Mr Ignacio Paz > White & Case LLP > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

White & Case LLP
Calle Velázquez 86D, 3rd floor
28006 Madrid
Spain
Ignacio Paz photo

Work Department

Corporate M&A | Projects & Energy

Position

Ignacio Paz is a partner in the Firm’s Global M&A / Corporate Group in Madrid.

His practice focuses on cross-border and domestic acquisitions and disposals, projects and regulatory issues in the infrastructure, energy and natural resources sectors.

He has more than 25 years of experience assisting infrastructure funds, corporates, global investment banks and governmental entities in originating opportunities, executing transactions and developing projects in a range of sub-sectors including transport (roads, rail, ports, airports and parkings), social infrastructure, power and renewables (wind, solar, hydro, biomass, bioenergy, cogeneration), clean hydrogen, distribution networks, digital, water and waste, mining and natural resources.

Ranked by the most relevant international legal directories as one of the Spanish leading lawyers for energy and natural resources, environment and projects.

Ignacio has advised clients on deals in a wide range of jurisdictions including, in particular, Latin America.

Career

Ignacio Paz is a partner in the Firm’s Global M&A / Corporate Group in Madrid.

His practice focuses on cross-border and domestic acquisitions and disposals, projects and regulatory issues in the infrastructure, energy and natural resources sectors.

He has more than 25 years of experience assisting infrastructure funds, corporates, global investment banks and governmental entities in originating opportunities, executing transactions and developing projects in a range of sub-sectors including transport (roads, rail, ports, airports and parkings), social infrastructure, power and renewables (wind, solar, hydro, biomass, bioenergy, cogeneration), clean hydrogen, distribution networks, digital, water and waste, mining and natural resources.

Ranked by the most relevant international legal directories as one of the Spanish leading lawyers for energy and natural resources, environment and projects.

Ignacio has advised clients on deals in a wide range of jurisdictions including, in particular, Latin America.

Languages

Spanish; English; Portuguese; Italian; Galician

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Commercial, corporate and M&A

With extensive experience in ‘all areas of corporate and commercial law, including M&A and commercial contracts‘, White & Case LLP acts for a diverse client roster of private equity houses, financial institutions, and industrial players in multijurisdictional transactions across the worlds of energy, TMT, infrastructure and healthcare (among others). The practice experienced considerable growth in  headcount over the past year: Javier Monzón and Álvaro Manzanos joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in June 2022 bringing a wealth of experience in M&A in the healthcare, private equity and real estate sectors, while former Herbert Smith Freehills LLP partners Ignacio Paz and Pablo García-Nieto arrived in July 2023, strengthening the firm’s capabilities in energy and infrastructure-related deals. Leading the team is Juan Manuel de Remedios, who focuses on corporate law and capital markets offerings. Widely recommended by clients, Yoko Takagi ‘operates at the forefront of colossal investments, divestments, and complex transactions involving listed companies‘.

Spain > Projects and energy

(Leading individuals)

Ignacio PazWhite & Case LLP