Co-head of Capital Markets and head of Corporate Governance

Bio

Guillermo is a partner of Corporate, co-coordinator of Capital Markets and coordinator of Corporate Governance at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He specialises in corporate governance, securities markets (IPOs, capital increases, takeover bids) and mergers and acquisitions. He has experience as secretary of the board of directors of listed companies, Ibex-35 and credit institutions. He has also participated in the implementation of sustainability programmes for companies and investment funds, as well as in the issuance of green bonds.

He is a Professor of Commercial Law (URJC). He holds a Law Degree (Special Group of the Faculty of Law) from the Complutense University of Madrid. He holds a PhD in Law from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the Department of Private Law. He was Visiting Researcher and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School and Ricercatore Straniero at the University of Bologna.

Guillermo has been recognised in the prestigious legal directories Chambers & Partners and Legal500 as one of the leading practitioners in the areas of Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets: Debt and Equity.

He is the author of several books and numerous articles in legal journals and collective works on corporate governance, company law and securities market law. He is also a lecturer at various Spanish and foreign universities (Harvard University, University of William & Mary -USA-, University of Paris 12 -France-).

Membership of professional bodies and associations

Madrid Bar Association no. 83772
Member of European Corporate Governance Institute
Member of the Board of Editors o Wolters Kluwer – La Ley
Secretary of Revista de Derecho de Sociedades (Thomson – Aranzadi)

Languages

Spanish
English
Italian

Acknowledgments

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

"Guillermo Guerra makes the client feel that every matter progresses smoothly even in very difficult situations."

Chambers & Partners Global 2023. Corporate/M&A

"Guillermo Guerra makes the client feel that every matter progresses smoothly even in very difficult situations."

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

"very reliable"

Chambers & Partners Global 2022. Corporate/M&A – Spain

The Legal 500 2021. Capital Markets:Equity

Guillermo Guerra is a partner with solid knowledge and experience.

Chambers & Partners Europe 2021. Corporate/M&A

"has the special strength of making difficult things easy"

The Chambers Global 2020. Corporate/M&A – Spain

The Chambers Europe 2020. Corporate/M&A – Spain

"expertise in corporate governance."

The Legal 500 2019. Capital Markets: Equity

The Legal 500 2019. Capital Markets: Debt

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