International law firm Bird & Bird today grows its Corporate practice and Energy & Utilities sector group with the hire of partner, Alfonso Bayona, in Madrid. Alfonso joins the firm from Cazorla Abogados SLP where he was responsible for the Financing and Projects practice.
Prior to this, Alfonso worked at Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A., Uría Menéndez and as counsel within the Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructures sector group at Hogan Lovells. He also previously worked as counsel at Bird & Bird for 5 years. As a specialist in energy law, natural resources and infrastructure, Alfonso advises on corporate, contractual and financial matters. This includes market-leading infrastructure, energy and utilities transactions, project financing, implementation of corporate restructuring operations, commercial litigation and the drafting and negotiation of contracts for a range of clients in Spain and internationally.
Coral Yáñez and Isidro del Moral, co-heads of the Bird & Bird office in Madrid say: “The appointment of Alfonso is part of Bird & Bird’s growth strategy in the Spanish market and positions our renowned Energy & Utilities team as industry leaders across Europe in project financing and corporate transactions. His infrastructure expertise will be invaluable to our clients as they navigate a post-pandemic world. We’re looking forward to working with him!”
Matt Bonass, chair and co-head of the international Energy & Utilities sector group comments: “We are delighted to welcome Alfonso back to Bird & Bird. His experience advising clients on financing and infrastructure matters will provide our market leading Energy & Utilities team with a real advantage in Spain and across our network. As international recovery plans for infrastructure take shape in the wake of the pandemic, his work on renewables and other infrastructure projects will help our clients manage these current challenges.”
Alfonso adds: “I’m delighted to be joining Bird & Bird as a partner. The firm’s international scope and one firm strategy has always been an attractive offering for me and my clients. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Energy & Utilities group on infrastructure transactions here in Madrid and across the firm’s network.”
Source: www.twobirds.com
