Ponte Andrade & Casanova

Ponte Andrade & Casanova offers comprehensive advice to a diverse client base of domestic and international companies across industries including pharmaceuticals, technology, and banking, focusing on corporate, tax, labour, and dispute resolution mandates. The corporate practice handles regulatory compliance, commercial agreements, and restructurings under the leadership of Ramón Andrade Monagas, who directs the firm’s energy, banking, and M&A work, with support from founding partners Ignacio Andrade Monagas and Francisco Casanova Sanjurjo. Further assistance is provided by senior associate Ignacio Andrade Cifuentes, who was promoted in June 2026 and adds strength in tax, technology, and regulatory law. The tax department, also led by Ramón Andrade Monagas and founding partner Ignacio Ponte Brandt, handles administrative and judicial litigation, aided by associate Eleana Salazar Méndez. In the sphere of dispute resolution and labour law, Ignacio Andrade Monagas, Casanova Sanjurjo, and Ponte Brandt steer matters ranging from contract recovery and employment litigation to occupational health and safety issues, where the firm possesses notable experience, having assisted in the development of relevant legislation.