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Jorge Martín joins Gómez-Acebo & Pombo as Of Counsel in the Corporate Department
Jorge Martín, until now Counsel at Clifford Chance, has more than 13 years of experience and specialises in advising on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), both to financial investors (private equity) and to listed and unlisted companies. He is an associate professor of Commercial Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and is recognised as Associate to watch in Corporate / M&A by Chambers & Partners and Rising Star in Corporate / M&A and Private Equity by Legal 500.
Jorge holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE) and in 2021 he qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales. He began his professional career at Uría Menéndez, before joining Clifford Chance where he has spent the last eight years.
Álvaro Mateo, partner coordinating the Corporate practice highlights: “We are very pleased that such talented people with such a solid track record as Jorge have chosen to develop their professional careers at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo. Jorge’s incorporation will be an important boost for the team and will help us to continue consolidating our position in the high value-added transactional market”. Jorge comments: “Being part of the project of a Firm like Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in the national and international market is a challenge that I am particularly excited about and that I am looking forward to facing with great enthusiasm.
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Jorge holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE) and in 2021 he qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales. He began his professional career at Uría Menéndez, before joining Clifford Chance where he has spent the last eight years.
Álvaro Mateo, partner coordinating the Corporate practice highlights: “We are very pleased that such talented people with such a solid track record as Jorge have chosen to develop their professional careers at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo. Jorge’s incorporation will be an important boost for the team and will help us to continue consolidating our position in the high value-added transactional market”. Jorge comments: “Being part of the project of a Firm like Gómez-Acebo & Pombo in the national and international market is a challenge that I am particularly excited about and that I am looking forward to facing with great enthusiasm.
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