Ms Coral Yáñez > Bird & Bird > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Bird & Bird
Paseo de la Castellana 7, 7th floor
28046 Madrid
Spain
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Work Department

Energy

Position

Coral is a partner in our Energy & Utilities Group, based in Madrid.

Career

She represents international and Spanish companies in administrative proceedings relating to a wide range of regulatory matters. In addition, Coral is an expert litigator who has obtained favourable judgments from the Supreme Court and the Superior Courts of Justice in energy and utilities related lawsuits brought against the Spanish public authorities. She joined us in September 2011 from Hogan Lovells where she was Counsel at the Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructures Department, having previously worked at Eversheds.

Languages

English and French.

Education

Coral holds a degree in Law obtained from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She is a visiting lecturer in the Energy Law Program of the Instituto de Empresa (IE Law School).

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Public law

Clients praise Bird & Bird for its ‘deep knowledge of the sector’s legal and regulatory framework’, its particular strength in public procurement, along with its sustained ‘relations with public administrations’. Department leader Coral Yáñez, who has over two decades’ experience in regulatory and administrative law, attracts instructions from an impressive client roster operating in the energy, life sciences and pharmaceuticals spaces whom she regularly assists with sanctioning proceedings. Enrique Rivas has deep expertise advising on public procurement.