GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Spain
José Julio Figueroa Gómez de Salazar of Acciona SA
José Julio Figueroa heads the legal department at Acciona. He joined the company in 2002 as part of the in-house legal team and has over 15 years of experience dealing with complex corporate and regulatory issues within the renewable energy sector. Also acting on disputes, he handled the highprofile ongoing controversy with the Catalan government, in which Acciona is claiming approximately EUR1 billion in compensation, relating to the early termination of the ‘Aigües Ter Llobregat’ contract, which managed the supply of drinking water in the region.
Figueroa is renowned for his international approach to strategic and transactional matters, with sources highlighting the company’s reputation for developing innovative processes.
He graduated from the Autonomous University of Madrid with a law degree and holds an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley.