Madrid—Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Madrid office with the recruitment of partner Roberto Tojo Thomas de Carranza as Head of the Real Estate practice in Spain. He joined on February 1, 2022. In addition, his team of four lawyers – including senior associate Francisco Jiménez Alarcón, and associates José Ramón Pérez Alvarez-Robles, Gumersindo Clemente Tijeras and Francisco de Bonilla Díaz - will join in the coming weeks.

Roberto Tojo has 20 years’ experience in advising real estate developers, investors and funds on complex real estate transactions. These include acquisitions and divestments, sale and leaseback transactions, leases, and construction agreements. He is also active in real estate and infrastructure finance. He is recommended as a leading lawyer for real estate in Spain by international legal directories such as Chambers Europe and The Legal 500. Before joining Dentons, he was a partner and Head of the Real Estate department at Ramon y Cajal Abogados and prior to that, he was a lawyer at Clifford Chance.

In addition to his legal practice, he also lectures on real estate and planning law at several universities including the Instituto de Empresa (IE) or ISDE, and before that in the Centro de Estudios Garrigues and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

“Roberto Tojo is a highly respected lawyer, who will add significant depth to our well regarded Real Estate team,” said Jabier Badiola, Spain Managing Partner at Dentons. “His recruitment is part of our wider strategy to build our presence and enhance our service in the Spanish market by bringing in top legal talent in strategic practice areas.”

Roberto Tojo commented on his move, “Dentons is a truly global firm with one of the largest and most highly ranked Real Estate practices across Europe, so I believe this will be an ideal firm in which to serve the needs of my clients, particularly those which operate internationally.”

Dentons’ global Real Estate practice includes more than 1500 lawyers worldwide. In 2021, Dentons was awarded “Best Real Estate Team” in Spain in Iberian Lawyer’s Forty under 40 Awards.

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