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10 TEAM PROFILETeam profileJoaquín SalesPartnerMadridMaría Pilar García GuijarroPartnerMadridIgnacio BorregoPartnerMadridMaría SegimónPartnerMadridjsales@wfw.com+34 91 564 82 92mpgarcia@wfw.com+34 91 564 15 10iborrego@wfw.com+34 91 564 98 30msegimón@wfw.com+34 91 564 07 49Joaquín Sales is a Partner inWatson, Farley & Williams’International Project andStructured Finance Group,and is also the Head of theMadrid office.Joaquín is a project financelawyer with extensiveexperience in energy andinfrastructure projectsworking for both banks andsponsors. He is a frequentspeaker at domestic andinternational conferenceson project finance andsecuritisation.María PilarGarcía specialises in thecorporate and commercialaspects of energytransactions includingproject development, projectacquisitions and projectfinance. She is also an expertin private equity.She has extensive experiencein the energy sector, withspecial focus on renewables,LNG and power.María Pilar leads theCorporate team in Madrid.Ignacio is a specialist inPublic Law and leads theRegulatory team in Madridas a partner since 2010.He advises domestic andforeign clients in all kinds ofadministrative procedures,public tenders andcontentious –administrativeproceedings before theSpanish courts. In particular,he has a broad experience onrenewable and gas projectsand issues related to Spanishenergy regulations.María Segimón joinedWatson, Farley & Williams’International CorporateGroup as a Partner in 2011.María specialises inCompany Law havingadvised in M&A, jointventures, IPOs, take‐overbids, syndicated loans andshareholder and venturecapital agreements in Spainand abroad.Focus on:photovoltaic and thermalsolarinfrastructureLNG/natural gas.Focus on:wind powerphotovoltaic and thermalsolarLNG/natural gascombined cyclesprivate equity.Focus on:wind powerphotovoltaic solarthermal solarnatural gasinfrastructurespublic utilities.Focus on:M&Ajoint venturesIPOsTake‐over bidssyndicated loansshareholder and venturecapital agreements.