Madrid-headquartered ±Ê¨¦°ù±ð³ú-³¢±ô´Ç°ù³¦²¹ will open a new office in Singapore in the first quarter of 2023, making it the first Spanish law firm to set up in the city state. The firm¡¯s first Asian office will be at the forefront of developing its strategy in the region.
¡°The Asian economy is outperforming both the American and European economies,¡± said Pedro ±Ê¨¦°ù±ð³ú-³¢±ô´Ç°ù³¦²¹, senior partner at ±Ê¨¦°ù±ð³ú-³¢±ô´Ç°ù³¦²¹ in Madrid. ¡°We have to have a presence there, to help our clients and also for ourselves, to develop our own practice and to continue to learn, and Singapore is, without a doubt, the place to be in the Asia-Pacific¡±.
Senior associate Pablo Hontoria will relocate to Singapore with a small team of lawyers to lead the new office and his appointment as a partner will be proposed at the next general meeting of partners.
Hontoria started his career at ±Ê¨¦°ù±ð³ú-³¢±ô´Ç°ù³¦²¹ in Madrid in 2011 and worked with partner Iv¨¢n Delgado to set up the firm¡¯s New York office in 2015. He has extensive experience in advising national and international clients on M&As, transfers of assets and business units, as well as on corporate and corporate governance matters.
The new Singapore office will strengthen the firm¡¯s international projection in collaboration with other international offices in New York, London and Brussels. Besides Madrid, the firm also has an office in Barcelona.
