Allen & Overy > Madrid, Spain > Firm Profile

‘A&O is a firm recognised for its excellence and experience in various legal areas. The group stands out for the quality of its work, deep knowledge, interdisciplinary skills, as well as its close relationship with the in-house legal team.’

‘A&O lawyers are characterised by their deep legal knowledge, close treatment with the lawyer, full availability and quality of advice. They stand out for their international experience and ability to provide international legal solutions. The firm has outstanding partners and associates, including Salvador Ruiz Bachs.’

‘The team is excellent, especially in terms of treatment and work. They work very hard to meet tight deadlines and close deals.’

‘Kindness and availability. At the same time, they are also very autonomous when it comes to working, which makes everyone’s work easier.’

‘Presence of senior lawyers throughout the process gives the client comfort that the transaction in question is a priority for the firm in the same way as it is for the bank.’

‘Closeness, availability, added value in terms of structuring ideas, critical vision; don’t get carried away by the foam and help us be critical.’

‘The team brings together exceptional technical capacity, excellent responsiveness and quality in advice; exceptional client service and treatment; knowledge and interest in knowing the client’s needs and achieving a satisfactory result in the transaction.’

‘Ignacio Ruiz-Cámara is a reference in the banking and finance area. He has exceptional human and technical capacity, exceptional management of transactions and always defends the client’s interests.’

‘Salvador Ruiz Bachs is an excellent partner and has a team of committed and technical lawyers who are always available and respond quickly to the most complex issues.’

‘Salvador Ruiz Bachs is an exceptional, close, and technical lawyer.’

‘Solid knowledge and a reliable team, who are always willing to assist and anticipates clients’ needs.’

‘I have been working with the debt capital market team for many years and they are always reliable and willing to assist. They stand out for their knowledge of different instruments and market experience. Álvaro Rojo is always on the ball ’

‘Salvador Ruiz Bachs is a pleasure to work with, he has a rare combination of enthusiasm and great knowledge of the subject.’

‘A&O is a firm recognised for its excellence and experience in various legal areas. Its team stands out for the quality of its work, its deep knowledge, interdisciplinary skills, as well as its close relationship with the in-house team.’

‘A&O lawyers are characterised by their deep legal knowledge, close treatment with the lawyer, full availability and quality of advice. They stand out for their international experience and ability to provide international legal solutions. The firm has outstanding partners and associates, including Salvador Ruiz Bachs.’

‘International firm with solid knowledge of local law.’

‘Very professional. Great experts in M&A. With a great vocation for service. Among the best in Spain.’

‘I highlight Bosco de Checa as a partner of the corporate team. A reference for good service.’

‘Highly prepared team, with a lot of experience in this space. Ability to question the client’s approach in an attempt to improve them. They integrate well with client teams and adapt to client dynamics.’

‘Iñigo Del Val is a born leader, with a great ability to focus on essential issues. Bosco De Checa is a great lawyer, very prepared and with a great disposition towards the client.’

‘I would especially highlight Ignacio Hornedo and Patricia Figueroa’s  professionalism, knowledge, empathy and proactivity.’

‘Iñigo del Val is an excellent professional.’

‘Good relationship with other firms in pre-litigation environments, which helps to achieve an amicable solution. The team has good relationship with authorities, good knowledge of the sector and creativity to seek alternative solutions’

‘Antonio Vázquez Guillén is the responsible partner and, in addition to a good knowledge of the sector and regulation, he has had commercial ability to seek a negotiated solution to what, otherwise, would have become a lawsuit. Qualities: commercial vision and creativity.’

‘The A&O litigation team perfectly combines great technical quality and unique procedural skills with great client empathy.’

‘José Luis Terrón stands out for his great technical quality, his strategic vision and his ability to put himself in the shoes of his clients, perfectly understanding their needs.’

‘Ability to focus on what is relevant and resolve complex issues. Both Antonio Vázquez Guillén and José Luis Terrón demonstrate, in particular, great availability and quick response. ’

‘Allen’s litigation team is especially agile in its responses. This speed is not contrary to the existence of a deep analysis in their responses. The firm’s proficient in especially complex matters that require the involvement of various teams.’

‘Antonio Vázquez Guillén is especially brilliant in designing attack and defence strategies in complex matters. Its coordination with NY teams makes dealing with the matter much easier for a Spanish company.’

‘A&O is distinguished by the legal level of the lawyers who understand the practice and their approach to business law, by knowing how to advise the client and offer them the alternative that they believe best suits their needs.’

‘Team with great capabilities and very efficient. They have been collaborative, transparent, greatly facilitating the smooth development of the process at all times. It has been a pleasure for me to work with them. It was a process in which there were different debt instruments, ICO, Bonds, currency… and different profiles of creditors and they were able to organise all the debt by applying the new Reform of the Bankruptcy Law, with successful results.’

‘People are what makes this team outstanding. Committed, hard-working, honest and always willing to help and provide a solution, in addition to being great professionals with a very deep knowledge of the Bankruptcy Law Reform. I highlight Javier Castresana.’

‘Professionals with a deep level of knowledge and a very empathetic and close attitude and way of working, absolutely focused on the client’s needs. One of its differentiating factors is this closeness to the client and spirit of collaboration. Its extensive international network is also very useful for matters with transnational elements.’

‘Javier Castresana is an exceptional professional, standing out both for his depth of knowledge and for his way of being.’

‘One of the strong points is being very practical when approaching the issues to be discussed.’

‘Team highly specialised in bankruptcy and commercial law and with a great vocation for client service.’

‘The Allen & Overy team stands out for its experience in restructuring in Spain. Not only in relation to technical and theoretical issues, but also practical aspects, which makes them able to focus on what is truly important to successfully carry out operations. In addition, their network of contacts in the industry is very broad, which allows them to contrast points of view quickly.’

‘Experience, ability to separate what is important from what is accessory, extensive network of contacts in the industry. The work of Javier Castresana within the team stands out.’

‘Always available and willing to provide the advice and help necessary for the correct fulfillment of the obligations related to its practice.’

‘They seek to understand the real needs of the company in order to complement their advice with the other areas involved, providing a much more complete global service.’

‘Up-to-date with the latest technologies, and always keep the client informed of the main developments in their practice.’

‘Antonio Martínez, Enrique Ferrer and Anabel Blasco – capable of translating legal obligations into the language of the colleagues in transactions.’

‘An outstanding ally for our company.’

‘On the one hand, the flexibility and availability to adapt to the particular needs of each client, whose position in the market is always very specific. The team has the ability to understand the client’s business to anticipate problems arising.’

‘Antonio Vázquez-Guillén: good knowledge of the sector and regulation, creative, imaginative, available.’

‘A&O stands out for its extensive experience and commercial and operational knowledge of the sector, which are key to understanding the issues and problems that arise. Exceptional quality of the partners, who are always available, and of the team in general.’

‘The best energy lawyers in the country are Vanessa Cuellas and Nuria Ferré. They understand the sector perfectly, control the entire business value chain, are always available and negotiate all types of contracts exceptionally.’

‘Consolidated and highly experienced team with a long track record in both sponsor and lender-side advice.’

‘Extensive experience, covering the widest spectrum of structures and solutions. Exemplary anticipation, availability and efficiency. Permanent updating and dissemination of knowledge in a detailed and exhaustive manner. Flexibility and creativity.’

‘Vanessa Cuellas is exemplary, active, decisive and integrative.’

‘Ignacio Ruiz-Cámara is one of the few authentic top professionals in the legal scene inside and outside of Spain. The firm could not have a better managing partner. Vanessa Cuellas is an excellent lawyer who is knowledgeable of the energy sector.’

‘The A&O team is made up of highly qualified lawyers who are extremely decisive when urgent queries have to be made. They have the capacity to prepare legal notes and reports, as well as to carry out the legal defence of litigation, which gives them high versatility. They do all of this with high quality and always meeting deadlines.’

‘Victoria Martín is a very outstanding lawyer in the public law team, who always provides quick, quality responses to urgent queries raised. She is a great specialist in sophisticated and highly complex litigation. Likewise, her availability towards the client is notable.’

‘Pablo Mayor is a great lawyer with very high knowledge of administrative law and the Public Administration, which gives him an added bonus compared to other professionals.’

‘Great knowledge of the field of public law.’

‘Pablo Mayor – unbeatable knowledge of the branch of administrative law and excellent client service. Victoria Martín – Great experience in public law.’

‘Very good knowledge of the market, of the interlocutors and clients. Very good technical skills. Very efficient and proactive.’

‘The A&O Madrid team works collaboratively in a collegiate manner to ensure that timely quality service is provided, is commercial and practical. They are pro-active, provide insight and use their experience to ensure that as a client we have sufficient understanding of the relevant issues to determine the course of action, or to evaluate and endorse the recommended course of action, with an appropriate briefing which is tailored based on the consequences and processes involved.’

‘Ishtar Sancho supports me and advocates tirelessly for me, even when counterparties are being challenging and / or unreasonable, and is able to interpret and communicate again at the right level from a technical, practical and commercial perspective.’

‘Availability, speed and ability to analyse and solve problems.’

‘I would highlight Ana Hernández and José Antonio Segovia. What differentiates them from competitors is the agility to respond to business needs without losing legal consistency.’

‘Proximity and interest in getting to know the client.’

‘Deeply focused on the needs of the client.’

‘Silvia Bauzá’s technical knowledge is outstanding, but her totally personalised attention to the client, involvement in each issue, effectiveness and speed in resolution is well above the average of any other labour partner with whom I have worked during my 25 years of professional practice.’

‘Very reactive and available at all times.’

‘High technical qualification. Total availability and accessibility of partners and associates. Network of contacts in all areas of the public and private sector. Stand out for response and execution speed.’

‘The team is commercial, dedicated and knows the sector very well.’

‘Iñigo del Val and Bosco de Checa are both highly skilled commercial lawyers who know the market well and provide constructive and tailored advice to their clients.’