Freshfields elects new counsel in Spain

International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has elected Joe Amann to the role of counsel.

Joe is an English-law qualified lawyer, a specialist in capital markets and cross-border M&A and has been based in Spain since 2010.  He is rated in Chambers as an expert lawyer in Capital Markets: UK-qualified Experts (Spain) and Debt & Equity (Experts Based Abroad) (UK).  He regularly advises issuers and underwriters on a variety of debt and equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, EMTN and ECP programmes and note issuances.  He has recently advised on the IPOs of Euskaltel, Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios and Merlin Properties SOCIMI (which recently joined the select club of blue chip companies listed on the Ibex 35), and their respective right issues, and on the issue of hybrid bonds by Gas Natural and Repsol, as well as AENA’s and Ardian’s acquisition of Luton Airport.  He has a law degree from University College London (UCL) and speaks Spanish, English and German. 

Armando Albarrán, Head of the Corporate Practice Group in Spain, commented: “The promotion of Joe, who leads a team of English-law qualified lawyers based in Madrid, to counsel reinforces our full-service offer to domestic and international clients in the capital markets arena, covering every angle of legal advice in equity and debt capital markets, both to issuers and underwriters, in Spanish, English and US law, as well as in cross-border M&A.”

David Franco, a partner in the corporate group and the managing partner for our Madrid office, added: “Being made counsel is a significant achievement in the professional career of a lawyer at Freshfields. Counsel continue to play a crucial role in the firm, offering advice at the highest levels and contributing massively to the ongoing development and success of Freshfields. We wish him every success in his new role.’

The promotion, effective from 1 January 2016, will be made together with another 11 promotions across six different practice groups in eight different offices.