The strategic vision of GA_P Lisboa | Iberianlawyer

GA_P hires Rais Amils Arnal as a Intellectual Property and Technology department's partner for the Barcelona office.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo consolidates its position among the leaders in Project Finance advisory services in Spain, standing out in the TTR Data 2024 ranking. The firm ranks second in terms of the number of projects, with 26 transactions advised.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo appoints Constantino Pérez Salgado as new Head of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo's New York office. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has appointed Constantino Pérez Salgado as the new partner in charge of its New York office, succeeding Fernando Igartua, who has held this position since January 2022. The firm's New York office is an important asset in the Firm's business development strategy, as it brings us closer to North American clients, to whom we provide advice on Spanish, Portuguese and EU regulatory matters, while serving as a point of liaison with Latin America. Constantino will also remain co-head of the Firm's LatAm Desk.

New labor developments include the obligation to give the employee a prior hearing before carrying out a disciplinary dismissal, the reduction of the maximum legal working day or the entry into force of the Statute of the Independent Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers.

João Roque Branco, Employment associate, acknowledges that in certain cases, business dynamics, in order to safeguard the well-being of workers, ‘require a stance of permanent transparency and impartiality from those who hold management, disciplinary and decision-making powers’, in an ECO article.

Mafalda Barreto, managing partner, is optimistic about 2025, predicting a significant recovery in the mergers and acquisitions market.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advised European Student Accommodation I S.à R.L, a fund managed by Stoneshield Investments, on the acquisition of two PropCos – Proud Coast, Lda. and Integral Equation, Lda., each owning a student residence in Alta de Lisboa.

Private Equity sector is marked by an irregular and unstable economic environment. This has led to new creative ways of closing deals.

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is positioned as one of the market leaders in Spain in the M&A 2024 ranking. It ranks ninth in terms of transaction value and fourth in terms of number of transactions.