About

Provided by Araoz & Rueda

We have a highly specialised and multidisciplinary team of lawyers with a sound understanding knowledge of the energy sector, particularly in relation to renewable energy projects.

We are able to provide our clients with a comprehensive legal advice, providing practical solutions in all legal issues arising from an energy project at any stage and combining the regulatory, contractual, real estate, corporate and finance aspects. Additionally, as our clients venture outside the Spanish market, we accompany them in their international investments in countries such as Italy, France, Mexico, USA or Canada.


Our specialised advice includes sale and purchase of renewable energy projects (at any stage of development or in exploitation) or energy companies (advising operators, specialized engineering companies, promoters, energy traders, etc.), including the development of due diligences, both for clients and financial institutions, negotiation of contracts in the different stages of promotion, construction, commissioning and exploitation and operation of an energy project (including EPC, O&M, PPA, among others), all kinds of land contracts such as lease contracts, surface rights, administrative concessions, etc., financing and refinancing transactions, including project finance, regulatory and administrative issues, joint venture transactions, knot conflicts before the relevant authorities (CNMV), connection disputes before regional bodies, litigation and arbitration, among others.


Chambers Review

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Energy & Natural Resources - Spain

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Araoz & Rueda is a specialised domestic firm, offering expertise across the entire energy sector, including electricity, oil and gas, and renewable energy. The team is able to offer clients strategic advice from regulation and public law aspects to M&A and project financing. The firm handles domestic and international transactions for a client roster that comprises investment funds, renewable energy providers and multinational companies, and additionally represents clients in disputes concerning energy projects.

Work Highlights

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  • Araoz & Rueda assisted Eni Plenitude with the EUR200 million acquisition of nine photovoltaic projects from Azora, with an aggregate power of 450 MW.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Francisco Solchaga López de Silanes
3
Francisco Solchaga López de Silanes
3
Band 3
Francisco Solchaga López de Silanes is instructed by investment funds, renewable energy providers and multinational oil and gas companies to advise on domestic and international transactions and the construction of energy facility projects.

He is the kind of lawyer who is super calm, and all the ideas he comes up with are really brilliant.

Francisco helps us to focus on the important things.

Laura Vintanel Corzan
4
Laura Vintanel Corzan
4
Band 4

Laura Vintanel Corzan enters the rankings this year due to strong market support. She mainly assists clients with negotiations, purchase agreements and acquisitions in the energy sector.

Laura is a great professional, with good customer service and a lot of knowledge of the renewable energy market.

She is an impeccable professional with a great disposition.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Spain

Energy & Natural Resources

Francisco Solchaga
3
Francisco Solchaga
3
Band 3
Laura Vintanel Corzan
4
Laura Vintanel Corzan
4
Band 4

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