The manufacturing team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advises clients across the chemicals and plastics, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, automotive and mobility, life sciences, and biotechnology sectors. The group assists with corporate, commercial, contractual, financing, IP, data protection, administrative, and regulatory matters. Ainara Rentería oversees the practice, advising on strategic developments in the automotive and mobility sectors, including connected-vehicle contracting, digitalisation of manufacturing processes, and direct-to-consumer online sales models.
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Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team is a leader in providing advice related to the automotive sector, with clients covering all phases of manufacturing and marketing.’
- ‘Ainara Rentería knows the sector from the inside out and provides a global vision of all stakeholders in the automotive sector.’
- ‘The partners we are working with are outstanding professionals. They are responsive to the client and imaginative in their solutions.’
- ‘Iñigo Igartua is a magnificent professional, a specialist in competition law, but at the same time with a broad knowledge of law in general and very open to imaginative solutions.’
- ‘A thorough knowledge of the automotive manufacturing industry, market trends, and the latest contractual requirements.’
- ‘The exceptional personal service, the understanding of the client's needs, and the initiative to propose effective solutions. Ainara Rentería is recommended.'
Key clients
- FORD (Automotive and Mobility)
- MITSHUBISHI (Automotive and Mobility)
- SCUTUM LOGISTIC, S.L. (SILENCE)
- CHERY INTERNATIONAL
- SMART (MERCEDES BENZ GROUP) (Automotive and Mobility)
- GRUPO UMA
- ACCELL GROUP
- XPENG MOTORS
- OLÁ ELECTRICS (Automotive and Mobility)
- BIRLA CARBON
- PANASONIC CORPORATION (Automotive and industrial systems company)
- ABELLO LINDE SA
- ANFAC (SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF VEHICLE OEMS) (Automotive and Mobility)
- IVECO
- SMURFIT KAPPA
- CONTINENTAL AG
- INVISALIGN
- GRUPO EMPRESARIAL COPO, S.A.
- DENSO SISTEMAS TEMICOS ESPAÑ, S.A.
- VLD BUS & COACH ESPAÑA
Work highlights
Advised FORD ESPAÑA and MITSHUBISHI on a complex defence strategy to the massive damages claims involving numerous novel legal issues and a constant challenge to deal with hundreds of pieces of complex litigation around Spain.
Advised IVECO in relation to its involvement in one of the largest cartel cases in Europe, where IVECO, alongside truck manufacturers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, and DAF, was collectively fined €2.93bn by the European Commission for operating a cartel in the sale of trucks across several European countries between 1997 and 2011.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Ainara Rentería
Other key lawyers
María García de la Concha; Iñigo Igartua