Hermenegildo Altozano is the head of our Bird & Bird Energy and Utilities practice in Madrid. He specialises in energy, advising on transactions and projects in Spain and Latin America, and provides investment protection and arbitration advice in relation to Latin America.

Hermenegildo advises Spanish and international companies on energy projects in Spain as well as in other countries. He has industry experience and an understanding not only of the legal issues, but also the commercial concerns that challenge our clients’ business objectives.

Hermenegildo is the director of the Senior Program in Energy Law at the Instituto de Empresa (Madrid) and a private international law lecturer at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid). He is a regular guest in the TV show El Balance in Intereconomía Business TV, and a columnist in La Gaceta’s economy section.

He has been awarded the International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2010 as the Best Energy Lawyer in Spain and was awarded by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year 2012 in Natural Resources.