos Trénor Carlos.trenor@l-ia.com +34 91 52 17 818
Tax Lourdes Pérez-Luque Lourdes.perezluque@l-ia.com +34 91 52 17 818
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