ECIJA incorporates Jesús Estévez to strengthen its banking and financial law practice
Press release published in El Confidencial and Expansion.
In the path of growth marked by the firm, ECIJA reinforces its banking and financial law practice with the signing of Jesús Estévez, who joins the firm together with his team as a partner.
ECIJA’s new partner has extensive international experience in finance, banking, restructuring and project finance law, including corporate and asset financing, as well as restructurings and refinancings. In addition, he has an outstanding specialization in structured asset finance transactions and has significant experience in sectors such as audiovisual, transportation, energy and technology.
With more than two decades of experience, Jesús has advised on more than 100 complex transactions valued at over 15 billion euros, working with national and international financial institutions, as well as large corporations, obtaining recognition in Chambers & Partners Europe as a leader in his practice area.
A graduate in Law from the University of Vigo, with an extraordinary award and a master’s degree in International Banking and Finance Law from the London School of Economics (LSE) as a postgraduate scholar of the Barrié de la Maza Foundation, Jesús has developed his career in leading national and international law firms.
In the words of Alejandro Touriño, managing partner of the firm: “The incorporation of Jesús Estévez and his team is a clear example of our commitment to attract the best talent in the sector. His extensive experience and deep knowledge in key areas of business law reinforce our commitment to strategic growth in the transactional area. This incorporation, aligned with our multidisciplinary expansion strategy, will allow us to strengthen our value proposition for clients in Spain and Latin America, consolidating ECIJA as a reference in the sector”.
Jesús Estévez has indicated: “I am very grateful to ECIJA for the opportunity to join a differential project in the market and excited to help in its growth strategy”.
With this latest move, ECIJA adds more than 215 partners and more than 1,400 professionals to its global structure and expands its range of services and strengthens the practice of banking and financial law in Spain.
