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40 under F orty A wards 2017
Winners
Jacobo Martínez, Eversheds Sutherland
Nicea
Martínez is a founding partner of Eversheds Sutherland
Nicea, head of the employment department, and one
of three members of the firm’s steering committee. His
experience includes the implementation of remuneration
systems, the employment implications of mergers and
acquisitions, as well as workforce restructuring processes,
collective bargaining and dispute resolution procedures.
His include major energy companies, online retailers,
banks, pharmaceutical companies and automobile
engine manufacturers. He has advised on more than ten
transactions and more than ten restructurings in the last
two years. He is an associate professor of employment
and social security law at Universidad Cardenal Cisneros
(Universidad Complutense) and chairman of the Madrid
Regional Sports Law Commission.
Javier Cabezudo Pueyo, Siemens Gamesa
Cabezudo Pueyo is general counsel for South Europe
and Africa and head of the legal department in Spain
at Siemens Gamesa. Previously, he worked as an M&A
lawyer at Garrigues, Pérez-Llorca and Cuatrecasas,
and was also seconded to Slaughter & May (London).
Recent achievements have included handling the cross-
border standardisation of the former Gamesa’s regional
contracting structure and the definition of regional legal
risks. He also advises on matters such as tenders, project
finance structures, M&A transactions, pre-litigation
and settlement agreements. He has contributed to the
development of legal advice for some of the company’s
joint ventures and he has also led the training of the in-
house legal team with the objective of bringing more key
legal services in-house.
Javier Monzón, Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer
Monzón became a partner at Freshfields in 2016 aged
35. During his first year as partner, he advised on
transactions with an aggregate value of more than €11bn,
including acting for Fresenius, and its subsidiary Helios
Kliniken, on the acquisition of Quirónsalud from CVC for
€5.7bn. Monzón also advised Cinven on the acquisition
of HotelBeds, as well as Merlin Properties on the
acquisition of Metrovacesa. In addition, Monzón acted for
Bridgepoint on the acquisition of Sapec Agro and Meridia
Capital on the acquisition of Grupo Andilana. Following
the acquisition by Fresenius-Helios Kliniken, Monzón
was appointed secretary of the board at Quirónsalud.
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Oliveira Garcia,
Nobre Guedes,
Mota Soares &
Associados –
Andersen Tax &
Legal PT
Garcia is a partner, and
head of tax at Nobre
Guedes, Mota Soares &
Associados – Andersen
Tax & Legal PT. One of
his key areas of expertise is energy and environmental
taxation, including energy transportation duties.
Garcia’s clients include Galp Group and REN Group.
Notable recent work included advising EDP Group
and Voltalia Group on wind and solar power taxation.
Garcia was among the partners negotiating the
firm’s accession agreement to Andersen Global, the
international network established by Andersen Tax,
a company founded by former Arthur Andersen
partners.
Garcia was part of a three-partner team that
negotiated and signed a strategic partnership
agreement with Spanish law firm Olleros Abogados,
an association that operated under the name of
‘Olleros Nobre Guedes’ prior to the accession of both
firms to Andersen Global. This accession agreement
with Andersen Global combined with the strategic
partnership agreement signed in 2016 with Olleros
Abogados enabled Nobre Guedes, Mota Soares &
Associados to provide worldwide services to clients,
Garcia says.
New skill set
Garcia leads a five-strong tax team, as well as being
one of two partners with financial and promotional
responsibilities at the firm. He says one of his biggest
challenges is adjusting to a new role at a global firm,
which involves having a different skill set including
leadership and management expertise. It is a role
that requires greater involvement in the business and
strategic elements of a law firm. “It is demanding for
someone under 40,” Garcia says.“It causes us to grow
up fast – it is a step further in my career and life that I
never expected.”
Garcia says it is important to be part of a strong
team as it is crucial to be able to rely on colleagues
because, in addition to monitoring the Portuguese
market, it is also necessary to keep up-to-date with
global tax developments.
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