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Corporate and M&A
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Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded – Portugal
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo’s litigation department works really well. The team prepares work accurately and informs you on the real situation.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded – Portugal
“The team has a deep knowledge and studies the case to achieve the best possible result.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded – Portugal
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is fast and effective in critical matters.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Corporate/M&A: The Elite – Portugal
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a holistic understanding of the market and regulations as well as the experience, proficiency and unmatched attention to detail.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Corporate/M&A: The Elite – Portugal
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is commercial in its approach, thinks in a solution-oriented manner and has a responsive team.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Corporate/M&A: The Elite – Portugal
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo provides efficient day-to-day advisory services with a wide range of specialists covering the client’s needs.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo always offers a proactive approach and is always cognisant of our matters. We appreciate the team very much.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The extensive experience of the partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo means they can approach all kinds of situations with confidence.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo have a prestigious reputation in the sector. They are great professionals in all areas.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo work well together, study the matters and accompany you. They are technically adept and communicate very well too.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“I appreciate Gómez-Acebo & Pombo’s legal know-how as well as its relations with various public-private agents.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo always offers a proactive approach and is always cognisant of our matters. We appreciate the team very much.”
Chambers & Partners Europe, 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The extensive experience of the partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo means they can approach all kinds of situations with confidence.”
Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“Apart from vast technical knowledge of the subject on which they advise, they have a practical vision and a mentality oriented towards the operation of the company.”
Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“They are focused on the result and are always pragmatic. They manage to make you feel covered and protected in all legal angles of the transaction.”
Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo have extensive experience negotiating M&A deals, which allows them to provide agile solutions.”
Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo demonstrates a solvent and strong team which makes you really calm and reassured.”
Chambers & Partners Global, 2025. Corporate/M&A
“The firm always offers the best proactivity”
Chambers & Partners Global, 2025. Corporate/M&A
“Apart from vast technical knowledge of the subject on which they advise, they have a practical vision and a mentality oriented towards the operation of the company.”
Chambers & Partners Global, 2025. Corporate/M&A
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo have extensive experience negotiating M&A deals, which allows them to provide agile solutions.”
Chambers & Partners Global 2025. Corporate/M&A
“Apart from vast technical knowledge of the subject on which they advise, they have a practical vision and a mentality oriented towards the operation of the company.”
Chambers & Partners Global, 2025. Corporate/M&A
“They are focused on the result and are always pragmatic. They manage to make you feel covered and protected in all legal angles of the transaction.”
Legal 500 2024. Commercial, Corporate And M&A
Pablo Fernández Cortijo is an excellent lawyer with more than proven experience in the M&A area in Spain.
Legal 500 2024. Commercial, Corporate And M&A – Spain
‘Gómez-Acebo & Pombo’s lawyers work tirelessly to respond to the client promptly. They are always concerned with providing a solution to the problem posed and not just limiting themselves to listing the risks. Technically the solutions are brilliant and adapted to the company’s market.’
Legal 500 2024. Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Portugal
“Excellent service in every way.”
Legal 500 2024. Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Portugal
“They are extremely efficient and dedicated, always providing good and accurate answers to the problems.”
Legal 500 2024. Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Portugal
“GAP has a multidisciplinary approach that helps them understand clients’ needs from different perspectives.”
Chambers and Partners Europe 2024. Corporate and M&A – Portugal
“The team is commercially knowledgeable and provides relevant advice to clients.”
Chambers and Partners Europe 2024. Corporate and M&A – Portugal
“Its lawyers provide solutions to all difficult matters we have to deal with.”
Chambers and Partners Europe 2024. Corporate and M&A – Portugal
“She is an amazing M&A lawyer, very thorough, practical and provides great guidance”
Chambers & Partners, Europe 2024 – Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“It has a very strong team technically, and is agile in responding as well as in the management and search for solutions for complex issues.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024.Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“He is driven. He delivers quality service.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“He always offers solutions, clarity and solving problems.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“In the face of difficulties, he is always a close and reliable partner, providing comprehensive solutions to complex problems.”
Chambers and Partners Europe 2024. Corporate and M&A – Portugal
“She is a great commercial and pragmatic lawyer.”
The Legal 500 2023. Corporate/M&A – Portugal
“Mafalda Barreto and Luisa Carrilho da Graça stand out.”
Chambers & Partners Global 2023. Corporate/M&A
“Mafalda Barreto is very practical with good attention to detail, she goes straight to the point and analyses all possibilities.”
Chambers & Partners Global 2023. Corporate/M&A
“He provides optimal solutions.”
Chambers & Partners Global 2023. Corporate/M&A
“Guillermo Guerra makes the client feel that every matter progresses smoothly even in very difficult situations.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Corporate/M&A
“Mafalda Barreto is very practical with good attention to detail, she goes straight to the point and analyses all possibilities.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“Guillermo Guerra makes the client feel that every matter progresses smoothly even in very difficult situations.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Corporate/Commercial: Barcelona
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Corporate/Commercial Department – Barcelona
The Legal 500 2022. Commercial, corporate and M&A – Portugal
«Mafalda Barreto – exceptionally commercial partner, good management skills and extensive experience.»
The Legal 500 2022. Commercial, corporate and M&A – Portugal
«Luísa Carrilho da Graça – ability to negotiate at all levels, solve technical issues and is always available.»
Chambers & Partners Global 2022. Corporate/M&A: Competition – Spain
Chambers & Partners Global 2022. Corporate/M&A: Competition
Chambers & Partners Global 2022. Corporate/M&A – Portugal
“she has a commercial mind and very strong negotiation skills”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/M&A – Portugal
“responsive and client-friendly”
Chambers & Partners Global 2022. Corporate/M&A – Spain
Chambers & Partners Global 2022. Corporate/M&A – Spain
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“very reliable”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/Commercial – Barcelona
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/Commercial – Barcelona
“has deep knowledge in his field and is tactical and pragmatic in approach matters. He is knowledgable, highly responsive and gets the job done in an excellent manner.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/M&A – Portugal
“the Gómez-Acebo & Pombo lawyers are rigorous and have a profound knowledge of the possible risks.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“The Gómez-Acebo & Pombo team gives pragmatic advice, always taking into account the impact on the business.”
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo offers comprehensive services, covering all legal areas that may derive from the M&A process, in addition to offering an unbeatable disposition and cooperation.”
Chambers & Partners Global 2022. Corporate/M&A
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate Compliance
IFLR 1000 2022: Highly Regarded. M&A
IFLR 1000 2022: Notable practitioner. M&A
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Impact on directors of company debts and penalties under a sector-specific rule
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01 Oct, 2025
Contractual termination by mutual abandonment not claimed by any party?
The risks of applying the doctrine according to which a contract is deemed withdrawn from if neither party to the same appears to want it. Not only is this solution likely to be inconsistent with the parties’ claims, but it also wrongly rules out other civil law options the parties could pursue upon dismissal of the action for declaration of termination.
01 Oct, 2025
PUBLICATION
05 Aug, 2025
Automotive and Sustainable Mobility No. 27
Summary of legislative and jurisprudential developments relating to the automotive sector.
05 Aug, 2025
PUBLICATION
09 Jul, 2025
Once again on the obligations assumed by the signers of a “strong” comfort letter
09 Jul, 2025
PUBLICATION
19 Jun, 2025
Company resolutions reached with invalid votes
Although Article 204(3)(d) places them on the same level, the erroneous counting of votes and the counting of invalid votes are very different, given that the latter requires judicial balancing.
19 Jun, 2025
PUBLICATION
12 May, 2025
Automotive and Sustainable Mobility No. 26
Summary of legislative and case law developments in the automotive sector.
12 May, 2025
PUBLICATION
25 Mar, 2025
A first ranking mortgage does not prevent a creditor from accelerating loan maturity due to debtor insolvency
If the creditor has a secured claim (even if the debt is covered by the “value of the security”, i.e. the claim is in the money), the debtor cannot avoid the effects of the to-term forfeiture by appealing to the existence of that security because the guarantee referred to in Article 1129(1) of the Civil Code (avoiding to-term forfeiture) must then be another additional guarantee.
25 Mar, 2025
PUBLICATION
25 Mar, 2025
La existencia de una hipoteca de primer rango no impide que el acreedor pueda declarar el vencimiento anticipado del plazo por insolvencia sobrevenida del deudor
Si el acreedor goza de una garantía real para la seguridad de su crédito (incluso si la deuda está cubierta por el «valor de la garantía», es decir, que el crédito está in the money), el deudor no puede evitar los efectos de la pérdida del plazo apelando a la existencia de aquella garantía real porque la garantía a que se refiere el artículo 1129.1.º del Código Civil (evitadora de la pérdida del plazo) deberá ser entonces otra garantía suplementaria.
25 Mar, 2025
PUBLICATION
14 Mar, 2025
A good ruling on financial assistance: collateral given to secure third-party borrowings is not invalid
This latest Supreme Court ruling on the prohibition of financial assistance in the purchase of shares in the assisting company (assisting as ‘borrower for third party debt’) is to be praised, erasing the bad taste left by the reading of the immediate precedent (Supreme Court Judgment of 20 April 2023, Ezentis) which held an agreement to underwrite the value of the shares sold by the company invalid.
14 Mar, 2025
PUBLICATION
29 Jan, 2025
Medidas y prórroga de medidas laborales y de seguridad social a la espera de los Presupuestos Generales del Estado
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02 Jan, 2025
Retracto arrendaticio en las ventas en bloque de vivienda protegida por parte de la Administración titular (STS 1597/2024, de 28 noviembre)
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02 Jan, 2025
PUBLICATION
02 Jan, 2025
Tenants’ ex-post right of first refusal in a public authority’s bloc sale of social housing (Supreme Court Judgment no. 1597/2024 of 28 November)
In terms of the (ex-post) right of first refusal, selling thousands of lettings is not the same as selling all lettings in a building.
02 Jan, 2025
PUBLICATION
13 Dec, 2024
Invalidity of franchise providing for franchisor price-setting: implications in terms of restitution
The age-old problem of whether Article 1303 or 1306 of the Civil Code applies to contracts in breach of competition law.
13 Dec, 2024
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13 Dec, 2024
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Summary of legislative and case law developments in the automotive sector.
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PUBLICATION
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28 Nov, 2024
PUBLICATION
18 Oct, 2021
Inside Information and Quarterly Financial Statements: CNMV Communication of 13 October 2021
The CNMV notes in this communication that, although there are no closed periods in respect of the voluntary publication by issuers of the quarterly financial report, this report may contain inside information, in which case the Market Abuse Regulation applies
18 Oct, 2021
PUBLICATION
13 Nov, 2020
Administrative liability of the members of a listed company’s audit committee for serious errors or inaccuracies in the audited annual accounts
The Supreme Court’s judgment of 8 October 2020 confirms the administrative liability of Audit Committee members for the inaccuracy or lack of veracity of consolidated annual accounts that have been externally audited
13 Nov, 2020
PUBLICATION
10 Jul, 2018
Current Legislation No. 24
GA_P’s Current Legislation digests seek to provide an overview of the main legal issues of interest to our readers, clients and lawyers in a format that combines three elements: topicality, clarity and quality. Topicality in the information and in the selection of matters discussed; clarity in laying the foregoing in a concise and intelligible manner rather than…
10 Jul, 2018
PUBLICATION
05 Jul, 2018
Payment periods disallowed under the Late Commercial Payments Act: inappropriate voidness
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