Head of Insolvency 

Bio

Rodrigo is a Litigation and Arbitration partner and head of Insolvency at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He holds a degree in Law from the University of Salamanca, and was awarded with the scholarship of the IV Best Bachelor’s Degree sponsored by EY, Instituto de Empresa and Cinco Días. He accomplished the Master in Corporate Law (MAJ) by the Instituto de Empresa de Madrid.

Rodrigo is recognised over the most prestigious legal directories (Chambers and Partners, Legal500, IFLR 1000) as one of the professional leaders in the area of Restructuring and Insolvency, with comments such as “possibly the best bankruptcy lawyer in Spain today” Leading Individual. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has been nominated in 2021 as Firm of the Year for the practice of Insolvency and Reorganization Law headed by Rodrigo.

He is author on different specialised legal publications and member of the Editorial Body of the “Revista de RC, Circulación y Seguro” edited by INESE.

Membership of professional bodies and associations

Madrid Bar Association no. 7858
Internacional Federation of Insolvency Professionals (INSOL)
Member of the Editorial Body of the “Revista de RC, Circulación y Seguro” edited by INESE

Languages

Spanish
English

 

Acknowledgments

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency

IFLR 1000 2022: Notable Practitioner. Restructuring & Insolvency

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency

"He is technically very capable, prompt and agile"

Chambers & Partners Europe 2021. Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency

"He has an in-depth knowledge of the Spanish legal framework," "faced with the most complex issues, he always provides solutions or approaches that are viable for the different parties."

The Legal 500 2021. Restructuring and insolvency

‘Rodrigo Lopez was able to confidently explain the different scenarios clearly despite the complexity of the situation.’

The Legal 500 2021. Restructuring and insolvency

‘Rodrigo López is a very agile person with a lot of flexibility. He does not waste time on superfluous matters.’

IFLR 1000 2021: Notable Practitioner. Restructuring and Insolvency

The Chambers Europe 2020. Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency

"He is very smart, thoughtful, very detailed and very thorough."

Legal 500 2020. Restructuring and insolvency – Spain

IFLR 1000 2020: Notable Practitioner. Restructuring and Insolvency

IFLR 1000 2019: Notable Practitioner. Restructuring and Insolvency

The Chambers Europe 2019. Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency

"smart, thoughtful and proactive"

The Legal 500 2019. Restructuring and insolvency

«'technically very good', (…) has 'good commercial and tactical sense' when acting on contentious matters»
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