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José Antonio Gómez Calafat

Position

Counsel

Telephone

+34 915 829 100

jagomez@ga-p.com

Nº collegiate member

12,961 ICAV (Valencia)

Madrid Office

Paseo de la Castellana, 216. 28046 Madrid (España)

(+34) 91 582 91 00

madrid@ga-p.com

José Antonio is a counsel of Litigation and Arbitration at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He specialises in all types of insolvency proceedings, from insolvency proceedings, with or without the sale of the production unit, to the approval and ratification of restructuring plans in pre-insolvency proceedings.

José Antonio also specialises in the management of civil litigation proceedings.

He holds a Law degree from the University of Valencia (Spain) and a master’s degree in Corporate Legal Consultancy from the University-Business Foundation of the University of Valencia (Spain).

José Antonio has been a lecturer at the master’s degree in Insolvency Law organised by the Madrid Bar Association, at the Insolvency Law Conference of the Stock Market Studies Foundation and at training sessions on insolvency matters held at the Vizcaya Federation of Metal Companies.

He has participated as an author of specialised publications in the Revista General de Insolvencias y Reestructuraciones (General Journal of Insolvency and Restructuring) published by La Ley, in the Anuario de Derecho Mercantil (Commercial Law Yearbook) published by Tirant Lo Blanch, and in the Anuario Contencioso 2025 (Litigation Yearbook 2025) published by La Ley.

Related areas and sectors

Litigation and Arbitration Restructuring and Special Situations

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

GA_P advises the Griñó Group in the process of approval of the restructuring plan of the Azor Group, constituting the second precedent of non-consensual restructuring processed in Spain, 2025 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the Griñó Group, a leading business group in environmental services and green energy generation, in the process of approval of the restructuring plan of the Azor Group, followed by the Mercantile Court No. 2 of Murcia.

GA_P advises on the restructuring of Bodegas Riojanas, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the majority creditors of the group dedicated to the production and marketing of wine to which Bodegas Riojanas, Bodegas Torreduero and Bodegas Viore, belong in relation to the restructuring of their debt.

GA_P advises creditors in the successful court case on Celsa’s restructuring plan, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised and assumed the legal representation of the creditors during the restructuring process of the steel group Celsa. Following the recent publication of the Judgment handed down by Barcelona Commercial Court 2, which rejects the objections raised by the Group’s shareholders and Kutxabank and approves the restructuring plan, the creditors will…

GA_P advises Indigo Group on the acquisition of one of Zaragoza’s main car parks, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Grupo Indigo, a world leader in mobility services, on the acquisition of a car park located in Plaza de España in Zaragoza, one of the main car parks in the city. The team was formed by David Riopérez and Luis Pinedo, partner and associate of the Commercial practice; José Antonio…

GA_P advises Invesco and Searchlight on the refinancing transaction of the financial indebtedness of the Mediapro Group, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Searchlight Capital Partners and Invesco Senior Secured Management as first and second lien lenders on the recapitalisation of the Mediapro Group. The transaction has involved the refinancing of its debt and the recapitalisation of the Group through a capital increase of €620 million. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has worked on this…