Charles Poole-Warren

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance, Project Finance and Capital Markets

Personal

Charles is an English law qualified finance lawyer, who has been active in the Iberian market for over 25 years.

His clients include financial institutions, corporates and funds, particularly those active in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Recently, he has been involved in energy transition and digitalisation, and has a keen interest in the sustainability agenda.

He advises clients on a range of products in the credit and capital markets, and he has led teams on a number of market-first and innovative transactions over his career. His practice focusses on Spain and Portugal, but he also advises Iberian clients in emerging markets.

Charles leads the firm’s Portuguese desk, working closely with others active in Portugal and other Lusophone speaking countries, including Brazil, Angola and Mozambique.

Charles is recommended in the main legal directories, such as Chambers & Partners, as one of the leading finance lawyers in Iberia. He has also lectured at Madrid's Instituto de Empresa.