Hogan Lovells announces new Madrid Office Managing Partner

José Luis will balance his new responsibilities with the leadership of the Banking & Finance practice in Madrid.

He takes over the role from Lucas Osorio, who will return full time to his practice. Lucas first took on the OMP role in 2014 and he has been instrumental in building up our Madrid office to our present position as a top 20 firm by turnover in Spain.

José María Balaña, Regional Managing Partner for the EMEA region, commented: “Spain is a critical part of our EMEA region, comprising 24 partners and more than 100 lawyers. I am delighted that José Luis Vázquez will become our next Madrid Office Managing Partner and will continue the growth and success of this office.”

Biographical information

José Luis is a partner in the Corporate & Finance practice group of Hogan Lovells' Madrid office. He is well-established in the market and regularly advises clients in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Having participated in some of the most high-profile financial transactions in Spain, his practice focusses on structured finance, debt capital markets, energy, infrastructure, acquisition  and real estate finance, insolvency, and debt restructurings.

Madrid office

Comprising 24 partners (22 of which in Madrid) and more than 100 lawyers, our Spanish offices had a record financial year in 2020 and saw a significant increase in activity in some of their most strategic areas, including Corporate & Finance.  Our multilingual team regularly assists Spanish and international companies with high-profile cross-border transactions, including deals involving Latin America. Our lawyers also have deep  expertise in energy, infrastructure, real estate, media and technology, insurance, and life sciences. We recently boosted our capabilities through the appointment of Gonzalo Ardila as head of the Litigation and Arbitration practice in Madrid, the promotion to partner of Inmaculada Lorenzo, and the recent hire of leading insurance practitioner Pablo Muelas García.