A partner in a law firm, accounting firm, consulting firm, or financial firm is a highly ranked position, traditionally indicating co-ownership of a partnership in which the partners were entitled to a share of the profits as “equity partners.”

Hogan Lovells announces today that José Luis Vázquez will become Madrid Office Managing Partner, effective 1 July.

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.”

José María Balaña Profile

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.

Hogan Lovells Madrid Office

Comprising 24 partners 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.