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María José Descalzo
Position
María José Descalzo represents Spanish and international clients on complex transactions, particularly within the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Ms. Descalzo combines extensive transactional experience with a sophisticated understanding of highly regulated industries, including regarding energy transition, to guide companies, infra funds, and private equity firms on:
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- M&A and joint ventures
- Initial public offerings
- Day-to-day corporate and regulatory advice
She regularly counsels clients on complex contractual and regulatory matters, including proceedings and reviews before the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC), where she worked for five years.
Ms. Descalzo helps clients unlock the resources of Latham’s global platform to seamlessly execute transactional strategy across jurisdictions.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Next Generation Partners)Latham & Watkins LLP, which has recently made waves in the Spanish M&A market with the hiring of dealmaker Alejandro Ortiz
from Linklaters in September 2022, is prepared to handle high-end M&A on behalf of household name clients from the worlds of telecoms, energy, healthcare, private equity and infrastructure, among other sectors. The team possesses a ‘practical and complete transactional vision‘ which is ‘complemented by a strong legal knowledge of commercial, corporate and M&A matters‘. The group is jointly led by María José Descalzo, a key contact for energy and infrastructure-related deals, and Ignacio Pallarés, who excels in cross-border divestitures and acquisitions involving public and private entities. Ignacio Gómez-Sancha is adept at assisting with M&A, capital markets, takeovers and restructuring matters, while Jose Antonio Sánchez Dafos stands out for his strong track record in PE and venture capital investments in Iberia.