Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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Practice areas
Public Law and regulatoryIndustries
Infrastructure Healthcare and Life Sciences Public Authorities Transport and Logistics Recovery Plan for EuropeHead of the Life Sciences Group
Bio
Irene is a Public Law and Regulatory partner and head of the Life Sciences group at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
She is specialised in administrative law and regulated sectors, in particular, in infrastructure and water, public procurement and health law.
She holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and has completed a course on Project Finance and a program on Pharmaceutical Industry at the Instituto de Empresa.
She has been an advisor to the Management Committee of the Parque de Valdebebas and has collaborated with the Legal Service of the European Commission.
Irene is recognised in prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal500 as one of the leading professionals in the areas of Public Law and Healthcare and Life Sciences.
She has participated as author and coauthor in several specialised legal publications.
Membership of professional bodies and associations
Madrid Bar Association no. 71232
Member of the Spanish Association of Health Law.
She represents the firm in the Committee on Social infrastructures of the PPP Forum
Languages
Spanish
English
Acknowledgments
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
Chambers & Partners Europe 2024. Life Sciences: Regulatory
"Irene is very hard-working and fully committed."
Legal 500 2024. Industry Focus: Healthcare and Life Sciences
‘They have expert lawyers in all areas in the same office, respond promptly and in a very practical manner. I especially thank Irene Fernández Puyol, who has always served us very well.’
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Life Sciences: Regulatory
"Irene Fernández Puyol is a very competent lawyer."
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Public Law
"She is very technical."
Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Public Law
"Irene is efficient, decisive, versatile and has a high capacity to propose and analyse different alternatives to the problems that arise in tenders and in the execution of contracts."
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Public Law
"enormously efficient and solution-oriented"
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Public Law
"She is always able to bring solutions to each of the questions that arise and is able to come up with different viable options in order to obtain the best possible answer."
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Public Law
«ability to "explain legal matters to any listener; she is very versatile."»
Chambers & Partners Europe 2021. Public Law
"has a strong regulatory experience in the life sciences sector. She is very reactive and able to understand the client’s needs."
The Legal 500 2021. Public Law
Agility, speed, seriousness, reliability and quality of service. Ander de Blas Galbete, Irene Fernández Puyol ’
The Legal 500 2021. Healthcare and life sciences
Legal 500 2020. Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
Next generation partners
The Chambers Europe 2020. Public Law – Spain. Associates to watch
"She is very responsive and knows the regulations inside out."
Legal 500 2020. Public Law
Rising stars
The Legal 500 2019. Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences – Next generation lawyer
‘extremely responsive and always to the point’
The Legal 500 2019. Public Law
'very responsive'
The Chambers Europe 2019. Public Law
"commercial awareness and quick understanding of technical issues"
Publications
Our news
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Equality plans and strategic public procurement | El Confidencial
18 January 2024
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GA_P advises Zegona on the acquisition of Vodafone Spain
31 October 2023
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo ha asesorado a Zegona en la adquisición del 100% de Vodafone España por €5.100 millones, en colaboración con Travers Smith en la adquisición y con Milbank Tweed en la financiación.
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GA_P advises Energo-Pro on the acquisition of Xallas (formerly Ferroatlántica) and Feroe companies
6 October 2023
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