Bio

Alfonso is head of Corporate M&A and Civil Litigation at the Bilbao office of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He has extensive experience in civil and corporate law, civil and commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He also has extensive experience in civil and commercial contracts, litigation, arbitration and mediation in civil and commercial matters. He has acted on numerous occasions as arbitrator and mediator for the Court of Arbitration of the Bilbao Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation. He is Secretary of the Board of Directors of several private companies.

Alfonso holds a law degree with distinction cum laude from the University of Deusto. He has worked extensively as a lecturer in company law and intellectual property in EU and international law, collaborating with the University of Deusto and the Institute of European Studies of the University of Deusto.
He has been acting as speaker in various conferences organised by the CEOE, the APD, INVERBAN and ELKARGI, among others. He is a lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Business Law at the University of Deusto.

He is a regular contributor to national and international legal journals and publications, such as Aranzadi, Estrategia Empresarial and European Counsel.

Membership of Professional Bodies and Associations

Bizkaia Bar Association no. 4947
International Bar Association (2009)
ADYPE

Languages

Spanish
English

Acknowledgments

  • 2021

The Legal 500 2021. Manufacturing

They understand both the company’s way of working and the internal lawyers, adapting their work to our needs. In our case, we work with Alfonso Areitio and Irantzu Aguirre and their assessment is very positive. For me, as an in-house attorney, it’s easy to raise issues with complete confidence.’