José Luis is a member of the Advisory Counsel at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He specialises in administrative, civil and agro-food law.

He holds a degree in Law from the University of Malaga (Spain), a doctorate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) and a diploma in English Public Administration from the Royal Institute of Public Administration, London (UK).

He is a member of the Higher Corps of State Civil Administrators (where he held posts in the ministries of Public Administrations, Justice, the Interior and Tourism – TURESPAÑA – from 1987 to 1993) and is currently on leave of absence. He belongs to the Legal Corps for the State Council (since 1993). He is an Associate member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation.

José Luis has been repeatedly recognised as a Food Law expert in the prestigious Legal500 directory.

Currently, he is the Director of the specialisation course on agro- food law at the Law School at the Complutense University of Madrid. He has served as a lecturer at various prestigious universities in Madrid and Málaga. He is the author of the book “Derecho Agroalimentario”, which has been re-edited annually by the Ministry of Agriculture since 2015 and is available in electronic version. Since 2021 it has been published by the Boletin Oficial del Estado (Official Gazette) as a free and open access e- book.

He has participated as author or co-author in several specialised legal publications.

Bárbara is an Intellectual Property counsel at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She is specialised in all aspects pertaining to e-commerce, consumer rights, data protection, copyright, advertising and new technologies, as well as in franchising contracts.

She has a degree in Law – International Relations and a degree in Political Science from the Comillas Pontifical University (Spain) and has a master’s degree in Intellectual Property Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). She has also taken several courses as course in Entertainment Law from the IESE Business School, course on the regulation of online advertising of advertising from AUTOCONTROL (an independent advertising self-regulatory organisation in Spain) and the preparatory course for Data Protection Officer certification from the Spanish Association of Privacy Professionals (APEP).

Bárbara has participated in secondments at Nike European Operations Netherlands and at Discovery Communications Spain & Portugal. She is member of the APEP and the Entertainment Law Association (DENAE).

She has acted as lecturer of several courses on data protection, e-commerce and advertising aimed at clients’ legal affairs and marketing departments and has authored numerous articles on digital law, franchises, data protection and consume for specialised publications as Economist & Jurist, The Franchise Law Review, Dataguidance. Likewise, she is the coauthor of Consumer Reviews published bimonthly in La Ley.

Experience

I have carried out numerous national and international matters with Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

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GA_P advises Oakley Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Paraty Tech, 2025 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Oakley Capital, through its vehicle Oakley Capital Fund VI, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Paraty Tech, a company specialising in hotel booking software, with a presence not only in the Iberian Peninsula but also in Latin America and the USA.

GA_P advises Goros Investments on the acquisition of Premium Mixes, 2025 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Goros Investments on the acquisition by Workout Business Group (The Workout Group) of the company operating under the Premium Mixes brand, a leading name in premium mixology and brand experiences.

GA_P advises Messi’s Socimi on its agreement with Meliá, 2025 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Edificio Rostower (the Socimi owned by Argentine football player Lionel Messi) on the signing of its agreement with Meliá Hotels International for the management of the six hotels operating under the MiM brand.

GA_P advises Making Science on the sale of its cloud and cybersecurity business unit to Lutech, 2025 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the Making Science group, whose parent company is listed on BME Growth and currently has more than 1,200 employees and a technological presence and development in 15 markets, on the sale of two Spanish companies that make up its cloud and cybersecurity business unit in Spain to Lutech, a leading Italian group in digital services and artificial intelligence.

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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo appoints five new counsels, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has appointed new counsels of Intellectual Property, Tax and Finance counsels respectively.

GA_P advises Ampersand Capital Partners on an investment in Vivebiotech, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Ampersand Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Boston (USA) specialised in the life sciences and healthcare sector, on an investment in the Spanish company Vivebiotech, which develops viral vectors for rare diseases and cancer.

GA_P advises Avianca on the acquisition of Spanish airline Wamos Air, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is advising Avianca, the Colombian airline owned by Grupo Abra, one of the largest air transport groups in Latin America, on an agreement to acquire a stake in the Spanish company Wamos Air, a leading wet lease company in its sector. With this operation, Grupo Abra expects to improve Latin America’s connectivity…

Deal | GA_P advises Metrika on the acquisition of Alimac Iberia, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Metrika, an Italian private equity fund specialising in industrial companies, on the acquisition of the Spanish subsidiary of the Alimac group, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of adhesive handles and packaging equipment. The transaction is part of the acquisition in Italy of the Alimac group and our…

GA_P advises SPAC Gesher I Acquisition on its merger with Freightos, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised NASDAQ-listed SPAC Gesher I Acquisition Corp (GIAC) on its merger agreement with Freightos Ltd, which includes Spain’s WebCargo. The value of the transaction is about $435m. Freightos is a global digital freight booking services platform. As part of the transaction, Freightos has secured $80m in capital commitments. The capital raised…

GA_P advises the partners of BUSUU on its sale to the listed company CHEGG, 2021 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the partners of BUSUU on its sale to the American education technology company listed on the NYSE, CHEGG. The amount of the acquisition was €385 million, which makes it one of the most relevant exits in the history of the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem. BUSUU is a language learning technology platform…

GA_P advises Appspace on the acquisition of Beezy Europe, 2021 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Appspace Inc, a leading US technology company, on the acquisition of Beezy Inc’s Spanish subsidiary, Beezy Europe S.L. Appspace develops software platforms specialising in digital signage, enterprise video and content management in the workplace. Beezy offers digital solutions to companies in the automation of processes and connectivity in work environments…

Alicia is a counsel of Corporate and M&A at Gómez- Acebo & Pombo.

She has extensive experience in real estate transactions, including the acquisition and divestment of a wide range of assets (shopping centres, offices, hotels, logistics and industrial assets, residential properties and land under development). She also specialises in real estate contracting, covering construction contracts, leases, surface rights and forward funding, among others.

She advises on corporate and structured finance transactions, including acquisition financing, asset financing (mainly real estate and photovoltaic projects) and debt restructuring processes.

She holds a degree in Law from the University Cardenal Herrera-CEU San Pablo in Valencia (Spain) and a master´s degree in Legal Practice Law from the IE University (Spain) and an International Executive MBA – Programme Manager from the School of Management in Leuven (Belgium).

Alicia has contributed as an author and co-author to various specialist legal publications and has been a speaker at training sessions on real estate law and restructuring plans.