Antonio Herrera

Antonio Herrera joined Uría Menéndez in January 1998. He began his career in the firm’s Madrid office and was seconded to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP’s New York office between September 2000 and March 2001. Following his return to Madrid, he worked at the firm’s Barcelona office after which he headed-up the New York office between June 2007 and September 2012. On his return to Spain, Antonio was head partner of the Barcelona office and since 2024 he has been the global head of corporate.

His professional practice covers a wide range of areas. Antonio advises listed and private companies on corporate governance matters as well as other matters of corporate law. He regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions and on the structuring, negotiation and implementation of joint ventures and has been involved in some of the most important acquisitions with an Iberian component that have taken place in the last few years. Antonio also advises financial institutions and companies on financing transactions, particularly structured finance. He has been lead advisor for various scale-ups on the restructuring of their businesses, improving their organisational structures, and preparing and completing their sale or listing.

Various legal directories consider Antonio a leading lawyer in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, finance and capital markets.